Lost Creek Lake Number 1 Fishing Guide, Cleburne County, Alabama

• Overview

  Lost Creek Lake Number 1 lies in Cleburne County, Alabama. It stands 1,027 feet above sea level. With some 36 acres of water, there is room for a boat but no need of one. Roughly 1.2 miles of bank means you can walk to a fresh area when one goes quiet. It is among the larger waters listed here for Cleburne County. Bowdon lies 5.5 miles from the water. South Fulton sits 39 miles out, and it is the nearest city worth the name. Being near a boundary, it pays to know which side you are fishing.

• Where to Fish on Lost Creek Lake Number 1

  No published figure covers depth, so learn it as you fish. Standing timber shows when the level drops, and fish sit against it. Held water runs deepest at the wall and shallows back to the inflow. Species logged nearby in open biodiversity records include redbreast sunfish, muscadine darter, tallapoosa darter and redeye bass. It reflects what has been logged, which depends on who was looking. On this water that means starting tight and working out.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Expect July to average close to 78°F, with January the cold end at about 41°F. Summer heat is the limit here, not winter cold. Shade and hour of day matter more than month. November and March are the quiet, comfortable months to be out. This water runs to its own calendar within the local pattern.

• Tackle & Baits

  The rules here are undocumented as far as public sources go. Mapping shows an empty shoreline: no ramp, no jetty, no marked entry. 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. Barbless rules turn up on managed water more often than not. Failing this one, try Lost Creek Lake Number 2, 0.7 miles away. Where this water is concerned, a local answer beats a written one.