The Tombigbee River flows through western Alabama and eastern Mississippi, forming a significant waterway system that offers excellent fishing opportunities. Impounded for the creation of the Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway, the river now allows barge traffic and recreational boats to travel from the Tennessee River to the Port of Mobile. In Alabama, the Tombigbee begins at Aliceville Lake on the Mississippi-Alabama border and flows across western Alabama through Gainesville Lake and Lake Demopolis, where it's joined by the Black Warrior River. The river continues south through Coffeeville Lake, and from there it flows freely until it joins the Alabama River to form the Mobile River approximately 30 miles north of Mobile. The impoundments from Aliceville Lake downstream to Coffeeville Lake provide productive fishing grounds for many popular sport fish species, making the Tombigbee River a prized destination for anglers throughout the region.