Americana Outdoors E-Magazine - January 2017

LocatedinnorthwestAlabamaontheTenneseRiver, Pick- wickReservoirruns50milesfromPickwickLandingDamin Tennesetothe"Shoals"areabelowWilsonDam. Thetotal surfaceareaatfulsummerpool is47,500acres. McFarland ParkatFlorencecanhostmajorfishingtournaments. Largemouthbasandsmalmouthbasarethemostsought afterspeciesbyanglers,althoughsomenicespotedbas existintheReservoirtoo.PickwickReservoirisAlabama’s bestlocationforthatanglertryingtocatchablackbas “GrandSlam:"largemouth,smalmouth,andspotedbas.  PickwickReservoir"sgreatestreputationisitssuperbsmal- mouthbasfishing.  Anglersshouldfishdeperintheriverinestretchesofthe reservoirwherelargerbas reside.Aquaticweds(milfoil basandhydrila) havebecomeestablishedinthelowerend ofthereservoir.Anglersfishingdephumpsandaquatic wedmarginshavebensucesfulincatchingtheirlimit. TraditionalbaitsremaingoodforcatchingbasonPickwick Lake,butanglersareencouragedtothrowshad-colored grubs, fish-headspinrigs, shaky-headfineserigs, spoons, and5-inchswimbaitstobemorecompetitive. PICKWICKLAKE FLORENCE, AL MAY25THAND26TH, 2017