A few days of warm weather were not enough to warm area waters significantly, and now that we’re back to more January-like nights, the winter fishing patterns are likely to continue.
From Weiss Lake, crappie guide Mark Collins reports the fish are on the usual cold-weather bite, with lots of keepers coming from the river channels at 7 to 10 feet. He said best action has been long-line trolling Jiffy Jigs, particularly in the “Mark’s Special” blue color. Water temperature remains in the mid-40′s, slowing the bass bite, but some fish are being caught on creek and river ledges on crankbaits and jigs; www.markcollinsguideservice.com.
From Guntersville, Captain Mike Gerry reports typical winter bass fishing—tough going on most days. However, his clients did manage to catch some nice bass in the past week with persistent casting. One of the more successful patterns was throwing a SPRO Little John DD-60 crankbait along the grass edges in 6 to 10 feet, cranking it down, and then jerking it free when it stuck weeds. This is a tactic often practiced in winter with the Rat-L-Trap, but Gerry has found it works well with the crankbait, too. He said some fish came jigs and deep running spinnerbaits, as well; www.fishlakeguntersvilleguideservice.com.
Striper fishing continues to be very good on Lewis Smith Lake. Stripers thrive in cold weather, and this is the best time of the year to catch a giant according to guide Mike Walker. Drifting with a large live shad at 45 foot depths along the channel edges is the standard tactic, but some of these fish can also be caught by vertical jigging a ½ ounce swimbait just above their heads once they’re located on sonar. Some spotted bass can still be caught on crankbaits around the blue herring schools on bluff walls and channel swings. Below the dam, trout also like cold weather, and are stocked here regularly. Fish the upper mile between the dam and the pump house for best action. Live worms, wet flies, spinners and spoons get them; www.riversideflyshop.com.
At Pickwick, Bear Creek and Yellow Creek are producing good catches of crappies for those long-line trolling 1/8 to 1/16 ounce jigs along the edges of the channels at about 1 mph. Live minnows fished on woody cover in these same areas also produce. Smallmouth action is starting to pick up below the dam, and will peak in February and March—crankbaits, swimjigs and especially live shad get the largest fish, including some 5 pounders.
From the coast, most of the action is up the rivers including the Dog, the Fowl, Bayou La Batre and Weeks Bay. The depths of the Theodore Canal also hold plenty of trout and sheepshead all winter long, along with some redfish. A 1/8 to ¼ ounce jig with a shrimp tail hopped along bottom is a good fish finder here, but switch to live shrimp when you find the fish for best action. The fish stay in the deep holes on cold days, but sometimes move up on the shallow bars on calm, sunny afternoons where they can be caught on topwaters; www.ateamfishing.com.
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