There are lures all three of these bass species willhit during the fall season. The following Alabama waters range from some of the most famous bass lakes in America to some more under-the-radar lakes that you wont have to share with a flotilla of tournament anglers while reeling in bass after bass. The rest of the Alabama top ten did very well, targeting mostly deep water bass. Most anglers are very satisfied with the bass fishing on Lake Jordan because it has remained very consistent during the last 20 years. But when FLW Outdoors was on Lake Eufaula the shallow water late springtime bite had fizzled into about nothing. Glassware both old and new. Bass Species: Spotted, largemouth, striped. Fishing Hot Spots near Lay Lake Gold spoons are a popular lure here, with spinnerbaits and crankbaits tying as a close second. "Tournaments can be won off five spots or five largemouth," Davis said. The notoriety this man made Coosa River Lake has received, just in the last decade alone, is phenomenal. Although this is a heavily populated lake with houses on much of the shoreline, anglers can still find secluded fishing locations, mainly in the western portion near Tillery Crossroad. The northern shoreline features sandbars and heavily brushed banks, while the southern bank offers several easy-to-access coves and a handful of drop-offs. But, thats not all. Reed Montgomery / Owner of Reeds Guide Service for over forty years! Hotbait. The western portion of the lake is fed by tributaries like the Sipsey River along with Brushy and Clear creeks. Plus many anglers fishing weekly bass tournaments, (even at night!) Going after (or losing) a bunch of hung up lures all day can easily be avoided. When daytime air temperatures can still hover in the low-to-mid nineties! At its southernmost point, Lay Lake offers some excellent spotted bass fishing in the offshoots of Paint Creek and Little Tom Creek in a large backwater on the lower east side of the reservoir. Featuring a variety of channels, small islands, and cuts that make it a bass paradise, anglers have a variety of fishing locations to target at Wheeler Lake. From March on into summer months is the time to think shallow water bassin! Soft plastics like worms, lizards, crayfish, tube baits, sweet beavers and creature-style soft plastics all work well, while utilizing these springtime techniques too! It stands knee high above the surface and has a thick, tough stem and a purplish flower. RV Hookups: YES Followers 1126 Catches 127 Spots 101 They all practiced for a few days and some anglers fished shallow and some fished deep water. Within the security of these thick, aquatic weeds are many meals these largemouth bass will dine on, prior to going on a feeding binge, eating very little while actually bedding. Both of these lower Coosa River System Lakes are only about 20 miles in length. Just 30 minutes south of Birmingham, this 12,000-acre reservoir has seven public-access areas that offer easy bank and boat access to the lake. But these spotted basscan be found in any feeder creek, along most deep main river ledges or along deep drop-offs and spotted bass are right at home along rock bluffs like seenon the lower end of Alabamas Lay lake. Most of both the largemouth bass and spotted bass species will avoid bedding in lake bottoms that have a muddy composition. The total was nearly 4 pounds more than their nearest competitors in the tournament, which attracted more than 200 teams from 12 states. Lures like fake Frogs (both single-hook, soft-bodied frogs and duel-hook hollow-body frogs, rat or mouse imitations, floating worms, lizards, swim baits and shad imitations / rigged weedless, or buzz baits and spinnerbaits, are all great lure choices. Like Sougahatchee Creek and Coon Creek below it, anglers will follow the main creek into a series of offshoots rich with structure and full of black bass. Then, we will get back to more, deep water bassin on Lay Lake in; PART TWO JULY Lay Lake on Alabamas Coosa River System for Deep Summertime Bass! Fishing Alabama's Lakes for Big, Early Spring Season Pre spawn Bass. Jordan Lake actually features two major bodies of water. Power-generating dams break each section of the river into individual impoundments, each with its distinct fishing flavor. All Rights Reserved. Usually the latter of these two. with 62 pounds and 13 ounces. We are so excited to welcome the Bassmaster High School series back to Shelby County in 2023, said Kendall Williams, manager of tourism and events for Shelby County. Including, its an impoundment that can be known for providing anglers with sheer numbers of bass on any outing. It seems like every time you pick up a fishing magazine or watch your favorite weekly fishing show on Television, there is always a hot new lure on the market. full, and starve to death! 2023 Fishidy. Since being impounded in 1914 by the Alabama Power Company, Lay Lake is best known for its spotted and largemouth bass fishing. The main dam is a great opportunity to troll with imitation shad swim baits or deep diving crankbaits. The best largemouth fishing is from Beeswax Creek south to the Lay Lake Dam, McCaig said. Information about the species of fish local to Lay Lake Alabama Lakes Lay Lake Login . A favorite destination of boating enthusiasts and fishermen alike, Lay Lake is a popular lake for bass tournaments. Frogs, minnows, crayfish, worms, snakes, eels, lizards, insects (such as dragonflies) and a variety of smaller bait fish such as bream, threadfin shad, gizzard shad, small catfish, bream, minnows and crappie, all inhibit these weeds and any one (or all), of these hapless prey can easily become the days next meal! Weiss is better known as a crappie fishing hotspot, and anglers too often overlook its bass fishing. An excellent lake for both shallow water anglers, and those deep water anglers utilizing their boats electronics, while fishing with an assortment of lures with some very unique deep water presentations. The duo from Century High School in the small town of Ullin, Ill., caught 19 pounds, 5 ounces to win the second stop on the 2023 Bassmaster High School Series circuit. All of Lay lakes bass will hit; spinnerbaits, shallow to deep diving crankbaits, both suspending and floating model jerkaits, all types of lipless lures and swim baits. 231 Paradise Point Drive Ornery Coosa River spots weighing 3 to 4 pounds are common, and its not unusual to see five-bass tournament limits of spots that tip the scales at 18 to 20 pounds. This is often what it takes for those tournament winning bags of five bass limits. Just southwest of Leesburg, this small inlet includes shallow water sandbars, inlets, and drop-offs, with an extraordinary number of sizeable largemouths recorded caught in a single place. It is a recreational lake with fishing opportunities for large mouth bass, spotted bass, bluegill and other sunfish, crappie, catfish, striped bass, hybrid and white bass. Places where some of Lay Lakes biggest bass are located all throughout the entire summer season! Much, much more. Catfish can be caught on live and cut shad fished near shallow and deep cover. Both weed types can get very thick and even choke out some shallow backwaters with a thick, matted look to these types of weeds. So anglers should keep in mind, throughout the fall andearly winter months keepseveral of these types of lures rigged and ready, for some great fall fishingand cool weather bass fishing action! Reed Montgomery / Owner of Reeds Guide Service (205) 663-1504 Birmingham, Alabama E-mail: alabassgyd@aol.com Website: www.fishingalabama.com See us, Reeds Guide Service, on face book too! Jig combos are popular lure choices for this technique. Spinnerbaits are a hot commodity here, but soft plastics rigged weedless will get you into those hard-to-reach backs of creeks and coves where lunkers lay up waiting to ambush shad and minnows. So make plans to return to where you recently caught them and fool em again! Anglers will find the stripers around the dam and near Our Childrens Highway and Coven Abbett Highway, where deep water structures such as rock formations and pilings provide some buffer to the current. Instead, some shore fishing is available off County Rd 794 near the dams tail waters, where bottom rigs with cut bait or minnows will yield both stripers and large catfish. These deep water bass are actually resting bass, recuperating from the rigors of the past spring spawning season. Below Neely Henry Dam, Logan Martin Lake is the largest and most central of the Coosa Rivers main reservoirs. These prey find the security of Lay lakes thick aquatic weeds, a place that is literally, a matter of enjoying life or sudden death. Boat Launch Ramp: YES With five bass limits still brought in weighing close to 30 pounds during the spring season on Lay Lake! Reed Creek is an excellent location to angle if the river is unusually choppy, and anglers will find plenty of inlets and docks to cast crankbaits or spinner baits under in search of hungry lunkers. Always have plenty of colors, jig trailers and various weights for these kind of lures. Lay Lake is an excellent year-round fishery. In terms of an excellent bass fishery, Lay lake easily rates as one of Alabama's top three best, big bass lakes. But today, most astute anglers do at least have a tackle box jammed full of the original bassin basics. But when compared, Lay Lake is over twice as long as these lakes. Instead, most anglers opt for the main dam or diversion, which yields plenty of striped and white bass, a handful of monster largemouth, and, perhaps surprisingly, paddlefish. 2023 Whataburger Bassmaster Elite at Lay Lake. Convenience Store: NEARBY Cove Branch also features several docks that produce solid largemouth beneath their pilings. But striped bass do not dwell in the weeds. #b. Although there are many kinds of grass (including lilly pads), there isone invasive type of stringy aquatic weed, Millfoil, that has recently spread lake wide. Instead of targeting specific fishing holes like other locations along the Coosa River, its best if anglers pick a shoreline and troll it, fishing into the many small cuts and creeks that dot both shores. Lay Lake Impounded in 1914. Weiss Lake is located near the northern Alabama town of Centre. * Coming soon in PART TWO JULY. But we also recognize thats a lot of information. Guiding on Lay Lake and all of Alabamas Lakes for over 50 years! So when you see either of these bass tournaments on T V apply their lures and deep water fishing techniques this summer season, you can too! Below, we cover the six significant impoundments on the Coosa River for anglers looking to hook into a large lunker. 13 oz. The northern end of the reservoir yields a solid crop of largemouth and striped bass, while the southern portion is a favorite for the spotted bass. Often they are found as far up any creek as their travels in search of food will take them, to the far ends of even small feeder creeks too! He made a move to first place with 5 big bass weighing 27.11 pounds and he had big bass of the day weighing 6.13 pounds on day four! Where a lot of these springtime bass will be spawning. Anglers looking to target largemouths exclusively might stick to Peckerwood Creek, which snakes its way off the main channel a little farther to the north. 76.3K subscribers Lay Lake bass fishing can be tricky at times. Anglers will find a strong current, deeper water, and Blue Creek Camp Marina nearby for a quick launch. Bass Species: Largemouth, striped, smallmouth. This massive Tennessee River impoundment on the three-way border of Alabama, Tennessee, and Mississippi is another famous bass fishing mecca. Fishing the main body of water is hit or miss, particularly with the heavy traffic from boaters, jet skis, and pontoon boats. FLW Southeastern Division Open bass tournament. This was proven beyond a shadow of a doubt during the February, 2010 Lay lake Bassmaster Classic held out of Lay Lakes now famous, Beeswax Creek Park boat launch, located at mid lake during a cold, late winter week, featuring some very serious bass fishing. To their delight, many of these very determined and patient, summertime tournament bass anglers, usually find numbers of both bass species, largemouth bass and spotted bass. This knowledge can help with bait selection and narrow your search. While concentrating your fishing efforts both in and all around these many types of aquatic weeds, you increasingly better your chances of getting more quality-sized bass to bite. Lewis Smith Lake offers more than 20,000 acres of prime bass fishing waters. Beaver Creek also has miles of shoreline untouched by development and plenty of undercut banks lined with structures for anglers to try their hand on. However, the largemouth, spotted, and a handful of smallmouth bass in the reservoir prefer crankbaits and spinnerbaits on Lake Martin. !#. Phoenix Bass Fishing League - Lay Lake - Day 1 Weigh-in (9/11/2021) 1y Phoenix Bass Fishing League. Because of this feast, anglers need to take stock of what forage inhabits whichever lake they are fishing on the Coosa River. Guided fishing trip with pro bass angler Joey Nania We will fish from my new Nitro Z-20 powered by a Mercury 250 Pro XS. If the main lake isnt yielding results, Jones Creek is an excellent spot to try weedless crankbaits, with imitation shad being a favorite among anglers. This location is a favorite of spotted bass when the river is in flux, but the largemouth bite here is nearly year-round. Many deep water bass too! Alabama Student Angler Bass Fishing Association Eufaula Lakepoint State Park Marina 202306/2 06/24/2023 Safe Daylight . Yes, (like weedy, Lake Eufaula on the Al. PART ONE / JUNE Lay Lake on Alabamas Lower Coosa River System. Weed less Lures You can cast these lures and retrieve them, right through the thickest of weeds. Both are a short boat ride downstream from Chewalla Creek Marina. But spotted bass and largemouth bass will! Only accessible by a feeder creek at the end of Mink Creek, this pond is a little-known gem on an already stellar bass lake. Below Gilchrist Island, the current slows as it backs into the main reservoir. Part of the reason for Lay Lakes staying power is the 1.5 million Florida-strain bass fry that have been released into Lay Lake by Alabama Wildlife and Freshwater Fisheries since 1983. To the north, Kates Branch boasts a heavily populated but still fishable shoreline. 205 669-0330, Information about fishing lakes in Alabama. NOTE * This article includes info for fishing Lay Lake, including info on other Coosa River lakes, impounded from the early 1900s to 1966. That is, unless that is all they have to choose from! Phoenix Bass Fishing League - Lay Lake - Day 2 Weigh-in (9/12/2021) 1y Phoenix Bass Fishing League. These types of topwater lures are not-so-weed less. With an artificial rocky shoreline running across the southern face of Lake Eufalas dam, anglers will find the largest striped bass population near the Walter F. George Lock. Although most tournament anglers target largemouth bass, Lay Lake also offers exceptional fishing for magnum spotted bass. Spotted Bass with a jerk bait. Not-So-Weedless Topwater Lures Some topwater lures feature 2-3 dangling treble hooks. | Site Maps, About Us, Advertising, Terms & Contact Us |, Site Maps, About Us, Advertising, Terms & Contact Us. So keep that figure in mind this summer season, you may not get many bites and every fish counts, meaning you have to boat them as well! Unknown to many anglers (those that never venture far up the lake, to the lakes headwaters), these spotted basscan be found schooling and often found in abundance while fishing the discharge waters below upstream Logan Martin lake dam during the Fall season. This clarity means anglers should both downsize tackle and select life-like baits to avoid spooking the fish. The Wind Creek State Park fishing pier offers anglers opportunities to bass fish from a dock near the mouth of Elkahatchee Creek. Especially, they arefound in the many types of aqautic weeds Lay lake has to offer. Clanton's Gore Wins Two-Day . (For those that still do not know when these six Coosa River Impoundments were built), these six Coosa River System Lakes, in order, from north Alabama to south Alabama are; Weiss Lake 1961, Neely Henry Lake 1966, Logan Martin Lake 1964, Lay Lake 1914, Mitchell Lake 1923 and Jordan Lake 1928. Crankbaits, topwater, and even corks baited with minnows have an excellent track record on Pickwick Lake. Anglers who work topwaters or crankbaits beneath these docks will have little trouble hooking into a sizable lunker on this portion of Lake Eufala. One is to swim a 5/16-ounce All-Terrain Tackle Swim Jig dressed with a NetBait Paca Chunk through the grass. He won, with his own 3 day prediction of an average of 22 pounds a day! Columbiana, AL 35051 Seven public access areas o. Subscribe to Email Updates for the Latest 2023 Lay Lake Fishing Reports. (Very important info for deep water anglers!) Alabamas oldest professional bass fishing only guide service for over 40 years. Anglers will find that when using lures that look like or mimic these many types of Lay lake prey, the end results can produce some very violent strikes. Birmingham, Alabama 35203-1100 The Lay Dam tailwater area at the upper end of the lake is a popular recreational area to many anglers with ample bank fishing access. Or visit their website www.airportmarine.comCloseout models now available with the new 2013 Ranger Bass Boats arriving soon! When upstream reservoir Logan Martin Lake was impounded in 1964, they also added two turbines to Lay Lake dam downstream. The population of crawfish, shad, and minnows provides a solid diet for the variety of species of bass found in the lake. Fed by the Chattahoochee River to the north and emptying at the Walter F George Lock to the south, anglers have a variety of locations to angle for a myriad of species of bass on the massive spread of Lake Eufala. 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