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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