By
Reed Montgomery
Reeds Guide Service (205) 787-5133
Website: www.FISHINGALABAMA.com
Fall Fishing Lake Martin
Lake Martin has trophy sized spotted bass, largemouth bass
exceeding 10 pounds and some striped bass weighing over 40
pounds have been taken in years past. Any of which any angler
would be glad to do battle with. Although Lake Martin is
dropped each Fall period for Winter pool, it still has lots
of wood cover, rock piles, bluff banks and offshore structure
for bass to relate to.
The wood cover in Lake Martin such as stumps, brush and
trees have deterioated from lake drawdown (when exposed to
the elements each winter), but plenty of cover, both natural
and man-made, still exists.
Anglers planting brushpiles create new cover each season.
The Corps of Engineers also plants brushpiles around the
first week of January and they mark them with floating buoys.
Laying trees are evident with Fall's passing storms creating
new cover for the bass and baitfish with each passing season.
Resident-built piers, boat houses and boat ramps, are springing
up every year on Lake Martin. This sprawled out Lake is located
near the town of Alexander City in the mid eastern portion
of Alabama. Man made cover, found lake wide, provides both
bass and baitfish with security.
Lake Martin can display some very clear water, especially
evident from Wind Creek State Park launch at mid lake, to
the Lake's lower end. This clear water clairity can slow
the shallow water bite, especially on sunny, high pressure
days. Clear water creates some very spooky conditions for
some often hard-to-catch bass, especially in shallow water.
Before the lake is dropped even lower for Winter pool, Fall
rains will stain the Lake's upper portions. Heavy rains can
even temporarely bring up the lakes water level. The Lake's
headwaters and its major feeder creeks and incoming streams,
provide various washed-in edibles for the bass to select.
Just like your lures. Bass foraging in water less than 5
feet deep are a lot more susceptable to a variety of shallow
water lures. These stained water areas, that receive a daily
influx of sudden rain, will have bass migrating here to feed
on the washed in edibles all throughout the Fall season.
Variety in your lure selection can real huge rewards.
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Thanks, and 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
