Yates Lake
Yates Lake fishing offers about 2,000 acres of lightly pressured Tallapoosa River water near Tallassee, Alabama — an Alabama Power hydro pool impounded in 1928 between Lake Martin upstream and Lake Thurlow below.

Yates Dam Forebay
Deep water stacked against the dam face; current break on generation flow · Heavy blade bait vertical or live bait for catfish; football jig on adjacent rock · Winter + Summer

Martin Dam Tailrace (Yates Headwaters)
Upper end of Yates — current, oxygenated water, shad congregation below Martin Dam discharge · Swimbait and underspin on current seams when generators run at Martin · Summer + Fall

Mid-Pool Main-River Points
Rocky main-river points on the channel swing — typical Tallapoosa chain spotted bass structure · Drop-shot, shaky head, or underspin — finesse presentations that match the Tallapoosa chain spotted bass pattern · Year-round

Channel-Swing Rock (Mid-Lake Bend)
Outside bend of the Tallapoosa channel where current cuts deep against rock and clay banks · Drop-shot with a small shad-colored worm or blade bait vertical when fish are staged deep · Winter + Fall

Upper Pool Shad Flat (Near Inflow)
Shallow-to-mid flat at the head of the pool where current slows and shad school in fall · Lipless crankbait or walking topwater when spotted bass push shad against the flat in September-October · Fall

Yates Lake — Lake Center