in june i'm visiting my friend in childersberg who lives on the coosa river.i a'm looking forward to doing some southern fishing.would like to know the diff. species of fish the river has to offer?what lures are best to use for largemouth? i'll be fishing from her shoreline and from a boat also. thanks for any advice     dday from california   p.s. what are some good lakes in the area for largemouth?

The Coosa is renowned for its spotted bass plus there are a lot of LMs, catfish, stripes, hybrid, and crappie. You can fish the river which is very fun or one of its lakes; such as, Jordan, Lay, Mitchell, Nelly Henry, Weiss, Logan Martin, or Bouldin. I have had most of my luck with watermelon seed and green pumpkin MAGII, zara spooks, and shad color cranks.

I hope you enjoy your stay in Alabama !!!  

SHAKEY HEAD WITH WATERMELON WORM ON POINTS AND SHAD COLORED SPINNERBAIT OR BASSTRIX TYPE SWIMBAIT THROUGH THE WEEDS AND/OR SHALLOW WOOD.   TOP WATER EARLY AND LATE.  PREDOMINATE BAITFISH IS THREADFIN SHAD.  ENJOY YOUR STAY.

ROLL TIDE,

BAMANATE

thanks