Five years ago my wife and I relocated to Alabama and one of the things I got excited about was the fishing and the classic lakes located here. I had all of the notions that I was gonna be out galavanting around the state fishing these lakes every weekend. Well it just hasn't happened that way. I have been able to do a little fishing here and I have fished a bunch of different places but I don't think any have made me feel like Eufaula has. This was my first trip there and I felt something special about the place at the first sight of water. I just knew this was going to be a good weekend.
There are places that get ranked as top bass lakes and Eufaula is no different and some fall out of favor and there again Eufaula is no different. I think she maybe taking a back seat to some of the other lakes right now but I don't know that you could convince me as to why. With quite literally miles of lily pad fields this is a kayak anglers dream.
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| Lily pads run for miles here. |
For the people that know me they know one of my goto techniques is fishing a toad. This place fits that bill perfectly. We spent the weekend chunking and winding toads. I did get a little tired of that so I tossed a wake bait for a while and picked up one about 2# but the toad bite was so good I had to go right back to it.
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| The only non-toad fish of the weekend caught on a Mikey SR. |
I won't bore you with a bunch of selfies of me with fish I will just suffice it to say that if you like to fish lily pads and you want to fish a storied lake with a good history then do yourself a favor and give this place a visit.
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| Ok one more selfie. |
There was a two day tournament going and the boat traffic seemed pretty light even with that happening. They also restrict people from skiing and using PWC in the wildlife management areas, which is a major plus. I can't think of anything I hate more when I'm trying to fish than some ass monkey on a jet ski. Just a couple more things to appreciate about this place.
