Alabama's diverse aquatic ecosystems support a wide variety of sport fish, presenting anglers with numerous opportunities. Key species include members of the black bass, bream (sunfish), crappie, temperate bass, pickerel, perch, and trout families. The information below provides an overview of the game species within Alabama's waters.

Black Bass - largemouth, smallmouth, spotted, Alabama, shoal, and those species formerly known as "redeye" bass, which are now known separately as Coosa, Warrior, Cahaba, Tallapoosa, and Chattahoochee bass, based on their respective drainages. The Alabama bass was formerly known as spotted bass in the Mobile drainage.

Bream (Sunfish) - rock bass, flier, shadow bass, warmouth, redbreast, bluegill, longear, and redear (shellcracker).

Crappie - black and white crappie.

Temperate Bass - saltwater striped, white, and yellow bass and any hybrids thereof.

Pickerel -  chain, redfin, and grass pickerel.

Perch - sauger (jack), walleye, and yellow perch.

Trout - rainbow trout.