Big Creek Lake
Big Creek Lake Alabama fishing covers 3,600 Mobile County acres — MAWSS-operated water-supply reservoir with controlled access, on-site boat rental only, and restored public fishing in 2024. Largemouth, bluegill, crappie, and catfish in south Alabama.

Big Creek Lake Rental Boat Launch / MAWSS Access
MAWSS-managed access point for public fishing — on-site boat rental, parking, launch. The only permitted entry to the lake. · Rent a MAWSS-approved boat on-site and fish the nearest cypress cover from the rental launch — outside boats prohibited. · Year-round

Main Lake Cypress Flats
Open-water cypress stumps and flooded timber on the main lake flats — classic south Alabama cypress cover, soft bottom, 4-10 ft depth across the majority of the pool · Wacky Senko on cypress stumps; ChatterBait on cypress edges; cricket on bluegill bed flats in May · Spring + Fall

Creek Arm Timber + Brush
Tributary creek arms off the main pool — flooded timber, brush piles, soft-bottom flats with cover · Small jig and minnow for crappie on brush; spinnerbait on timber for largemouth; topwater at first light on creek mouths · Spring

Dam Forebay / Deep Water
Deepest water in the pool near the dam — the water-supply intake structure, deep rock and timber transitions · Drop-shot on the dam rock; cut shad on the deep channel for catfish; Alabama rig on the deepest available ledges in cold water · Winter + Summer

South Main Lake Flats
Southern half of the main pool — shallow cypress-stump flats and soft-bottom timber typical of Gulf Coastal Plain water-supply reservoirs · Flip a jig to cypress stumps; wacky-rigged worm on stump edges; buzzbait at first light on the flat · Spring + Summer

Big Creek Lake — Lake Center