Weiss Lake is known for the "Crappie Capital of the World"

Other activities in and around Weiss Lake include  jet skiing, water skiing, boating, camping, sailing, swimming, picnicking, canoeing, kayaking, rock climbing and whitewater rafting. 

 

Fish species in the lake are bass, freshwater drum, black bass, largemouth bass, bluegill, redear sunfish (shellcracker), catfish, spotted bass, crappie, sunfish, flathead catfish, white crappie.