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Fishing regulations at Hornes Lakes, AL
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Fishing regulations in Alabama can change throughout the year. Make sure to check this page before fishing for the most up to date rules and regulations for the current season. Local regulations govern when you can fish, the max size of the fish you can keep, how many fish you can keep, and more.
Below you will see fishing regulations for catching Spotted bass as of April 21st, 2026. To view regulations for a different fish species, please click on your preferred species in the drop-down.
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Daily Creel Limit = 10 Spotted Bass as part of the 10 Black Bass aggregate limit, which includes combinations of largemouth, smallmouth, spotted, Alabama, shoal and those species formerly known as "redeye" bass, which are now known separately as Coosa, Warrior, Cahaba, Tallapoosa and Chattahoochee bass, based on their respective drainages. The Alabama bass was formerly known as spotted bass in the Mobile drainage.
Lake Jackson at Florala: Creel limit of five black bass greater than 12 inches in total length. Only one of the five can be over 22 inches in total length.
Lewis Smith Reservoir: It is illegal to possess any black bass between 13 inches and 15 inches in total length.
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FAQ about Hornes Lakes fishing
- Spotted bass - 1 members reported to have caught this fish
- @jamesoncamp reported a nice Spotted bass.
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