33 Miss. Code. R. 203-4.2 - Restriction of Trotlines, Throw Lines, Set Hooks or Jugs

It shall be unlawful for any Person to use trotlines, throw lines, or set hooks and jugs in the following portions of the Ross Barnett Reservoir:

(a) That portion of the main lake of the Ross Barnett Reservoir lying south of a line between the point where Twin Harbor channel enters the main lake of the Reservoir under the Natchez Trace on the Madison County side of the Reservoir and the Fannin Landing boat launching ramp in Rankin County, Mississippi;

(b) Pelahatchie Bay and Pelahatchie Creek;

(c) Any area of the main lake or river lake lying within 100 yards of any sandbar or any public boat launching facility;

(d) Waters within any marked navigational channel between the State Highway 43 bridge and Ratliff Ferry in Madison County, Mississippi; and

(e) Legal sport fishing with trotlines, throw lines, or set hooks and jugs may be conducted in all other waters of the Ross Barnett Reservoir in accordance with regulations from time to time promulgated by the Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Parks.

Notes

33 Miss. Code. R. 203-4.2

Miss. Code Ann. § 51-9-127 (Rev. 2000)

Amended 6/21/2015 Amended 1/17/2022