Area Marinas & Boat Repair Service

Florence Harbor and Marina

1050 Clayborn Liles Dr.
(McFarland Park)
Florence, AL 35630
256-768-1299

Emerald Beach Marina

Shoals Creek
Killen, AL 35645
256-757-9086

Marina Mar

Hwy 72 / Shoals Creek
Killen, AL 35645
256-757-1122

Joe Wheeler State Park

Hwy 72
Rogersville, AL 35652
256-247-6971 or 256-247-5461

Contact: Joe Wheeler State Park Marina:

Fishing Supplies, Bait & Tackle

Perkins Outdoors

305 Coffee Road

Florence, AL 35630

256-768-1000

Alabama Outdoors

Full Line Orvis Dealer
468 N. Court St.

Florence, AL 35630
256-764-1809

Gray's Tackle Shop

2813 Jackson Hwy.
Sheffield, AL 35660
256-383-2716

Gene's Bait & Tackle

Hwy. 72 / 15261 Hwy. 72
Rogersville, AL 35652
256-247-7700

Joe Wheeler State Park Marina

4601 McLean Drive
Rogersville, AL 35652
256-247-6971 or  256-247-5461

Joe Wheeler State Park Marina

Tom Smith Custom Rod & Reel

3303 Veterans Drive
Florence, AL 35630
256-766-8036

Bass Plus

100 Francis Ave.
Muscle Shoals, AL 35662
256-383-2611

Wal-Mart Super Center

3100 Hough (off Hwy. 72)
Florence, AL 35630
256-767-7581

K-Mart

105 Cox Creek Pkwy.
Florence, AL 35630
256-764-2223

Dick's Sporting Goods

346 Cox Creek Pkwy.
Florence, AL 35630
256-760-4211

Boat Sales, Service & Repair

Shoals Outdoors Sports

1605 Highway 72
Tuscumbia, AL 35674
256-389-8150

Emerald Beach Marina

Shoals Creek
Killen, AL 35645
256-757-9086

Travis Boat Center

4120 Florence Blvd.
Florence, AL 35630
256-757-5000

Longshore Cycle Center

931 Mitchell Blvd.
Florence, AL 35630
256-764-3038

Shoals Marine

105 Cox Blvd.
Sheffield, AL 35661
256-381-5006

Jim's Prop Service

3407 Huntsville Road
Florence, AL 35630
256-766-1717

What to Expect Each Season

Good Fishing Year-Round

Spring-(March-June)

Concentrate on deep ledges, gravel points, and bluffs. Head for weed beds and shallow stumps as water temperatures increase in April. Fill your tackle box with plastic worms, jigs, spinner baits and big crank baits.

Summer-(June-September)

Now is the time for blue and channel catfish. For all fish, your best luck is to follow shell mounds, and underwater humps.   Keep an eye out for large schools of largemouth & smallmouth on ledges. Local fishermen say to use a jig, big crank baits, spinner baits, Carolina Rig Lizard and live shiners to lure in the big ones.

Fall-(September-December)

Trophy fish are abundant along the riverbanks, woods, rocks and anywhere baitfish can be found. Smallmouth bass congregate in the tailwaters of Wilson and Wheeler Dams. Many anglers have success drifting live threadfin shad in the swift current for trophy smallmouths. Fill your tackle box with top water baits, spinner baits, jigs, and plastic worms.

Winter-(December-March)

Tailwaters of Wilson and Wheeler Dams provide excellent opportunities to catch sauger (we call them jack salmon) when they migrate upstream to spawn. Winter also is an excellent time for smallmouth bass fishing on the Tennessee River. Use small jigs, worms and willow leaf spinner baits in white or white/chartreuse.

Local Fishing Guides

Jimmy Mason

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www.jimmymasonbasspro.com

Jonathan Newton - FLW National Guard Pro

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Ryan Salzman

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Danny, Daniel Boone Fishing Guide
256-443-8525 or 256-766-4895
www.danielboonefishingguide.com

Sam Parker
7731 Kennedy Dr.
Florence, AL 35630
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(Tony) Cox Fly Fishing
221 Co. Rd. 416
Killen, AL 35645
256-757-0449
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License, Lake Level, & Regulations Information

Annual fishing licenses are good for 365 days.  Instant licensing is available on the Internet (2% fee), or by telephone-1-888-848-6887 ($3.95 fee), or at 900 vendors and probate offices in Alabama.  All youth age 15 and younger fish for free.

License requirements vary because the lake includes three states.

Alabama Resident - $12.50 annual license
Florida/Tennessee Resident - $16 (7-day permit)
Louisiana Resident - $26 (7-day permit)
Mississippi resident - $15 (7-day permit)
All other state residents - $11 (7-day permit)
Out-of-state resident annual license fee - $31

Lake Levels - For lake levels and temperature information, call 256-386-2264 or www.lakeinfo.tva.gov

Alabama Boat Operator’s Certification
Manual Marine Police Division 334-242-3673
Folsom Administrative Building
Montgomery, AL 36130-1451

Daily Creel, Possession & Size of Game Fish Regulations
Visit www.outdooralabama.com/fishing/freshwater/regulations/