Alabama Fishing Road Trip

Recently I was traveling from Florida across Alabama on my way to the Natchez Trace Parkway. I fished my way across Alabama from the Little River Canyon, DeSoto Falls, and Joe Wheeler State Park. At Guntersville I got blown off the lake by one of the strongest thunderstorms I have ever been in. The wind at one time blowing so hard it almost blew my 12 foot boat across the parking lot. I took a few side trips along the way like the US Space and Rocket Center in Huntsville. Really enjoyed the fresh water fishing in Alabama. During the trip I caught lots of bass and pan fish but not to many crappie. I was fishing in mid May and the only crappie I could catch were in water over 20 feet deep. I would really appreciate any suggestions on how to improve my crappie catching stats. Below is the video of the trip.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GqhC5iSHLg8

Very cool video, sir.

Thanks for letting us go along with ya on your trip! I really enjoyed the clip ! I wished I knew you were coming through I would have tried to put yaw on some crappie! But at least you got to go to Payne’s which is only about 5 miles down the road from me if yaw are ever back up this way give me a shout and we will try give em a try!

Thanks for the offer.

Enjoyed tagging along for the trip.

Nice video you fished some really good waters

Big G will sure get you if you aren't careful.

Should have given us a heads up. I was catching them good in May.

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Originally Posted by FurFlyin

Big G will sure get you if you aren't careful.

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You are so correct, there is no way my boat would have survived that storm on the lake. Even tied to the ground it would have blow off without putting water in it to hold it down. The power of those storms are amazing.

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Originally Posted by Viking1

Recently I was traveling from Florida across Alabama on my way to the Natchez Trace Parkway. I fished my way across Alabama from the Little River Canyon, DeSoto Falls, and Joe Wheeler State Park. At Guntersville I got blown off the lake by one of the strongest thunderstorms I have ever been in. The wind at one time blowing so hard it almost blew my 12 foot boat across the parking lot. I took a few side trips along the way like the US Space and Rocket Center in Huntsville. Really enjoyed the fresh water fishing in Alabama. During the trip I caught lots of bass and pan fish but not to many crappie. I was fishing in mid May and the only crappie I could catch were in water over 20 feet deep. I would really appreciate any suggestions on how to improve my crappie catching stats. Below is the video of the trip.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GqhC5iSHLg8

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Is this John Walter's the fish ecologist?

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chances for success are probably better the ladder part of march into the first few weeks of April, There is a reason they call Gville Big Windy

Enjoyed going along on the trip. Thanks for sharing.

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Originally Posted by overtonas

Is this John Walter's the fish ecologist?

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Sorry for the late reply I was up in Alaska doing some "research." I think you may be referring to another John Walters, I'm not a fish ecologist by trade but I am addicted to fishing.