Fishing at Laminack Lake, Cleburne County, Alabama

• Overview

  Look for Laminack Lake in the Cleburne County part of Alabama. Height above sea level is 1,033 feet. About 6 acres of surface, which puts the far bank inside easy sight. On size it sits at the modest end of our Cleburne County list. Tallapoosa sits 6.1 miles from here and is the nearest stop. For a city, South Fulton is 43 miles off. A county boundary sits nearby, which can matter for local access rules.

• Where to Fish on Laminack Lake

  Depth is not on record here, which means reading the ground instead. Standing timber shows when the level drops, and fish sit against it. Rip-rap along the wall holds fish that the open bank never does. Public wildlife records from this area list tallapoosa darter, muscadine darter and black madtom. Records show what people reported, so treat the list as a guide to what lives in the area. Laminack Lake gives up more to patience than to distance.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Seasonal averages run from 41°F in January up to 77°F in July. The hard part of the year is the heat, not the cold. March through May is the strongest run, with autumn a second stretch. The cooler months are the comfortable ones to fish here. Plan around that when you fish Laminack Lake.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access is not recorded for this water. Nothing built is recorded close to the bank here. A light spinning outfit with a small box of lures and some bait covers most of what swims here. Gates get locked out of season on water like this. Fishing rules and camping rules are set separately here. East Wards Lake, 2.5 miles away, makes the obvious fallback. None of that is settled for Laminack Lake in what we hold.