Bankhead Lake fishing: Blue Catfish, Flathead Catfish, Channel Catfish
Target species: Blue Catfish, Flathead Catfish, Channel Catfish, Black Bullhead, Warmouth, Green Sunfish
The reservoir
Bankhead Lake covers 4,872 acres in Alabama, across 3 counties: Walker, Jefferson and Tuscaloosa. It is a reservoir: the deepest figure on record is 46.3 feet (14.1 m), as published by USACE CWMS, a figure without a map of the bottom. Our records hold 14 species for this water.
6 target fish, led by Blue Catfish
- Blue Catfish — Feeding water: 70–85°F.
- Flathead Catfish — Feeding water: 70–85°F.
- Channel Catfish — Feeding water: 70–85°F.
- Black Bullhead — Feeding water: 70–80°F.
- Warmouth — Feeding water: 70–85°F.
- Green Sunfish — Feeding water: 65–80°F.
Also recorded here: White Bass, Yellow Bullhead, Common Carp, Gizzard Shad, Golden Shiner, Brook Silverside, Fathead Minnow, Threadfin Shad.
Water and conditions
Water clarity runs 2.9–5.4 feet on our readings, averaging 3.9 feet, from 64 readings. Our water temperature readings average 72°F; they do not cover the whole year, so this is not a yearly average. The coldest single reading we hold is 59°F and the warmest is 91°F; the warmest monthly average is 77°F. pH averages 7.3. These readings span 2017–2024.
Depth and bottom
Deepest figure on record: 46.3 ft (14.1 m), as published by USACE CWMS. We hold no survey map of this bottom, so we show no depth bands.
Where this data comes from
- USACE eHydro — USACE eHydro channel surveys: class A, a survey of the bottom.
- USACE CWMS — USACE CWMS elevation-area curves: class B, a depth figure measured and published by an agency, without a bottom map.
