Fishing near Decatur, AL
Sitting in Morgan County on the Tennessee River, Decatur opens directly onto Wheeler Lake — a 60-mile, roughly 68,300-acre TVA reservoir that is Alabama's second-largest lake. The milfoil-choked Decatur Flats rank among the most famous bass tournament water on the entire river chain, and the lake once produced the world-record blue catfish. Lake Guntersville sits just upstream, while Wheeler National Wildlife Refuge shelters quiet backwater sloughs.
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Bigmouth Buffalo
Ictiobus cyprinellus
Black Buffalo
Ictiobus niger
Black Bullhead
Ameiurus melas
Black Crappie
Pomoxis nigromaculatus
Black Redhorse
Moxostoma duquesnei
Blue Catfish
Ictalurus furcatus
Bluegill
Lepomis macrochirus
Bluegill Sunfish
Lepomis macrochirus
Brown Bullhead
Ameiurus nebulosus
Chain Pickerel
Esox niger
Channel Catfish
Ictalurus punctatus
Common Carp
Cyprinus carpio
Flathead Catfish
Pylodictis olivaris
Freshwater Drum
Aplodinotus grunniens
Gizzard Shad
Dorosoma cepedianum
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Myles Murray
Myles Murray Guide Service
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See Fish, Feel Excitement And Catch The Reward!
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Alabama Elite Fishing Guide - Jason Whitehead
Alabama Elite Fishing Guide
Guided Bass and Crappie Trips on Lake Guntersville
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John Maner
John Maner's Pro Guide Service
Top Bass Fishing in Guntersville, Alabama
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