I'm new to the forum and I know parts of my questions have been answered on other boards, but I wanted to know how the smallmouth fishing is in March on Pickwick Lake and what parts or areas of the rivers are best to start.

I will be making 3 -3 day trips in March to Pickwick Lake. My question is how is the small mouth fishing in the yellow creek , JP Coleman area?

 

I am trying not to have to buy an Alabama fishing license, but if it's much better from bear creek back to the dam, I will just buy one.

Thanks,

Mike 

 

The best fishing is below the Pickwick Dam. I fished Indian Creek and Bear Creek Saturday without much luck (five bass and just two of them "keepers"). In March the fish should start staging for spawn so I would focus on main points and gravel bottoms. Specifically, Panther Creek, Dry Creek and Yellow Creek.

 

I camped/smallmouth fished below Wilson dam last march. Epic fail but there were about 50,000 other bass boats that reported similar results so I didn't feel too bad 

If you have either a Mississippi or Tennessee license, you don't have to buy Alabama. Lookup the Tennessee Reciprocal Agreement.