Burgess Spring Lakes in Blount County: How and When to Fish It

• Overview

  Burgess Spring Lakes is one of the Blount County listings for Alabama. The bank is 705 feet above sea level. Small at around 2 acres: two anglers spread out cover most of it. On size it sits at the modest end of our Blount County list. For a base, Blountsville sits 1.7 miles out. Birmingham sits 42 miles out, and it is the nearest city worth the name. The boundary is near enough that local access rules are worth double-checking.

• Where to Fish on Burgess Spring Lakes

  No chart reached our records; the first cast is your sounding. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. The shallow end warms first and pulls fish in ahead of the rest. Documented catches and surveys in the area cover blackfin darter, warrior darter and blackbanded darter. Records show what people reported, not what is stocked. Fish Burgess Spring Lakes to its features, not to its size.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Seasonal averages run from 40°F in January up to 78°F in July. Winter is a mild inconvenience here, nothing more. Late winter and spring fish steadiest here. February into May fishes hardest as the water warms. Expect Burgess Spring Lakes to follow that timing. A cold snap sets things back for several days.

• Tackle & Baits

  Whether the bank is open is not something our records settle. There is recorded parking some 80 yards off. Public data records a pier about half a mile out. A picnic area is mapped about 150 yards away. Toilets show in mapping about 160 yards away. Ask in the nearest town if you are unsure. Fishing rules and camping rules are set separately here. Donald Smith Lake sits 1.4 miles off and takes the overflow. Nothing here settles the position at Burgess Spring Lakes for certain.