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Lake Information for Wilson Lake
Wilson Reservoir is located in northern Alabama near the towns of Florence and Muscle Shoals. The reservoir extends upstream for 15 miles to Wheeler Dam and covers 15,500 acres.
Largemouth bass, smallmouth bass and catfish are targeted most often by anglers on Wilson Lake. No minimum size limit is effect for largemouth bass and spotted bass, and the minimum length limit for smallmouth bass is 14-inches.
During the spring and fall, smallmouth bass congregate in the tailwaters of Wheeler Dam. Most anglers drift live threadfin shad, locally called yellowtails, in the swift current for trophy smallmouths. Other species that congregate below Wheeler Dam are hybrid and saltwater striped bass in the spring, sauger in the winter, and blue catfish and channel catfish during the summer. This area is very popular with both boats and bank anglers. A fishing platform directly below the dam is convenient for bank anglers.
Businesses Located Nearby
Bait & Tackle
- Mark's Outdoor Sports
- 1400 Montgomery Hwy - Vestavia Hills, AL
- (205) 822-2010
- Harts Ferry Bait & Tackle
- 6705 Al Highway 77 - Ohatchee, AL
- (256) 892-9254
- Tackle World
- 85 Breezy Ln - Cordova, AL
- (205) 483-0220
Boat Rental
- International Boat Rentals Incorporated
- 2521 Arbor Cv - Birmingham, AL
- (205) 967-8176
- Alabama Small Boats Incorporated
- 2800 Cahaba Village Plz - Birmingham, AL
- (205) 977-7010
- West Marine
- 1723 Montgomery Hwy S, #111 - Birmingham, AL
- (205) 988-8909
Vacation Rental
- Premier Living Suites Corporate Housing
- 2736 Tyler Rd - Vestavia Hills, AL
- (205) 978-8885
- Hampton Inn & Suites Birmingham-Pelham (I-65), AL
- 232 Cahaba Valley Rd - Pelham, AL
- (205) 313-9500
- Hyatt Place Hoover
- 2980 John Hawkins Pky - Birmingham, AL
- (205) 988-8444
Bar and Restaurant
- Wingstop Restaurant
- 3305 Lorna Rd, Ste 4 - Hoover, AL
- (205) 979-9464
- Max's Bar-B-Que
- 3236 Cahaba Heights Rd - Birmingham, AL
- (205) 967-1482
- Jim 'n Nick's Bar-B-Q
- 200 Union Hill Dr - Birmingham, AL
- (205) 879-1589