Doctor Pattons Upper Lake in Blount County: How and When to Fish It

• Overview

  Doctor Pattons Upper Lake is listed under Blount County, Alabama. The water sits 820 feet up. This is a pocket water of some 19 acres, and every part of it is reachable from the bank. By elevation it is in the upper part of our Alabama listings. The closest town, Oneonta, is 1.7 miles away. It is 34 miles to Birmingham, the nearest city. No county line comes close, which keeps the paperwork simple.

• Where to Fish on Doctor Pattons Upper Lake

  No chart reached our records; the first cast is your sounding. The arms fish better than the open middle whenever the water is up. The old creek line under the surface is the feature worth finding. Fish reported in the area, according to open records, include bluegill, redbreast sunfish, warrior bass and largemouth bass. It reflects what has been logged, which depends on who was looking. At Doctor Pattons Upper Lake the first feature you find is worth twenty minutes.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The warm month here averages 79°F; the cold one sits at 40°F. There is no frozen season to plan round. Heat pushes fish deep from June onwards, so start early. March through May is the strongest run, with October and November a second stretch. It holds true on Doctor Pattons Upper Lake more years than not.

• Tackle & Baits

  Who may fish here is not settled in anything we hold. Recorded parking is half a mile off, far enough to travel light. A toilet block sits half a mile away. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. Rules differ from one water to the next round here. Where the way in crosses private ground, ask first. If the gate is shut, Doctor Pattons Lower Lake at 0.2 miles is the nearest alternative. Ask locally about Doctor Pattons Upper Lake if anything is unclear.