Eufaula: Level: 0.4 feet above full pool. Temp: 72 degrees. Clarity: Slight stain.

Bass: Good. “The fishing has stabilized a little more,” said tournament pro Randy Duncan. “There will be some spawners still on beds, but look for postspawn fish moving out of spawning...

Guntersville: Level: Full pool. Temp: Upper 60s to 70 degrees. Clarity: Stained.

Bass: Very good. Capt. Mike Carter reports, “The fishing on Lake Guntersville has really picked up with the water on the shallow flats warming up into the 70s now. This has turned on the topwater...

Jordan: Level: Full pool. Temp: 67-70 degrees. Clarity: Stained.

Bass: Good. Guide John Pollard, of Bamaspots Guide Service, said, “Most of the bass will have spawned by the beginning of May. Target largemouth with flukes and jigs around any structure close to spawning pockets...

Lay: Level: 0.5 feet below full pool. Temp: 65-68 degrees. Clarity: Good stain.

Bass: Guide Reed Montgomery said, “Bass are starting to bed all up and down Lay Lake. The females that aren’t on bed are about to go on bed. Dark plastic lizards and dark plastic worms that...

Martin: Level: 0.5 feet below full pool. Temp: 65-70 degrees. Clarity: Mostly clear, with a light stain up the lake.

Bass: “The bass are pretty hard on the bed right now,” guide Chad Miller said. “The spots are bedding in the gravel flats and on points that have a...

Mitchell: Level: 0.2 feet below full pool. Temp: 65 degrees. Clarity: Clear.

Bass: “Bass fishing is excellent,” said guide Reed Montgomery. “Mitchell seems a little behind the other lakes on the Coosa chain. I’ve had several fishermen tell me they are wearing...

Neely Henry: Level: 0.4 feet below full pool. Temp: 68-72 degrees. Clarity: Good color.

Bass: Very good. BASS pro Kenny Pannell said, “Bass fishing is excellent on Lake Neely Henry. There are lots of bass on bed now all over the lake. The lake is seeing a lot of current, and...

Pickwick: Level: 1.7 feet above full pool. Temp: 65-68 degrees. Clarity: Normal stain.

Bass: “We have had a long, cold spring here on Pickwick,”said Capt. Gary Harlan. “When water temps finally climbed past the magic 60-degree mark, the bass and crappie responded and...

Saltwater: Inshore: Capt. Dan Kolenich reports, “May is usually the best fishing for specks and reds on Mobile Bay until the fall fishing in the Mobile-Tensaw Delta. This year is shaping up to be one of the best. April has shown schools of reds along the eastern shore and Gilliard Island....

Smith: Level: Full pool. Temp: Mid to upper 60s. Clarity: Mostly clear.

Bass: Rex Chambers had a Top Rod tournament victory on Smith a few weeks ago. He had an absolute monster largemouth for Smith Lake—an 8.34-pounder—and he added a couple of big spots with it for a...

Wedowee: Level: 2.3 feet below full. Temp: Upper 60s to low 70s. Clarity: Mostly clear.

Bass: Good. Eric Morris of Wedowee Marine reports, “May is topwater mania. If it swims on top, you best be throwing it. Seawalls, humps and clay banks will be great in the mornings. As the...

Weiss: Level: 0.2 feet below full. Temp: 60-63 degrees. Clarity: Stained.

Bass: Very good. Guide and tournament pro Warren Barnes reports, “Largemouth and spotted bass are in the postspawn stage. Flipping a Reins Ax Claw and a Witless soft stickbait around wood structure and...

West Point: Level: 0.2 feet above full pool. Temp: Upper 60s. Clarity: Most of the creeks are slightly stained; main lake is mostly clear.

Bass: Guide Keith Hudson reports, “Fishing for largemouth can be a little confusing this time of year. Most any creek will produce, but...

Wheeler: Level: 0.2 feet below full pool. Temp: 65-68 degrees. Clarity: Normal Wheeler color.

Bass: Bass fishing is excellent, according to guide Brent Crow. “It’s about as good as it gets here. Every tournament in the last several weeks has taken at least 20-plus to...

Wilson: Level: 1.4 feet below full. Temp: 65-68 degrees. Clarity: Clear.

Bass: “The bass are finally moving up into shallow water,” guide Brent Crow said. “They aren’t bedding yet but they should be any day now if we keep getting these warm sunshine days. The...