Coleman Lakes, Alabama: Fishing Spots and Seasons

• Overview

  Coleman Lakes belongs to Hale County, Alabama. It sits in oak and grass country. The nearest town is Greensboro, 5.2 miles away. The nearest city of size is Tuscaloosa, 35 miles away. Close by you also have: Coleman Lakes 0.4 miles away, Bailey Lake just 1 mile, Massey Lake 1.6 miles away, Morrison Brothers Lake just 2.7 miles and Phillips Lake 2.7 miles away. No boundary runs near, so the county rules hold throughout.

• Where to Fish on Coleman Lakes

  No depth figure appears in our records, so the bank has to tell you. Held water runs deepest at the wall and shallows back to the inflow. A reservoir gives you a hard edge, a shelf, and not much else. Documented catches and surveys in the area cover longear sunfish, blackbanded darter, redspot darter, pretty shiner and bluntnose minnow. Use it to know what is possible here, not what is certain. On Coleman Lakes the quiet end is the one worth the extra effort.

• Seasonal Patterns

  July is the warm end of the year here, averaging about 81°F, while January sits near 44°F. The surface stays open the year round. Late winter and spring fish steadiest here. The cooler months are the comfortable ones to fish here. Expect Coleman Lakes to follow that timing. Conditions on the day matter more than the month on the calendar.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing in our records says who may fish here. No slipway, car park or made path shows up nearby in mapping, so treat access as rough. Bluegill and other panfish take small jigs or worms under a float near any cover. Take the rules with you rather than trusting memory. Where parking is tight, arriving early solves most problems. Coleman Lakes, 0.4 miles away, makes the obvious fallback. Check the current arrangement for Coleman Lakes.