Fishing at Shady Grove Lakes, Bibb County, Alabama

• Overview

  You will find Shady Grove Lakes in Bibb County, Alabama. Land around it is dry hill. With some 33 acres of water, there is room for a boat but no need of one. A shoreline of some 1.1 miles keeps the choices simple. Centreville is the closest place, 6.2 miles off. It is 27 miles to Tuscaloosa, the nearest city. The nearest boundary is a fair way off.

• Where to Fish on Shady Grove Lakes

  There is no recorded depth, so work from what you can see. Inflow corners move water, and moving water gathers fish. Held water runs deepest at the wall and shallows back to the inflow. Fish reported in the area, according to open records, include blackbanded darter, Alabama darter and rock darter. Presence in the area does not guarantee a fish in this exact water on the day. On Shady Grove Lakes the obvious spot is not always the productive one.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Average temperature peaks around 80°F in July and bottoms out near 43°F in January. Cold never closes this one. Shade and hour of day matter more than month. The hot months push the fishing to dawn and dusk. Plan around that when you fish Shady Grove Lakes. Late summer often means an early start or nothing at all.

• Tackle & Baits

  Who may fish here is not settled in anything we hold. No built facilities appear in mapping around this water. Keep the gear simple: light line, small hooks, split shot and a couple of proven lures. Gates get locked out of season on water like this. Night access is frequently treated as a separate matter. Should this one be busy, Crystal Lake is 4.6 miles off. Where Shady Grove Lakes is concerned, a local answer beats a written one.