Cedar Lake in Lowndes County: How and When to Fish It

• Overview

  Lowndes County, Alabama, is where Cedar Lake sits. It stands 308 feet above sea level. It covers about 6 acres, so this is small water you can walk round in under an hour. On size it sits at the modest end of our Lowndes County list. Head to Fort Deposit, 9.1 miles away, for anything you forgot. The nearest city of size is Montgomery, 22 miles away. A county boundary sits nearby, which can matter for local access rules.

• Where to Fish on Cedar Lake

  No depth figure appears in our records, so the bank has to tell you. The arms fish better than the open middle whenever the water is up. Points where the flooded channel swings in are the reliable ones. Documented catches and surveys in the area cover black bullhead, bluegill, goldstripe darter, green sunfish and warmouth. Records show what people reported, not what is stocked. On Cedar Lake the quiet end is the one worth the extra effort.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Averages move between 47°F in January and 81°F in July. Long warm spells define the calendar more than any cold. The first and last hours carry the summer; the middle is slow. The cooler months are the comfortable ones to fish here. That is the shape of the year on Cedar Lake. Spring fish sit shallower than most people expect.

• Tackle & Baits

  Who may fish here is not settled in anything we hold. Public data shows nothing built here, so treat the whole approach as informal. Catfish want bait on the bottom: cut bait or worms, a simple running rig, and patience after dark. Some banks are open only from a marked point. Close seasons apply to some species and not others. Failing this one, try Gaston Lake, 0.7 miles away. Rules at Cedar Lake are worth checking on the day.