Fishing Marion Weissinger Lake Number One in Dallas County, Alabama

• Overview

  Marion Weissinger Lake Number One is one of the Dallas County listings for Alabama. Height above sea level is 154 feet. The nearest place of any size is Uniontown, 8.4 miles away. For a city, Tuscaloosa is 57 miles off. If this one is busy: Miller Brothers Lake Number Three after 7 miles, Cottrell Lake at about 10 miles, McHugh Lake after 11 miles, Hilton Mckee Lake at about 11 miles and Sedgefield Lake after 12 miles. Being near a boundary, it pays to know which side you are fishing.

• Where to Fish on Marion Weissinger Lake Number One

  There is no published depth for this one, so start shallow and work out. Points where the flooded channel swings in are the reliable ones. The old creek line under the surface is the feature worth finding. Open occurrence data for the surrounding area lists backwater darter, green sunfish and warmouth. Treat it as evidence of what swims in the area. Marion Weissinger Lake Number One responds to conditions more than to tactics.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Climate records put July near 81°F and January near 45°F. The awkward stretch is midsummer, not midwinter. Heat pushes fish deep from June onwards, so start early. February into May fishes hardest as the water warms. The season on Marion Weissinger Lake Number One rarely departs from it.

• Tackle & Baits

  The access position is unclear from public sources. The map shows no ramp or car park nearby, so this is a walk-in water. For the panfish, a small hook, a float and a piece of worm outfish everything fancy. Parking is often the real limit rather than the bank itself. Some stretches are reserved and marked as such on the ground. Miller Brothers Lake Number Three sits 7 miles off and takes the overflow. None of that is settled for Marion Weissinger Lake Number One in what we hold.