Lelia Myers Lake Fishing in Hale County, Alabama

• Overview

  Look for Lelia Myers Lake in the Hale County part of Alabama. It sits in dry hill. It covers about 9 acres, so this is small water you can walk round in under an hour. It is one of the smaller waters we list in Hale County. Head to Greensboro, 7.1 miles away, for anything you forgot. The nearest city of size is Tuscaloosa, 39 miles away. No border sits close enough to matter.

• Where to Fish on Lelia Myers Lake

  No depth figure has reached our records, which makes a plummet useful. Levels move with the draw rather than the rain on water like this. Built water gives depth close in, which suits a bank angler. Species logged nearby in open biodiversity records include longear sunfish, blackbanded darter and redspot darter. The list reflects reported sightings and surveys rather than what is stocked. Lelia Myers Lake responds to conditions more than to tactics.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Average temperature peaks around 81°F in July and bottoms out near 44°F in January. Cooler months are the productive ones on most of this water. Heat pushes fish deep from June onwards, so start early. Autumn steadies things again once the heat lets go. The season on Lelia Myers Lake rarely departs from it.

• Tackle & Baits

  The rules here are undocumented as far as public sources go. No launch point is recorded nearby, so this is a bank water unless you carry a boat in. For the panfish, a small hook, a float and a piece of worm outfish everything fancy. Look for a notice board at the entrance. Barbless rules turn up on managed water more often than not. Sully Ponds, 1.2 miles away, makes the obvious fallback. The position on Lelia Myers Lake is worth confirming on the day.