Fishing Cunningham Pond in Lauderdale County, Alabama

• Overview

  This water sits in Lauderdale County, Alabama. This is pine and hardwood ground. At roughly 3 acres, the whole thing is within casting reach of a single walk. Start from Cherokee, 7.9 miles down the road. For a city, Huntsville is 71 miles off. Others within reach: Winnie Pond within 2.4 miles, Big Hill Pond 2.4 miles, Pickens Pond within 5.3 miles, Kasmeier Pond 14 miles and Abramson Lake within 14 miles. The line between counties passes nearby, which can change who manages the water.

• Where to Fish on Cunningham Pond

  No figure exists for depth, so let the water show you. A reservoir gives you a hard edge, a shelf, and not much else. Rip-rap along the wall holds fish that the open bank never does. Survey and observation records for Lauderdale County include blackside snubnose darter, fantail darter and crown darter. Records at county level tell you what is around, not what is stocked here. Read Cunningham Pond before you fish it and the day goes better.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Averages move between 39°F in January and 79°F in July. Summer heat is the limit here, not winter cold. The cooler months are the comfortable ones to be out. Late winter often fishes better here than midsummer does. At Cunningham Pond the season follows that pattern closely. A rising level usually fishes better than a falling one.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing on record says whether the bank is open or closed. Nothing is listed nearby for parking or launching a boat. Bluegill and other panfish take small jigs or worms under a float near any cover. Rules for this water may differ from the county norm. Close seasons apply to some species and not others. Failing this one, try Winnie Pond, 2.4 miles away. Where Cunningham Pond is concerned, a local answer beats a written one.