Fishing
Fish Species
Whether you enjoy fishing from a boat, a pier, or a bank, on open water or secluded inlets, you’re sure to find a great fishing spot in Alabama.
Bluegill
Bluegill
Bream are found throughout Alabama’s freshwater lakes. Named for the blue edges of its gills, Bluegill is an especially abundant variety, making it ideal for young anglers.
Largemouth Bass
Largemouth Bass
Largemouth bass are popular fish for Alabama anglers. The fish is easy to recognize due to its large jaw and extended lower lip and is known to put up a fight when hooked.
Striped Bass
Striped Bass
Striped bass have elongated bodies and continuous black stripes from nose to tail. Fishermen love the variety of angling methods that can be used to catch this sport fish.
Crappie
Crappie
Crappies have a mottled-looking appearance and are commonly lime green and gray in color. Anglers enjoy the variety of methods for catching this game fish.
Catfish
Catfish
Channel catfish have a forked caudal fin and protruding upper jaw. They are abundant in freshwater with sand, aquatic vegetation and submerged trees.
Chain Pickerel
Chain Pickerel
Chain pickerel prefer large streams, rivers, reservoirs, and swamps where there is minimal flow and substrates consist of silt and mud. This species is a spring spawner.
