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Madison County Lake - Fished from 7am until rain set in at 11am.Found a bed a bluegills and filled a cooler very quickly.Nice size.Would have finished out the day fish... Continued

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Wilson Lake is a Reservoir in Jefferson, Alabama.

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Wilson Reservoir is located in northern Alabama near the towns of Florence and Muscle Shoals. The reservoir extends upstream for 15 miles to Wheeler Dam and covers 15,500 acres.

Fishing Description: 

Largemouth bass, smallmouth bass and catfish are targeted most often by anglers on Wilson Lake. No minimum size limit is effect for largemouth bass and spotted bass, and the minimum length limit for smallmouth bass is 14-inches.

During the spring and fall, smallmouth bass congregate in the tailwaters of Wheeler Dam. Most anglers drift live threadfin shad, locally called yellowtails, in the swift current for trophy smallmouths. Other species that congregate below Wheeler Dam are hybrid and saltwater striped bass in the spring, sauger in the winter, and blue catfish and channel catfish during the summer. This area is very popular with both boats and bank anglers. A fishing platform directly below the dam is convenient for bank anglers.

Fish: 
Blue Catfish
Blue Catfish
Channel Catfish
Channel Catfish
Largemouth Bass
Largemouth Bass
Sauger
Sauger
Smallmouth Bass
Smallmouth Bass
Striped Bass
Striped Bass

Name: 
Wilson Lake
Waterbody type: 
Reservoir
County: 
Jefferson
State: 
Alabama
Country: 
United States
Surface area: 
15500.00
Standard elevation: 
144
Latitude: 
33.4009
Longitude: 
-86.7719