Fishing near Columbus, Mississippi

Lowndes County, Mississippi, is where Columbus sits. The population runs to roughly 23,168. Short trips first: Pennington Lakes under 3.7 miles, Columbus Lake under 3.9 miles to the north-west, Lake Lowndes under 8.7 miles, McShan Lake Number Two under 19 miles to the east and Davis Lake under 21 miles. McShan Lake Number Two is held water: deepest at the wall, shallowing back to the inflow. Cold is never the limiting factor here. Dry spells drop the level and concentrate the fish. Most of it sits behind a dam wall. Slow water beside fast water is the place to be. Locally recorded fish include bluegill, longear sunfish, speckled darter and largemouth bass. Some are open bank, others are held privately. The further ones repay a full morning rather than an hour. If you only have a morning, take Pennington Lakes and leave the rest....