Hooked on Lake Wedowee
by Wendell Huddleston
What
a privilege, no make that a blessing to live on Lake Wedowee. Clean
beautiful water, friendly people, good fishing. Did you know that the
Alabama fish and game department lifted the "slot" on spotted bass a few
years ago? before you had to catch one that was sixteen inches long or
under twelve inches to keep it. They said that Lake Wedowee is over
populated with spotted bass. You read it right (over populated). Doesn't
that sound better than endangered? This mean the odds are in your favor
on Lake Wedowee. Spotted bass are very aggressive especially in the
fall. So if you want to have some fun or get a child interested in
fishing, now’s the time. I've heard it said on several occasions that a
spotted bass fights like a smallmouth bass. If you have watched a
fishing show that shows a smallmouth being caught then you know that is
saying a lot. My wife Bonny and I will go out some times, throwing tiny
baits on light line, just to see how many "spots" we can catch. The best
part is the small lures will get a lot of attention from all sorts of
swimming creatures. The spotted bass is easy to identify, it will have a
rough spot right in the center of its tongue and the hinge of its mouth
will be even with its eye when viewed from the side. So get out on Lake
Wedowee and give it a try, you'll have a blast.
One word of advise though, Hold on tight to the rod those spots will try to take it from you.
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