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Pickwick Lake, AL

Reservoir spanning Colbert/Lauderdale counties, Alabama. TVA reservoir at AL/MS/TN borders. 43,100 acres. Trophy smallmouth bass. Tailwater below Pickwick Dam is one of the top smallmouth fisheries in the South.

43

Overall bite score

Scored 18 min ago · recomputed every 30 minutes

Water tempModeled23
Pressure trendNOAAfalling60
SolunarComputedmoon 45% lit44
Recent stockingState data50
Time of dayComputed50
WindNOAA50
Cloud coverNOAA35
PrecipitationNOAA50

Each instrument reads 0 to 100. The score is their weighted blend, tuned for lakes and reservoirs. No black box: every reading names its source.

What swims here

9 tracked species in Pickwick Lake, with the months each fishes best.

Black Crappieabundant
Bluegillabundant
Channel Catfishabundant
Largemouth Bassabundant
Redear Sunfishabundant
Blue Catfishcommon
Smallmouth Basscommon
White Basscommon
Saugerpresent

Water facts

TypeReservoir
CountyColbert/Lauderdale
StateAlabama
WaterFreshwater

McFarland Park Ramp (Florence). Multiple TVA + state ramps. 9" crappie min applies.

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