Alabama fishing for bass, crappie, catfish, stripers and sunfish as well as fishing boats, gear and vacation trip ideas for fishing in AL.

The state of Alabama offers a variety of fishing including lakes, ponds, streams and rivers. There are several varieties of spotted bass, largemouth and smallmouth bass, striped bass, white crappie, black crappie, walleye, catfish and a wide variety of sunfish.

The following chart shows the major fishing waters in Alabama cross referencing these waters with the major species to be found there.

Alabama Lake Locations

Dannelly Reservoir is the 35,000-acre body of water behind the Millers Ferry Lock & Dam on the Alabama River in Central Alabama.

Lake Eufaula is a 45,000-acre lake located on the Chattahoochee River in the south-east corner of Alabama on the border of Alabama and Georgia.

Guntersville Lake is a 68,000-acre lake located on the Tennessee River in the north-east corner of Alabama.

Lake Harding, aka Bartlett’s Ferry Reservoir is a 5,800-acre lake located on the Chattahoochee River just north of Columbus, Georgia. It is on the eastern border splitting the state line of Georgia and Alabama just below the vertical middle of the state.

Lake Jordan is a 6,800-acre impoundment located 25 miles north of Montgomery in central Alabama on the Coosa River.

Lay Lake is a 12,000-acre lake located 30 miles south of Birmingham in east-central Alabama.

Logan Martin Lake is a 15,000-acre lake located in east-central Alabama on the Coosa River,30 miles east of Birmingham, Alabama.

Lake Martin is a 40,000-acre lake located directly south of Alexander City in Central Alabama on the Talapoosa River.

Lake Mitchell is a 5,900-acre lake located 10 miles east of Clanton in central Alabama on the Coosa River.

Lake Neely Henry is an 11,000-acre lake located on the Coosa River in the northeast of the state directly south of Gadsden, Alabama.

Pickwick Lake is a 43,000-acre reservoir located in the extreme northwest corner Alabama on the Tennessee River.

Smith Lake is a 21,000-acre lake located in north-central Alabama on the Black Warrior River, about an hour north of Birmingham.

Lake Tuscaloosa is a 5,900-acre reservoir located 5 miles north of Tuscaloosa in west-central Alabama on the Black Warrior River.

Lake Wedowee (Lake Harris) is a 10,000-acre lake located in east-northeast Alabama on the upper Tallapoosa Riverwest of Wedowee, Alabama.

Lake Weiss is a 30,000-acre lake located in north-east Alabama on the Alabama and Georgia border on the Coosa River.

West Point Lake is a 26,000-acre lake located on the Chattahoochee River, along the Georgia - Alabama border at the vertical mid-point of the state. Most of the lake is actually located in Georgia.

Wheeler Lake is a 67,000-acre reservoir located in north-central Alabama at Decatur, AL on the Tennessee River.

Wilson Lake is a 15,000-acre lake located in north-northeastern Alabama just south of Florence, Alabama on the Tennessee River.

Woodruff Lake also known as Jones Bluff Reservoir is a 35,000-acre lake located in central Alabama on the Alabama River between Montgomery and Selma, Alabama.

Yates Lake is a 2,000-acre lake located in east-central Alabama on the Tallapoosa River about 30 minutes northeast of Montgomery, Alabama.

For regulations and information about fishing in Alabama, visit the Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources website.

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Alabama Fishing Guides -
We are also looking for information on local guides who offer services within Alabama. You can find a listing of AL fishing guides here. If you are a fishing guide in Alabama or know of a good resource, please send us information for consideration.

There is a section dedicated to fishing activities for kids in AL. It will include fishing stories, fish photos and tips for where and how to take a kid fishing in Alabama. Please send us your recommendations and we will be happy to consider them for publication.

Also included is a section providing information on AL fishing organizations including Alabama Fish, Game & Wildlife agencies, fishing associations, fishing clubs, tournament organizations and fishing publications which offer information specifically about fishing in Alabama.

An Alabama Business Directory is also included to provide our visitors with direct access to fishing and outdoor activity-related websites and business resources.

All About Fishing wishes you the very best with your fishing endeavors in the great state of Alabama. Please visit again soon as we will be continually updating the site with the best fishing information we can acquire.

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