Langley Lake Fishing near Roanoke, Alabama

• Overview

  Within Chambers County, Alabama, you have Langley Lake. It stands 761 feet above sea level. It covers about 5 acres, so this is small water you can walk round in under an hour. It is a small entry by Chambers County standards. Roanoke lies 8.2 miles from the water. It is 45 miles to Columbus, the nearest city. Being near a boundary, it pays to know which side you are fishing.

• Where to Fish on Langley Lake

  Depth is not on record here, so the bank has to tell you. Look for where the old bank line still shows under the surface. Built water gives depth close in, which suits a bank angler. Public wildlife records from this area list redbreast sunfish, blackbanded darter, bluegill, green sunfish and black crappie. Records come from public data, not from a stocking programme. The near bank of Langley Lake is often the one people ignore.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Temperature averages peak at 79°F in July and bottom out at 43°F in January. There is no frozen season to plan round. The cooler months are the comfortable ones to be out. November and March are the quiet, comfortable months to be out. On Langley Lake that shapes the whole year. A grey, mild day is often better than a bright, still one.

• Tackle & Baits

  Who may fish here is not settled in anything we hold. Nothing formal is recorded here: no ramp, no car park, no marked path. Largemouth respond to soft plastics tight to cover; go weedless where the growth is heavy. Look for a notice board at the entrance. Night access is frequently treated as a separate matter. Should this one be busy, Baker Lake is 1.9 miles off. What applies at Langley Lake may have changed since it was mapped.