Oakville Pond Fishing Guide, Lawrence County, Alabama

• Overview

  Oakville Pond sits in Lawrence County, out in Alabama. Open plain runs right down to the water. The water measures roughly 11 acres, so nothing here is far from anything else. Start from Danville, 5.5 miles down the road. Moulton is 7.1 miles away, with Trinity at 12 miles. Close by you have: Lake Chulavista at 9.1 miles, Morgan Lake 14 miles off, Dinsmore Slough at 14 miles, Crabtree Slough 14 miles off and Swoope Pond at 17 miles. Two sets of local rules meet not far from this water.

• Where to Fish on Oakville Pond

  No chart reached our records; the first cast is your sounding. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. Records collected within a few miles name blackfin darter, blackside snubnose darter, stripetail darter and green sunfish. Presence in the area does not guarantee a fish in this exact water on the day. At Oakville Pond the first feature you find is worth twenty minutes.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Long-run averages give July about 79°F and January about 40°F. Heat sets the pattern from late spring onward. The cooler months are the comfortable ones to be out. The cooler months are the comfortable ones to fish here. Plan around that when you fish Oakville Pond. Warm rain lifts activity; cold rain flattens it.

• Tackle & Baits

  No public source sets out the position on this bank. A carry of half a mile from the nearest parking is the price of fishing here. For the panfish, a small hook, a float and a piece of worm outfish everything fancy. Rules differ from one water to the next round here. Some water is controlled locally without a sign saying so. Lake Chulavista sits 9.1 miles off and takes the overflow. Check the position on Oakville Pond before loading the car.