Sportsman Lake
Sportsman Lake is the shallow lake at the center of Sportsman Lake Park in Cullman — a Cullman County family park with mini-golf, a train ride, pedal boats, and a pier built for kid-friendly bream and catfish fishing.

Main Fishing Pier
Park-owned fishing pier over the deeper pool near the rental dock — the default kid-fishing spot, with a clear cast into 4-8 feet of water and bream stacked under the pier pilings all summer · Cricket or red wiggler under a small bobber for bream; chicken liver or nightcrawler on a bottom rig for channel catfish toward evening · Spring + Summer

Pedal Boat / Rental Dock Bank
Rental-dock shoreline where pedal boats, flat-bottoms, and kayaks launch — pier pilings, shade, and a wind break with steady panfish and occasional small largemouth · Wacky-rigged small Senko on the bank edge; beetle spin for mixed bream and small bass; slip-bobber with a worm for catfish after the rentals close · Spring + Fall

Splash Pad / Playground Shore
Open picnic-shelter and playground-side shoreline on the north end of the lake — grassy bank, easy casting distance, close to pavilions and restrooms · Cane pole and bobber for the kids; a small beetle spin or a Mepps inline for the adults in between taking turns on the splash pad · Summer

Train Loop / Far Shoreline
Far shoreline wrapped by the park's small-scale train loop — quieter bank, timber and weed edges, the bream-and-cat water away from the main-shelter foot traffic · Red wiggler on a small jig head on weed edges; cut bait on the bottom for channel catfish; small spinnerbait for the occasional largemouth in the timber pockets · Fall + Spring

Mini-Golf / Pavilion Shore
Near the 18-hole putt-putt course and the main pavilion — shaded picnic tables, easy stroller access, short-cast bank for families killing time between rounds of golf · Crickets and worms for bream; small jig-and-bobber for passing bluegill; family fishing only — no serious-angler flipping here · Year-round

Sportsman Lake — Lake Center