There are several thousand farm ponds around Jackson, most privately owned. The best way to get info on farm ponds are through folks at churches and schools. Mississippi also has a good system of lakes operated by the Game and Fish folks and the state park department. I am going to assume you are in the of the communities surrounding Jackson. I know there is a member of the board in Ridgeland and another in Clinton, neither has been very active recently. Maybe they will see this and respond.

The links below will show you the state operated parks and lakes. Just a word of warning, the state parks usually allow the presence of beer and the state operated lakes do not, at least that is the way it used to be. Both will probably have jon boats w/o motors to rent and maybe canoes.

https://www.mdwfp.com/fishing-boatin...ing-lakes.aspx
https://www.mdwfp.com/parks-destinat...ate-parks.aspx