Bream offer a good summer fishery in creeks with woody cover and around weed beds. The best fishing for largemouth bass, crappie, and bream occurs in creeks and shallow water sloughs. A high quality largemouth and spotted bass fishery exists at Lay Lake Reservoir. Anglers targeting spotted bass should fish riverine portions of the lake. The tailwater fishery below Logan Martin Dam is excellent for hybrid striped bass and catfish.
Striped bass are also present.
The tailwater area is also popular with anglers who enjoy fishing for largemouth and spotted bass when shad are running along the banks. This is an extremely high use fishery, which is very popular with local anglers. Currently, anglers are practicing a great deal of catch and release. There are fish consumption advisories for portions of Lay Lake. Consult the Alabama Department of Public Health for updates or news releases before consuming fish from Lay Lake .