Weiss Lake

Weiss Lake is a 30,000-acre lake in northeastern Alabama. The lake is fed by the Coosa River and was created by the Weiss Man in 1958. A wide number of species can be caught in Weiss Lake including crappie, largemouth bass, striped bass, white bass, catfish, and drum. Weiss is commonly referred to as the crappie capital of the world due to its size and abundance of crappies present in the lake. Crappies can be caught using casting, slow trolling, and bobber techniques using live bait or jigs with imitation crappie plastics. They’re commonly found in the channels and tributary back waters schooled up on sunken structure like branches and brush piles. Like most species they’ll be found in shallow waters during colder months and move to deeper structure as the water warms in the summer. Additional details about fishing in Weiss lake can be found here.