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Pickwick Lake, Alabama, USA

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412.50 FEET
2/4/2012
Full Pool: 414.0
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Umbrella rigs turn out lunkers on TVA lakes

al.com

Date: 2/5/2012 12:50:30 PM

In any case, odds are pretty good there's at least a 17-pounder waiting somewhere in Alabama waters, and the lakes of the Tennessee River system get my vote as the most likely producers of the next state record.See all stories on this topic

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Umbrella rigs turn out lunkers on TVA lakes

al.com

Date: 2/5/2012 12:20:03 PM

By Frank Sargeant, The Huntsville Times The gigantic 14.58 pound largemouth caught in Pickwick Lake last week by Lance Walker is one of series of enormous

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OUTDOORS NOTEBOOK: Outdoors contributors make Super Bowl predictions

Jackson Sun

Date: 2/5/2012 11:25:16 AM

Clagett Talley, Pickwick Lake. "I think the New York Giants are playing the best at the right time and will win by 10 to 14 points

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Hauling in anglers

Times Daily

Date: 2/5/2012 6:52:10 AM

By Dennis Sherer Tourism officials in northwest Alabama, southern Tennessee and northeast Mississippi frequently tout Pickwick Lake as one of the best

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This Week in Mohawk Valley History

Utica Observer Dispatch

Date: 2/5/2012 6:47:12 AM

Halleck then orders one of his other brigadier generals – a little-known officer name Ulysses S. Grant – to attack nearby Fort Henry on the Tennessee River. In the east, meanwhile, the 175000-man Army of the Potomac, commanded by Maj. Gen.See all stories on this topic

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Pickwick Lake has often been called the best trophy smallmouth fishery in the country. This is due in large part to the numerous beneficial conditions of the river system and its location. The lake is situated at the southern boundary of habitable climate for smallmouth. This southern location allows for a longer growing year, which produces larger fish. Pickwick is also at the northern boundary for threadfin shad, the primary prey for smallies, and contains an abundance of them. Add the strong current of the Tennessee River to these two factors and it is easy to see why Pickwick bass are arguably the largest and strongest bronzebacks around.

LAKE PROFILE

Size and Depth - 47,500 acres and 53 miles long with a maximum depth of 59 feet.

Water Source - An impoundment of the Tennessee River, Pickwick Lake is defined by the Wilson Dam in the south Pickwick Landing Dam in the north. With a short exception near its inflows at Florence, the current primarily flows north.

Shoreline - 496 miles long. The shore is approximately 40 percent developed and is comprised of both privately-held land and Tennessee Valley Authority ownership. The remaining shoreline is undeveloped.

Bottom - Sand, gravel, bedrock, mud and muck. The main river channel is mostly bedrock and mud. In tailwater areas and coves, sand, gravel and muck bottoms are found.

Water - Moderately fertile water with a light green to brownish color. In the main river channel the water is lighter colored than the brownish color found in the backwater areas of coves and bays. Visible clarity is between 2 and 4 feet depending on location, rainfall and current.

Cover - There is little submerged vegetation and what is present is sporadically dispersed throughout the lake. The most common emergent plant is water willow, which can be found along the lakes shoreline and in bays and coves.
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Pickwick Lake
- River: Tennessee River
- Area: 43,100 Acres
- Shoreline: 308 Miles
- Length: 53 Miles
- Avg. Depth: 21 Ft.
- Vol: 924,000 Acre Ft.
- Drainage: 32,800 Sq. Mi.

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