Fall
Fishing Lake Demopolis
Demopolis
Lake, junctions with the Tombigbee River and Warrior
River, about one mile above the south Alabama City of
Demopolis. Here anglers have a choice of fishing up the
Tombigbee River or traveling far up the Warrior River
coming out of Tuscaloosa, Alabama. Fall's inevitable
rains will swell both rivers back to the lake's original
full pool shoreline. Small shallow slews, dozens of feeder
creeks, weed lined pockets and miles of swampy-looking
backwaters, are places to target bass from September on into
December.
Most of these shallow backwaters will eventually show water
temperatures drop into the low 50's as winter slowly approaches.
This is when bass will invade these backwater sanctuaries as
they forage for crayfish, or follow the baitfish that migrate
here each Fall.
The mouths of these backwaters will have bass that were already
here for the Summer. These are resident bass that are now feeding
shallow for Fall. Many schools of bass just travel back and
forth among these funneled-down areas in search of food during
Fall. Cool days and nights creep in showing shallow flats (that
always heat up the fastest in the Spring), cooling down in
the Fall.
Cover abounds throughout both rivers and in these scenic backwaters.
Bass utilize each piece of weed and wood cover for ambush purposes
including brush, stumps, laying logs, blown-down trees and...only
in South Alabama, cypress trees. As bass begin their trek from
the deeper creek mouths to the far back ends of these lake
backwaters, these cyprees trees are stop-offs. Cypress trees
are great ambush spots for anglers to target, for there are
some big bass that will temporarily occupy them this Fall.
Aquatic weeds are another target for anglers to decipher in
Demopolis. This Summer the lake was down 2-3 feet and aquatic
weeds (now underwater) grew further from the banks of the lake.
During late September and October, many types of aquatic vegetation
will continue to grow, producing shade and oxygen, attracting
the baitfish for security and the bass for feeding. Weeds also
provide excellent ambush spots for some of the bigger largemouth
bass. Some bass exceeding 10 pounds are taken each Fall season.
With unseasonably mild Winters, November and December, can
display new green weed growth in some weed types. Weedless
model lures are best choices, for less frustration and for
catching bass this Fall on Demopolis Lake.
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Good Fishin'
Practice catch and release year-round especially this Spring.
You won't regret it!
Good Fishin'...
Reed Montgomery / Reeds Guide Service
Website: www.fishingalabama.com
