Aldeer.com Forums Alabama Deer Talk AL Fishing Talk Cullman Oktoberfest and Mulberry Fork 10/5-10/6

Shook off the beers from Saturday and got motivated for the river. I was dragging a bit and by the time we shuttled around, unloaded, and got going it was 10AM. Later than I would have liked, but it worked out. I had planned on our normal 1 mile per hour, but with the low water and the walking we did, the trip ended up taking us 7.5hrs. We were loaded up and headed home at 530PM.

Most of the river looked like this, shallow and rocky. Hard bottom with the occasional sand.


The river lived up to its reputation for rapids. While they were easy to negotiate at this water level, I wouldn't want to be out there after a heavy rain.



There were numerous shoals. We walked a good bit, but not terrible. The perfect water level would have been another 1/2 foot higher I think. There were several islands and we stopped at this one around noon and ate.



Lot's of bluffs on this river. Not many houses. Never saw anyone until we got to the take out and they were on the bank.



Sundown at the takeout. The bald eagle made an appearance, but was flying too fast to get a good pic.





Oh, the fishing? Amazing. The wife and I both caught over 3 dozen bass apiece. It was my time to shine as I seemed to catch the bigger fish all day. The highlight was this 4 lb spot that slurped my pop-r then danced around the canoe like a marlin with a single treble hook in his mouth. Still can't believe I landed it.



Caught another one right at 3 lbs. There are a ton of hungry 10-13" spots on this river that it's amazing.