AL (Colbert, Lauderdale)

Pickwick Lake

WATER CLARITY: 7/10

What you need to know about fishing Pickwick Lake

Pickwick Lake is apart of the Tennessee River and is actually located in Alabama, Tennessee, and Mississippi. The main species to target in Pickwick include Smallmouth Bass, Largemouth Bass, Striped Bass, Crappie, and Paddlefish. This lake is most known for its Smallmouth populations and the large number of these fish that can be caught. Swimbaits, crankbaits are the more predominant lures used to target these large smallmouth on current seams. Largemouth can be found on the in the main river if the current is strong, however when there is more slack water they are often located in the backs of creeks. Keep in mind, fish in this river are notorious for being found relating to current.

Waterbody Type

Lake/Pond

Species Present

Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Crappie

Coordinates

-88.0397W
34.9085N

Surface Area

140.75 sq. km

Avg. Depth

0 ft.

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Fishing Reports (9)
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Reported by Rich Lindgren
Mid November brings a fall transition & the bass are starting to bite a bit. Smallmouth have been spotty and not quite firing at the tailrace, but should be... Read More
Season: Fall
Structure: Submerged Vegetation
Species: Largemouth Bass
Technique: Spinnerbaits
Screaming Eagle Spinnerbait 1/2 oz / Bluegill Grub
war_eagle
⚡8 Product Recommendations
Reported by Omnia Fishing
Largemouth chasing shad on rip rap and bridge pilings. Fish are roaming and mostly keyed in on the bait around the structure. A flashy umbrella rig and underpin is a... Read More
Season: Pre-Spawn
Structure: Rip Rap
Species: Largemouth Bass
Forage: Shad
Technique: Umbrella Rigs
Hog Farmer Mop Umbrella Rig MOP / 1 oz
hog_farmer_bait_company
⚡9 Product Recommendations
Reported by Adam Bartusek
Right before the Tennessee River flooded the bite on Pickwick was on fire. Water was low but if you could find any grass in channels that was 5-7ft it was... Read More
Season: Pre-Spawn
Structure: Submerged Vegetation
Species: Largemouth Bass
Technique: Chatterbaits
Jack Hammer Chatterbait 1/2 oz / White
zman
⚡2 Product Recommendations
Reported by Justin Lane
Slow rolling chatterbaits around grass points and edges
Season: Pre-Spawn
Structure: Submerged Vegetation
Species: Largemouth Bass
Technique: Chatterbaits
Jack Hammer Chatterbait 1/2 oz / Fire Craw
zman
⚡5 Product Recommendations
Reported by Mike Jones
Most of the bass are not directly on the beds yet. We found them anywhere from 6-10 feet of water back in creeks and outside of grass lines, smallmouth... Read More
Season: Pre-Spawn
Structure: Submerged Vegetation
Species: Largemouth Bass
Technique: Football Jigs
Tour Level Skirted Football Jig 3/4 oz / Alabama Craw
dirty_jigs
⚡3 Product Recommendations
Reported by Omnia Fishing
Fishing deep by the dam with a drop shot was most productive. Had to mark fish and drop to them. Hard to get bites, but the quality was there.
Season: Pre-Spawn
Structure: Dams
Species: Smallmouth Bass
Forage: Shad
Technique: Drop Shots
Armor Shad TN Shad / 3"
damiki
⚡6 Product Recommendations
Reported by JAY BEFFA
Had an awesome week at pickwick. Found fish in the secondary channel on chatterbaits in 7-10ft behind islands
Season: Post-Spawn
Structure: Ledges
Species: Largemouth Bass
Technique: Chatterbaits
Reported by Adam Bartusek
The post spawn largemouth were chilling on gravel/shell bars with grass on them near spawning areas. They'd eat a chatterbait, lipless, and Carolina Rig. If you found stumps the spot... Read More
Season: Post-Spawn
Structure: Submerged Vegetation
Species: Largemouth Bass
Forage: Shad
Technique: Chatterbaits
Jack Hammer Chatterbait 3/4 oz / White
zman
⚡5 Product Recommendations
Reported by Sam Maxwell
find the schools of shad and burn a big crankbait
Season: Post-Spawn
Structure: Ledges
Species: Largemouth Bass
Forage: Shad
Technique: Deep Diving Crankbaits (13'+)
6XD Sexy Shad / 3"
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