32 public waters in the Tennessee Valley region — 3 lakes/reservoirs and 29 rivers. Every one is public water fishable on an Alabama licence.
See every public fishing venue in Alabama on the map, with boat ramps, camping, parking and full rules for each one.
Alabama's largest lake (69,100 acres, 75 miles from Nickajack to Guntersville Dam) — one of the country's premier largemouth bass fisheries, with milfoil and hydrilla beds holding big fish, plus smallmouth, spotted, striped, white, Alabama and hybrid bass. Bream, black and white crappie, sauger, and channel and blue catfish round out the fishery.
Wheeler Lake (67,000 ac) — the second-largest lake in Alabama, from Guntersville Dam down to Wheeler Dam near Decatur/Athens. Largemouth on the grass and ledges, smallmouth in the tailrace, a huge striped- and hybrid-bass fishery below Guntersville Dam, Sauger in winter, plus Crappie and Catfish. The Elk River and First Creek arms are the bass hotspots.
Marshall County, Alabama — Woodland Lake is a 30-acre lake, managed by Alabama DCNR / Wildlife & Freshwater Fisheries: Public lakes across the Southeast typically hold largemouth and other black bass species, bream (bluegill and redear/shellcracker sunfish), black and white crappie, and blue, channel and flathead catfish -- species commonly documented across the region's public waters by state wildlife agencies.
The Tennessee River across north Alabama is a chain of TVA reservoirs (Guntersville, Wheeler, Wilson, Pickwick). The tailwaters below each dam are the current attractions — Sauger and skipjack in winter, striped and White Bass in spring, and trophy Blue Catfish and smallmouth year-round. See the individual lake pages.
In Jefferson, Blount, Etowah and 1 more county in Alabama, Locust Fork is a 244 km river or creek. An Appalachian-plateau river in north / central Alabama (Locust Fork, Mulberry Fork, upper Sipsey, Hurricane Creek) — redeye and Spotted Bass on the shoals and ledges, largemouth in the pools, longear and other Sunfish, Rock Bass, and Channel Catfish. Rocky, scenic, whitewater-and-pool paddling water.
In DeKalb and Marshall Counties, Alabama, Town Creek is a 23 km river or creek. A warmwater Alabama river or large creek — largemouth and Spotted Bass, redbreast and Bluegill Sunfish, channel and Flathead Catfish, Bowfin and Gar. Access at bridges, county landings and WMA boat ramps.
A clear-flowing Tennessee River tributary along Madison County's eastern edge — smallmouth, spotted and largemouth bass are the main targets, plus white bass runs, fished mostly by wading or canoe. The upper reaches often cross private land; access is easiest from county-road bridge crossings.
South Sauty Creek (51 km) flows through DeKalb, Jackson and Marshall Counties, Alabama. A warmwater Alabama river or large creek — largemouth and Spotted Bass, redbreast and Bluegill Sunfish, channel and Flathead Catfish, Bowfin and Gar. Access at bridges, county landings and WMA boat ramps.
Mostly a Morgan/Marshall-county stream that clips Madison County's southwest corner — largemouth, white and spotted bass, plus crappie working the laydowns, and healthy numbers on recent electrofishing surveys. Sharps Ford is the main put-in for the paddle downstream toward the Tennessee River.
In Marshall, Etowah and DeKalb Counties, Alabama, Short Creek is a 31 km river or creek. A warmwater Alabama river or large creek — largemouth and Spotted Bass, redbreast and Bluegill Sunfish, channel and Flathead Catfish, Bowfin and Gar. Access at bridges, county landings and WMA boat ramps.
Big Spring Creek runs 28 km through Marshall and Blount Counties, Alabama: A warmwater Alabama river or large creek — largemouth and Spotted Bass, redbreast and Bluegill Sunfish, channel and Flathead Catfish, Bowfin and Gar. Access at bridges, county landings and WMA boat ramps.
Scarham Creek (22 km) flows through DeKalb and Marshall Counties, Alabama. A warmwater Alabama river or large creek — largemouth and Spotted Bass, redbreast and Bluegill Sunfish, channel and Flathead Catfish, Bowfin and Gar. Access at bridges, county landings and WMA boat ramps.
Marshall and Blount Counties, Alabama — Slab Creek is a 23 km stream: A warmwater Alabama river or large creek — largemouth and Spotted Bass, redbreast and Bluegill Sunfish, channel and Flathead Catfish, Bowfin and Gar. Access at bridges, county landings and WMA boat ramps.
Marshall and Blount Counties, Alabama — Browns Creek is a 20 km stream: A warmwater Alabama river or large creek — largemouth and Spotted Bass, redbreast and Bluegill Sunfish, channel and Flathead Catfish, Bowfin and Gar. Access at bridges, county landings and WMA boat ramps.
In Marshall, Etowah and Blount Counties, Alabama, Clear Creek is a 17 km river or creek. A warmwater Alabama river or large creek — largemouth and Spotted Bass, redbreast and Bluegill Sunfish, channel and Flathead Catfish, Bowfin and Gar. Access at bridges, county landings and WMA boat ramps.
Black Oak Creek (15 km) flows through DeKalb and Marshall Counties, Alabama. A warmwater Alabama river or large creek — largemouth and Spotted Bass, redbreast and Bluegill Sunfish, channel and Flathead Catfish, Bowfin and Gar. Access at bridges, county landings and WMA boat ramps.
Big Mud Creek (14 km) flows through Marshall and Blount Counties, Alabama. A warmwater Alabama river or large creek — largemouth and Spotted Bass, redbreast and Bluegill Sunfish, channel and Flathead Catfish, Bowfin and Gar. Access at bridges, county landings and WMA boat ramps.
In DeKalb and Marshall Counties, Alabama, Whippoorwill Creek is a 4 km river or creek. A warmwater Alabama river or large creek — largemouth and Spotted Bass, redbreast and Bluegill Sunfish, channel and Flathead Catfish, Bowfin and Gar. Access at bridges, county landings and WMA boat ramps.
Roswell Creek (13 km) flows through Blount, Marshall and Cullman Counties, Alabama. A warmwater Alabama river or large creek — largemouth and Spotted Bass, redbreast and Bluegill Sunfish, channel and Flathead Catfish, Bowfin and Gar. Access at bridges, county landings and WMA boat ramps.
Honeycomb Creek (13 km) flows through Marshall County, Alabama. A warmwater Alabama river or large creek — largemouth and Spotted Bass, redbreast and Bluegill Sunfish, channel and Flathead Catfish, Bowfin and Gar. Access at bridges, county landings and WMA boat ramps.
Little Paint Creek is a short 13 km stream in the Tennessee Valley (Jackson, Madison, Marshall counties) that adds distinctive prey fish to the regional mix—longnose gar and bowfin inhabit its slower backwater sections alongside largemouth and spotted bass. Channel and flathead catfish, redbreast sunfish, and bluegill round out the catch.
Hog Creek (11 km) flows through Marshall County, Alabama. A warmwater Alabama river or large creek — largemouth and Spotted Bass, redbreast and Bluegill Sunfish, channel and Flathead Catfish, Bowfin and Gar. Access at bridges, county landings and WMA boat ramps.
Little Mud Creek runs 8 km through Marshall and Blount Counties, Alabama: A warmwater Alabama river or large creek — largemouth and Spotted Bass, redbreast and Bluegill Sunfish, channel and Flathead Catfish, Bowfin and Gar. Access at bridges, county landings and WMA boat ramps.
Drum Creek (8 km) flows through Marshall County, Alabama. A warmwater Alabama river or large creek — largemouth and Spotted Bass, redbreast and Bluegill Sunfish, channel and Flathead Catfish, Bowfin and Gar. Access at bridges, county landings and WMA boat ramps.
Spanning three counties (Jackson, Madison, Marshall) in the Tennessee Valley, Tremble Creek is a 10 km waterway where bowfin and longnose gar inhabit deeper pools and slower sections among the region's more abundant largemouth bass, spotted bass, and dual-species catfish population. Redbreast sunfish and bluegill round out the native panfish complement.
In DeKalb and Marshall Counties, Alabama, Cross Creek is a 7 km river or creek. A warmwater Alabama river or large creek — largemouth and Spotted Bass, redbreast and Bluegill Sunfish, channel and Flathead Catfish, Bowfin and Gar. Access at bridges, county landings and WMA boat ramps.
Little Cotaco Creek runs 7 km through Marshall and Morgan Counties, Alabama: A warmwater Alabama river or large creek — largemouth and Spotted Bass, redbreast and Bluegill Sunfish, channel and Flathead Catfish, Bowfin and Gar. Access at bridges, county landings and WMA boat ramps.
Marshall County, Alabama — Mink Creek is a 8 km stream: A warmwater Alabama river or large creek — largemouth and Spotted Bass, redbreast and Bluegill Sunfish, channel and Flathead Catfish, Bowfin and Gar. Access at bridges, county landings and WMA boat ramps.
Long Hollow Branch (9 km) flows through Marshall County, Alabama. A warmwater Alabama river or large creek — largemouth and Spotted Bass, redbreast and Bluegill Sunfish, channel and Flathead Catfish, Bowfin and Gar. Access at bridges, county landings and WMA boat ramps.
Bean Rock Creek (7 km) flows through Marshall County, Alabama. A warmwater Alabama river or large creek — largemouth and Spotted Bass, redbreast and Bluegill Sunfish, channel and Flathead Catfish, Bowfin and Gar. Access at bridges, county landings and WMA boat ramps.
Beech Creek (8 km) flows through Marshall County, Alabama. A warmwater Alabama river or large creek — largemouth and Spotted Bass, redbreast and Bluegill Sunfish, channel and Flathead Catfish, Bowfin and Gar. Access at bridges, county landings and WMA boat ramps.
Big Reedbrake Creek runs 7 km through Marshall County, Alabama: A warmwater Alabama river or large creek — largemouth and Spotted Bass, redbreast and Bluegill Sunfish, channel and Flathead Catfish, Bowfin and Gar. Access at bridges, county landings and WMA boat ramps.
Across its mapped waters, Marshall County holds 21 species on PiscaMaps, including Largemouth Bass, Bluegill, Channel Catfish, Spotted Bass, Flathead Catfish, Redbreast Sunfish, Longnose Gar and Bowfin.
Ramps, put-ins and species for every water — plus the carp layer no other US app has.
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