Now until 7 pmCrappie
The bite peaks at 71. Water is 68°, close to the 65° crappie like best, and a solunar period lands on the window.
Each float is an hour. The deeper it rides, the better the bite. The strip underneath runs daylight, dusk and dark; the red rule marks the best window. Click any hour to read it.
Right now · best window
Crappie range 50–80°
From the north
steady · -10% in 24 h
Sunset 4:44 pm
No rain expected
NWS hourly forecast
Measured, last 3 hours
Waning crescent
Each species is scored against its own water-temperature range and tide preference, then wind, weather and warnings. The rules are Alabama regulations for these waters.
Right in crappie's ideal range. Fish feed actively ahead of a pressure drop. Light breeze — ruffles the surface so fish spook less, and casting is easy. Holds 3–20 ft down.
Open. Keep fish within the limits. No crappie under 10"; 30 a day.
Verified Oct 23, 2026 · Weiss Lake
Last checked 15 days ago. Rules may have changed.
Season here: Feb–May, Oct–Dec, from this spot’s water-temperature record, 2023–2025. More on crappie
Fish feed actively ahead of a pressure drop. Light breeze — ruffles the surface so fish spook less, and casting is easy. Inside largemouth bass's active range. Holds 3–25 ft down.
Open. Keep fish within the limits. Alabama: 10 black bass a day combined (no more than 5 smallmouth), no statewide minimum. Guntersville and Pickwick are 15" on largemouth and smallmouth; Lewis Smith protects largemouth, Alabama and spotted bass from 13 to 15".
Verified Oct 23, 2026 · Alabama
Last checked 15 days ago. Rules may have changed.
Season here: Year-round, from this spot’s water-temperature record, 2023–2025. More on largemouth bass
Fish feed actively ahead of a pressure drop. Light breeze — ruffles the surface so fish spook less, and casting is easy. Inside channel catfish's active range. Holds 5–30 ft down.
Open. Keep fish within the limits. Alabama: no limit on catfish under 34"; only 1 catfish over 34" a day. The 34" rule does not apply in the Perdido, Conecuh, Blackwater, Yellow, Choctawhatchee, Chipola and Chattahoochee basins.
Verified Oct 23, 2026 · Alabama
Last checked 15 days ago. Rules may have changed.
Season here: Feb–Dec, from this spot’s water-temperature record, 2023–2025. More on channel catfish
Fish feed actively ahead of a pressure drop. Light breeze — ruffles the surface so fish spook less, and casting is easy. Inside common carp's active range. Holds 1–15 ft down.
Open. Keep fish within the limits. Alabama lists carp as a commercial or non-game fish (Rule 220-2-.45). Carp are not named in the statewide creel and size table (Rule 220-2-.35), so no daily or size limit applies, and seasons for commercial fish are open year-round.
Verified Oct 18, 2026 · Alabama
Last checked 20 days ago. Rules may have changed.
Season here: Mar–Nov, from this spot’s water-temperature record, 2023–2025. More on common carp
Solunar tables are a popular heuristic. A peer-reviewed test found they don’t predict catch on their own, so here they only nudge the score when the tide or moon already agree. How the score works
We only show reports an agency has published, with their date. Outdoor Alabama (ADCNR) has the state’s fishing pages.
Licenses and rules: state fishery agencies · fish-consumption advisories
A Coosa River reservoir near the Georgia line billed as the "Crappie Capital of the World," with excellent largemouth and catfish alongside its famous crappie.
The closest public spots we cover, with the same 36 hours of floats.
Yes (anglers age 16 and older). To fish at Weiss Lake you need the appropriate state fishing license. See the agency's current rules: the state agency website
Weiss Lake is listed on this site for 4 commonly-targeted species: Crappie, Largemouth Bass, Channel Catfish, Common Carp. Which species is currently in season and which is scoring highest today is shown in the per-species ranking on this page.
It depends more on the species and the day's conditions than on a fixed "best hour." Water temperature, weather, and — at tidal locations — the stage of the tide drive activity most. The per-species ranking on this page scores every target species at Weiss Lake against today's live conditions, so the fish near the top are your best bets right now; check back as conditions change through the day.
Weiss Lake has multiple access types — pier, shoreline, and at least one public boat ramp.
state agency regulations apply at Weiss Lake. Size limits, creel limits, and seasonal closures are listed per species on each species page. Always confirm against the agency source linked from each regulation block — emergency closures can take effect mid-season.
No. Weiss Lake is non-tidal — water level varies with rainfall, seasonal flow, and (where applicable) upstream dam releases rather than tidal exchange.
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