Arkabutla Lake may be the smallest of the Big Four, but it produces giant white and black crappies alike. (Photo by John N. Felsher)
Along Interstate 55 just south of Memphis, four northern Mississippi impoundments consistently rank high on any crappie angler's must-fish list. The "Big Four," as they are known—Arkabutla, Enid, Grenada and Sardis—all yield monster crappies each year, as they have for decades. In fact, Enid produced the current world-record white crappie 66 years ago; Arkabutla gave up the state-record black crappie in 1991.
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