Lake Mitchell
Mitchell Lake Alabama fishing report: 5,850 Coosa River acres impounded by Alabama Power in 1923 between Lay Dam and Jordan Dam. Spotted bass, largemouth, and crappie work the main-river bluffs and creek arms.

Lay Dam Tailrace (Mitchell Headwaters)
Upstream end of Mitchell — current, rock, shad stacked below Lay Dam discharge · Swimbait and heavy jig on current seams; spoons for schooling stripers when generators run · Summer + Winter

Hatchet Creek Arm
Largest creek arm on Mitchell — standing timber, brush piles, shallow spawning flats · Minnows and jigs on brush for crappie; chatterbait and spinnerbait on timber edges · Spring + Fall

Higgins Ferry Area
Mid-lake river bend with access park, rocky points, deep channel swing · Drop-shot and shaky head on rocky points; Texas-rigged worm on channel swings · Year-round

Weogufka Creek Mouth
Eastern tributary creek mouth with current seam, stump field at the confluence · Lipless crankbait and walking topwater when spotted bass school on shad in the creek mouth · Fall

Mitchell Dam Forebay
Deep water stacked against the dam face — 125 ft dam, concentrated shad, current breaks · Heavy football jig vertical on dam face; spoons and jigging raps for winter spots · Winter + Summer

Coosa River Channel Bluffs (Mid-Lake)
Main river channel with bluff walls, rock transitions, current · Football jig dragged on bluff transitions; drop-shot on the rock edges · Summer + Winter

Paint Creek Arm (Mitchell)
Western tributary with secondary points and scattered wood · Jerkbait on staging points; wacky Senko on spawning pockets · Pre-spawn + Spawn

Upper Mitchell (Below Lay Dam Bluffs)
Riverine upper-lake stretch — bluff walls, current-affected rock, standing timber · Jig-and-craw on bluff seams; shad-pattern crankbait on current breaks · Spring + Fall

Lake Mitchell — Lake Center