Weiss Lake
Weiss Lake is the Crappie Capital of the World — 30,200 acres of Coosa River impoundment that out-produces every Alabama lake for crappie and stacks ledge bass and winter striper on the main channel.

Little River Arm Willow Flats
Shallow willow trees, stumps, and cypress 3-8 ft · Minnows or Bobby Garland jigs vertically around brush · Spring (crappie spawn)

Cedar Bluff Rock Points
Main-lake rocky points and ledge drops · Football jig, deep crankbait, shaky head for spotted bass · Summer

Chattooga River Mouth
River-channel breaks with standing timber · ChatterBait, lipless crankbait, medium-diver in shad color · Fall (shad migration)

Spring Creek Cypress
Flooded cypress and willow banks with scattered brush · Wacky worm, lizard, spinnerbait · Pre-spawn + Spawn

Weiss Dam Tailrace
Heavy current below the dam, deep hole, rip-rap · Live shad on Carolina rig for stripers; heavy swimbait for bass · Year-round (stripers) / Winter (big bass)

Yellow Creek Brush Piles
ADCNR-placed submerged brush piles on channel swings · Vertical jigging for crappie, drop-shot for bass · Summer + Winter

Yellow Creek / Little River / Chattooga Confluence
Main-lake points and drop-offs where the Little River and Chattooga River join the Coosa; edges of the main channel · Live shad on downlines for stripers; football jig and deep crank for spotted bass on the channel edge · Summer + Fall

Weiss Lake — Lake Center