Fishing Rocks

In fishing, details matter. One of the first things an experienced angler will do when seeing a reservoir, lake or river is notice the type of habitat that’s available to the fish being sought. Since I cut my teeth fishing on Lake Martin, it was eye opening the first time I saw Lake Mitchell on the Coosa River. It looked like there should be a fish on every stalk of bank grass. Not so much the case, I found out, but I did learn more about how the fish related to that type of habitat throughout the year.

Later in life, I got my first experience near Montgomery on the Alabama River, a winding river with soapstone bluffs and sandbars. The flowing river methodically carves a new path, as rivers do. As the mud banks wash out, large trees fall into the edges of the water. These were obvious magnets for fish and anglers alike.