Sougahatchee Lake Fishing in Lee County, Alabama

• Overview

  Sougahatchee Lake sits in Lee County, out in Alabama. Height above sea level is 755 feet. This is a pocket water of some 12 acres, and every part of it is reachable from the bank. The nearest place of any size is Auburn, 2.4 miles away. Beyond it, Opelika at 4.1 miles and Huguley at 19 miles. It sits well inside its county, with no border complications.

• Where to Fish on Sougahatchee Lake

  Depth is not on record here, so the bank has to tell you. Held water runs deepest at the wall and shallows back to the inflow. Look for where the old bank line still shows under the surface. Species logged nearby in open biodiversity records include bluegill, longear sunfish, blackbanded darter, green sunfish and redbreast sunfish. Records show what people reported, not what is stocked. Fish Sougahatchee Lake where the bottom changes rather than where it looks deep.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Averages here run 80°F at the top of summer and 45°F at the bottom of winter. The hard part of the year is the heat, not the cold. The cooler months are the comfortable ones to be out. The hot months push the fishing to dawn and dusk. Plan around that when you fish Sougahatchee Lake.

• Tackle & Baits

  Our records carry no access rule either way. A car park lies half a mile away, so the walk in is short. Bluegill and other panfish take small jigs or worms under a float near any cover. Rules for this water may differ from the county norm. Keep proof of licence with you rather than in the car. Failing this one, try Prather Lake, 1.2 miles away. For Sougahatchee Lake, the notice at the access point is the final word.