Upper Bear Creek Reservoir
Upper Bear Creek Reservoir is a TVA flood-control impoundment on Bear Creek at the Franklin–Winston–Marion county corner in northwest Alabama — closed by Upper Bear Creek Dam in 1978, 14 miles long, clear water, and a rare Alabama smallmouth-bass fishery.

Upper Bear Creek Dam Area
TVA earthen dam (85 ft high, 1,515 ft long, no hydro) on the Marion County side of the pool, deep water against the dam, main-channel rock, and release gates · Drop-shot and shaky head on the dam face; deep jigs on rock; suspending jerkbait on sunny winter afternoons · Summer + Winter

Quarter Creek Ramp Area
Winston County BCDA ramp and beach with creek-mouth flats, rocky points, and a handicap-accessible fishing pier · Shaky head and crankbait on the rocky points; topwater at dawn on the flats; live minnows off the pier for crappie and bluegill · Spring + Fall

Mon-Dye Ramp and Embayment
Franklin County BCDA ramp near Phil Campbell with a public beach, handicap-accessible pier, and a long embayment off the main channel · Spinnerbait on the laydowns; wacky Senko on the spawning flats; Texas-rigged worm on the points · Spring + Summer

Twin Forks Ramp (Upper Lake)
Upper-end BCDA ramp near Haleyville where the two feeder forks come together — timber, stumps, and the narrow headwater channel · Crankbait and spinnerbait on the staging timber; topwater in the back pockets at first light; flip a jig to laydowns on overcast days · Spring

Main-Lake Rocky Points (Mid-Reservoir)
Appalachian-plateau bedrock points and chunk-rock banks on the main channel between Quarter Creek and Mon-Dye · Drop-shot and tube for smallmouth on the rock; small swimbait on the points; shaky head worked down the slope · Summer + Fall

Upper Bear Creek Reservoir — Lake Center