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Small Lakes

Fishing Opportunities in Small Lakes near Birmingham, Alabama

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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 Little Wills in the Talladega Ranger
District of US Forest Service, 256-362-2909
East One and a Half Hours
Lake Purdy (fee) 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

An Hour

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