Fishing near Madison, AL

Sitting in Madison County within the Tennessee River Valley of north Alabama, Madison puts two of the state's largest reservoirs within 30–45 minutes of city limits. Wheeler Lake stretches 60 miles along the river to the east, and Lake Guntersville — at 69,100 acres — lies downstream. Closer in, the Flint River winds south through the county as the nearest moving-water fishery. The Tennessee reach here is documented to hold 176 species, one of the most diverse freshwater systems in North America.