Moon Lake, Alabama: Fishing Spots and Seasons

• Overview

  Moon Lake lies in DeKalb County, in Alabama. Around the bank it is oak and grass. Small at around 8 acres: two anglers spread out cover most of it. It is one of the smaller waters we list in DeKalb County. You are 12 miles from Fort Payne. For a city, Chattanooga is 36 miles off. It sits near the edge of the county, so check which rules apply.

• Where to Fish on Moon Lake

  We hold no depth figure for this one. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. Species logged across DeKalb County include redeye bass, bluegill, redbreast sunfish and green sunfish. What holds for the county may not hold for this water. On Moon Lake the first feature you find is usually worth a session.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Temperature averages peak at 75°F in July and bottom out at 37°F in January. The hard part of the year is the heat, not the cold. Spring and autumn carry the fishing; summer squeezes it into the edges of the day. The cooler months are the comfortable ones to fish here. Keep it in mind when planning a trip to Moon Lake.

• Tackle & Baits

  The paperwork position is blank for this one. A camping area sits within half a mile of here. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Where the road in crosses private land, ask first. Some stretches are reserved and marked as such on the ground. For a change of water, Republic Lake is 3.7 miles distant. Ask locally about Moon Lake if anything is unclear.