Chain pickerel are formidable aquatic predators native to almost all of Alabama, including the Lake Martin area, but most people rarely see them.

By December on Lake Martin, the lake has completely turned over, and winter drawdown is almost complete. The big fall changes have happened, a…

In our little corner of the Southeast, there may not be a better month of the year to be in the outdoors. The water’s still warm enough to enj…

It’s getting hot, and it’s peak season for recreational traffic on Lake Martin, but there’s still a good opportunity for bass anglers to get s…

Flocks of white gulls show up on Lake Martin during the winter months to feed on schools of minnows that rise to the surface. The larger birds…

With so much water in our area, it’s not surprising that Greater Yellowlegs shorebirds would visit or even winter along Lake Martin’s shorelin…