Closest access points

Fishing near Birmingham, AL

In central Alabama. Lake Guntersville and Weiss Lake — premier bass reservoirs — sit northeast on the Tennessee and Coosa systems.

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Lewis Smith Lake

43 mi · ~1 hr 3 min drive · Cullman Co., AL

Top today: Largemouth Bass — skip the largemouth bass trip today.

Lake Guntersville

70 mi · ~1 hr 40 min drive · Marshall Co., AL

Top today: Largemouth Bass — skip the largemouth bass trip today.

Wheeler Lake

76 mi · ~1 hr 49 min drive · Morgan Co., AL

Top today: Largemouth Bass — skip the largemouth bass trip today.

Weiss Lake

86 mi · ~2 hr 3 min drive · Cherokee Co., AL

Top today: Crappie — skip the crappie trip today.

West Point Lake

99 mi · ~2 hr 23 min drive · Troup Co., GA

Top today: Largemouth Bass — skip the largemouth bass trip today.

Tims Ford Lake

123 mi · ~2 hr 57 min drive · Franklin Co., TN
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Top today: Walleye — marginal conditions for walleye.

Pickwick Lake

127 mi · ~3 hr 3 min drive · Colbert Co., AL

Top today: Smallmouth Bass — skip the smallmouth bass trip today.

Chattahoochee River (Atlanta tailwater)

139 mi · ~3 hr 20 min drive · Fulton Co., GA

Top today: Rainbow Trout — skip the rainbow trout trip today.

Chickamauga Lake

163 mi · ~3 hr 54 min drive · Hamilton Co., TN

Top today: Striped Bass — skip the striped bass trip today.

Lake Lanier

165 mi · ~3 hr 57 min drive · Forsyth Co., GA

Top today: Largemouth Bass — skip the largemouth bass trip today.

Hiwassee River

174 mi · ~4 hr 11 min drive · Polk Co., TN

Top today: Rainbow Trout — skip the rainbow trout trip today.

J. Percy Priest Lake

181 mi · ~4 hr 20 min drive · Davidson Co., TN

Top today: Channel Catfish — skip the channel catfish trip today.

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