I saw a 4 lb or so bass and a bunch of eating size bream in a drainage canal that parallels I-65 and runs under Airport Blvd in Mobile. I've thought hard about looking for places like that to catch fish.

Caught a few one night at a pull off on Dauphin Island Pkwy just N of the Dog River bridge. Saw a good many in a retention pond behind Target in Gulf Shores just N of The Track. There are literally HUNDREDS of those kind of ponds around Baldwin and Mobile County.

I don't think hitting some of these spots will be as serious as Hunting Without Permission, but I wonder. I'm gonna try the forgiveness instead of permission philosophy and see how it goes. I'll report back.


I had thought about taking bags and picking up trash around the ponds before I start fishing. If they see me doing something worthwhile, maybe they'll take it a little easier on me. What do y'all think? Besides that I'm a dirty, trespassing poacher, which I'm sure is the first thought that came to you.

Dang outlaw

That's me brother. In High School I was a Charter Member of the Yellow Line Hunting Club. Mainly I see this as an untapped resource. The retention ponds around subdivisions I thought about trying to do a small side business with. Buy a small plastic boat like they sell at Academy, and offer to clean trash from the pond banks and whatever's floating. Then just catch a few fish while I'm doing it.

Ignorance is bliss, fish on brother

I know where you are talking about. I ran on those roads when I lived in mobile. I would also stop and check out the bass in the canals...especially that one that ran along michael where it ran into the dog river at Montlimar. I fished dog river in a boat a few times where it opens up to more of a lake. I never really figured out the tides I guess, because I never caught more than dinks.

I fish a many retention ponds in south Florida with a buddy of mine years ago. Seemed like every parking lot had one. They were full of peacock bass and gar. Peacocks are a mean fish.

I was down there last October and we caught largemouth, peacock's and snakeheads. Little ponds everywhere full of fish. Snakeheads are mean little azzs.

Fish on brother,I'm sure some on here will give you a lecture..I just wanna see pics of any good fish you find.😂

I have a couple spots like that, behind a certain shopping center. I ALWAYS catch fish there.
Have several more places I haven't tried yet. I've never had any trouble.

I've been thinking about hunting interstate medians lately. I may try your carring a bag of trash trick.

Saw a decent buck dogging a doe between the Bay Minette and Stockton exits on I 65 Friday night. In the median, of course.