Bass fishing is good year-round, with the biggest usually caught from February through April when they are near the bank. Bluegill and redear sunfish are be caught by bank and boat anglers from late spring through summer. Catfish are caught year-round, but the summer months are best. Crappie fishing is best from late February through April. The daily creel, possession and size limits for game fish are posted at each lake.
Fishing is limited to daylight hours, or as specified by the lake manager.
No method other than hook and line with bait maybe used to take fish from a State Lake. Anyone launching a boat at a State Lake must have a valid launch permit and fishing permit. The Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources controls 38 lakes totaling 4,496 acres. The Division of Wildlife and Freshwater Fisheries intensively manages the above 23 lakes totaling 1,912 acres. The Lands Division allows fishing at one lake and intensively stocks the approximately 5 acre lake with catfish.