Lake Bill Waller Archives - Mississippi Sportsman

March 8, 2026

Columbia angler boats huge Bill Waller bass after battle with alligator

June 15, 2021 Michael O. Giles

A 10.1-pound bass hit a frog bait for angler Kyle Walley of Columbia on May 23. It also attracted the attention of a hungry alligator. […]

Wesley Bass caught this 13-pound, 4-ounce largemouth on 6-pound line at stumpy Lake Bill Waller near Columbia.

Bass beats monster bass on 6-pound line

December 20, 2013 Bobby Cleveland

Given his first day off in over a month on Tuesday, Wesley Bass of Columbia did what he usually does in his spare time. […]

An excellent management program and plenty of fertilizer keeps the lake growing big bass like a perpetual-motion machine.

Bill Waller’s Back

June 30, 2009 John E. Phillips

Lake Bill Waller in Marion County near Columbia produced a 15-pound, 14-ounce largemouth in 1995, the second-largest bass ever caught in Mississippi. […]