Hello all,

Name is Eric. Love fishing...finally got myself my first own boat(jon boat) this year and I am pushing 30. LOL

Anyways, I fish mostly my uncle's lake and Lade Wedowee. Just found out about Lake Hillabee off CR 24 not too long ago and went got my permit from Anniston Water Works.

I've caught only one fish out of two trips there and I've spent maybe 6 hours along the banks using all the jigs in my tackle box. I arrive at dawn and leave a few hours later to get sleep before work. No success with liver, worms or bait fish either. I caught the one fish on a bomber silver shad a few inches below the surface.

I am keeping up with the Lake on my computer and logging where I get my catches...and where I can't go due to getting stuck.

Nothing stinks more than not able to use the motor because it is sucking up the mud and weeds on the bottom in the shallows. All in the back of my head knowing a gator is there somewhere. I was trying to get to the creek to fish in colder water. This is where I've had best luck at Lake Wedowee so was going to try it here.

Any tips for this lake? I've had extremely good luck this season with Zoom u-tail watermelon/red worm at Lake Wedowee and uncle's lake.

I do have to say...how quick the lake gets deep and the darkness of it gives it the extra thrill.