Neely Henry Lake
This fishing report Neely Henry Lake Alabama anglers bookmark covers 11,200 acres of Coosa River reservoir near Gadsden — built river-run between Weiss and Logan Martin dams, famous for grass, docks, and Wes Logan's 2021 Bassmaster Elite win.

Gadsden City Boat Docks Area (Cove Creek to Minnesota Bend)
Downtown Gadsden river bend with docks, seawalls, and bridge pilings; shallow creek pockets off the main river · Flipping jig (5/8-oz black/blue with Zoom Big Salty Chunk); swim jig and frog in the grass pockets; painted crankbait on the bridge pilings · Spring + Fall

Canoe Creek Arm
Major Coosa-side creek arm off the main river with docks, water willow grass, laydowns, and a creek channel swing · Swim jig over Coosa grass; buzzbait and topwater along seawalls; green-pumpkin Booyah Finance Jig flipped to docks · Spring + Fall

Big Wills Creek Arm
Large Etowah-side creek off the main river north of Gadsden — flats, timber, stumps, and a main-channel transition · Spinnerbait and ChatterBait on the flats; jerkbait on staging points; wacky worm on spawning pockets · Pre-spawn + Spawn

Black Creek Mouth
Major tributary near downtown Gadsden with creek-channel drop, rock points, and standing timber · Shaky head on rock points; crappie jigs on timber in cooler months; crankbait on the channel edge · Year-round

Ohatchee Creek / Neely Henry Dam Approach
Lower-lake creek approach to Neely Henry Dam with deep water, rock bluffs, and a concentrated shad + striper zone · Live shad for stripers near the dam; deep crank and drop-shot on the bluff rock; vertical jigging spoon when fish suspend on shad · Summer + Winter

Greensport Bridge / Coosa Landing Area
Mid-lake bridge area on U.S. 411 with pilings, current break, and secondary creek mouths · Swimbait on the piling current edge; shaky head on secondary creek points; live bait off the piling for catfish · Year-round

Ballplay Creek Arm
Etowah-side creek arm below Gadsden with docks, laydowns, and a shallow-to-deep transition · Flip a tube or jig to docks; swim jig on grass edges; topwater at dawn over secondary points · Spring + Summer

Rainbow Landing / Rainbow City Area
West-bank flats and rip-rap downstream of Gadsden — shad spawn rip-rap in spring, scattered grass in summer · Walking bait and small buzzbait on rip-rap at first light; spinnerbait on grass edges; square-bill crankbait on seawalls · Spring (shad spawn)

Weiss Dam Tailrace (Upper Neely Henry Pool)
Current break below Weiss Dam at the upstream end of the Neely Henry pool — heavy current, chunk rock, concentrated shad and striper zone · Live shad on Carolina rig for stripers; hair jig through the current seam for big spots; heavy swimbait pitched into the boil · Winter + Spring

Neely Henry Lake — Lake Center