Swan Lake near Alexander City: Fishing Spots, Seasons and Access

• Overview

  Set in Coosa County, Swan Lake is an Alabama water. It sits in dry hill. Surface area runs to about 3 acres — small enough to read in one session. You are 3.7 miles from Alexander City. Goodwater is 7.1 miles away, with Stewartville at 16 miles. Also worth knowing: Thomas Lake (17 miles), Lanes Lake 18 miles away, Tallaseehatchee Creek Watershed N (18 miles), Lake Martin 18 miles away and Tallaseehatchee Creek Watershed N (18 miles). Rules can differ a short way off, since the county line is near.

• Where to Fish on Swan Lake

  Nothing in our records gives a depth for this one. Inflow corners move water, and moving water gathers fish. Held water runs deepest at the wall and shallows back to the inflow. Records collected within a few miles name bronze darter, muscadine darter, tallapoosa bass, blacktail redhorse and mobile logperch. Reporting is uneven, so absence from the list means little. The shape of Swan Lake decides where the fish sit.

• Seasonal Patterns

  July runs about 79°F on average, January about 43°F. Winter is the comfortable season here rather than the difficult one. October and November give a second good stretch as it cools. April and May are the settled weeks, with October close behind. It holds true on Swan Lake more years than not.

• Tackle & Baits

  No access rule appears in what we hold. No made access appears within a short radius, so plan to park on a verge and walk. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. Parking space is the usual limit rather than the bank itself. A polite question at the farm gate opens more banks than anything else. Thomas Lake, 17 miles away, makes the obvious fallback. Check the position at Swan Lake before loading the car.