Jordan Lake Fishing Report

Bass tournaments last month on Jordan lake showed 5-7 fish limits weighing near 25 pounds. Some were all spotted bass and some were largemouths. Often some consisted of mixed bags of bass. The lake is just as good (or better ) in March, April and May. Spawning bass will be found in the numerous small cuts and pockets that make up the upper lake. These can be spots or largemouths that bunch up near the shallow backwaters in numbers this month.

Downriver has a few feeder creeks such as Weoka Mill Creek-made up of weeds, piers, brush, cypress trees and small islands. Or across the lake is Blackwells Slough. A big creek made up of shallow stumprows, piers and weeds. This is the third lake on the lower Coosa River system that is kept at or near full pool year round. This creates a tremendous bass factory loaded with aquatic weeds. Like Lay and Mitchell lakes the weeds are homes to the majority of the largemouth bass on Jordan Lake.

The spotted bass will relate to the weeds by hanging along weed edges and on drop-offs or points within the weeds. Still spots are more likely to be found in open water, around main lake islands, points and along rocky or bluff banks. The largemouths the lake give up, generally come out of the weeds or in the backs of creeks along stump flats.

Practice catch and release year-round especially this Spring. You won't regret it!
Good Fishin'...
Reed Montgomery / Reeds Guide Service
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