Small Lakes

Fishing Opportunities in Small Lakes near Birmingham, Alabama

Your purchase of a fishing license financially supports the protection and enhancement of Alabama's aquatic resources. Alabama state fishing license requirement applies for all these waters.

Lake	Direction from Birmingham	Approximate Driving Distance from Birmingham
Bibb County Public Fishing Lake (fee), boat rental available	South-Southwest	An Hour
Clay County Public Fishing Lake (fee), boat rental available	East	An Hour and Forty-five Minutes
East Lake	In Birmingham	Near the Airport
Inland Lake	Northeast	An hour
Lake Howard in Sylacauga (fee), boat rental available	East	One and a Half Hours
Lake Wills in the Talladega Ranger District of US Forest Service, 256-362-2909	East	One and a Half Hours
Lake Purdy	Southeast	Thirty Minutes
Lake Virginia in the Talladega Ranger District of US Forest Service, 256-362-2909	East	One and a Half Hours
Oak Mountain State Park (free after park entrance fee), boat rental available	South	Twenty Minutes
Walker County Public Fishing Lake (fee), boat rental available	Northwest	Forty-five Minutes

Bo Crawford caught the Lake Purdy Record spotted bass in December of 2008.

Double Oak Lake, Oak Mountain State Park

Oak Mountain State Park has several lakes and rents boats also.