Impounded 1972
Lake Level: Full pool
Water Temperature - Mornings upper-80's / Evenings low-90's
Situated in mid Alabama is a river system that flows not to far
from the state capitol building in Montgomery, Al. The Alabama
River System in this mid Alabama section is an man made impounded
lake that exists called, "Jones Bluff Reservoir".
Still if you launched your boat just outside of the nearby town
of Prattville at a popular boat launch known as, "Cooters
Pond launch" you would by enthused to think you were just
on a plain old river system. Until you go down stream about 2
miles (past the first bridge you go under), is when the lake
widens into a more lake-like appearance.
On a recent mid July trip to Jones Bluff we had success early
but when it gets hot it can slow down real fast. On this mid-90
degree mid summer day, it did.
We fished islands early always good places for spotted bass relating
to the current on the upper and lower points of these islands.
We had 5 good bass among about a dozen in all, in three stops.
All spotted bass and some good ones weighing from 2 - 3 1/2 pounds.
Mostly caught the bigger ones on zara spooks and spinner baits
and then suspending jerk baits and Fat Free Shad crank baits
fooled some of the smaller ones.
Around these islands are lay down trees, logs, stumps, and brush,
all washed in from heavy rains in the spring. Also are log jams.
In one log jam we had two bass weighing about 3-4 pounds each,
both caught on a black, brown and green colored jigs with twin-tailed
Yamamoto black grubs. But only after we thoroughly fished the
log jam, caught one and then returned 10 minutes later for the
bigger of the two.
It got hot fast and we had planned on fishing until about 2 p.m.
But with our last decent bass coming around 11:30 a.m. we could
have left then! So as it got about 95 degrees and no bites in
either deep water or shallow, we decided early to leave about
1 p.m. Still our 5 best bass weighed about 15 pounds. Not bad
for mid-summer on any lake!
During the summer months its important to arrive at the lake
well before dawn and then plan on fishing places like Jones Bluff
lake at about 5 a.m. Any later and your cutting into your early
morning big bass bite! Or if your planning on doing some evening
fishing for bass then maybe arrive about 6 p.m. and then fish
until dark or after. When its the coolest and the bass again
move shallow to feed.
* Or you can always call on Reeds Guide Service...first! (205)
663-1504 "Guiding on Jones Bluff Lake and all other Alabama
lakes for over 40 years"
See my website www.fishingalabama.com for summertime day and
night fishing tips, lake reports for all Alabama lakes and new
summertime articles!
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Thanks and Good Fishin' Reed
Reed Montgomery / Outdoor Writer
Owner / Reeds Guide Service
Alabaster, Alabama (205) 663-1504
E-mail: alabassgyd@aol.com
Website: www.fishingalabama.com
" Over 40 Years Guiding, Fishing and Exploring Every Lake
in Alabama For Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Spotted Bass
and Striped Bass "
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