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Flint River

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Alabama, United States

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General info

Flint River is a stream located in Madison County, Alabama, United States. It is also intersecting with Lincoln County, Tennessee. It is most popular for fishing Smallmouth bass, Rock bass, and Largemouth bass.

Location

34°47′39.4″N 86°28′48.4″W
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Fishing regulations at Flint River, AL

Disclaimer: Always check local fishing regulations, water access rights and land ownership before fishing, regardless of any catches logged in that area by the Fishbrain community. Fishbrain has mapped millions of acres of government-owned land across the USA to help you identify potential fishing access, but you are responsible for ensuring compliance with all legal requirements.

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 Smallmouth bass as of April 8th, 2026. To view regulations for a different fish species, please click on your preferred species in the drop-down.

Smallmouth bass

Seasons

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Bag limit

5

Aggregate

10

Daily Creel Limit = 5 Smallmouth 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.

Guntersville Reservoir and Its Tributary of Town Creek: It is illegal to possess any largemouth or smallmouth bass less than 15 inches in total length.

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.

Pickwick Reservoir: It is illegal to possess any smallmouth bass or largemouth bass less than 15 inches in total length.

Wheeler Reservoir: It is illegal to possess any smallmouth bass less than 15 inches in total length.

Wilson Reservoir and Its Tributaries of Big Nance and Town Creeks: It is illegal to possess any smallmouth bass less than 15 inches in total length.

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34°47′39.4″N 86°28′48.4″W
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Cities nearby

Huntsville

11.3 miles away

Madison

17.0 miles away

Scottsboro

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Athens

26.7 miles away

Decatur

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Winchester

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Hartselle

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Albertville

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Tullahoma

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Cullman

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Lewisburg

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Shelbyville

48.7 miles away

Fort Payne

50.3 miles away

Manchester

51.5 miles away

Lawrenceburg

57.6 miles away

Gadsden

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Muscle Shoals

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Columbia

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Florence

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Spring Hill

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Jasper

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Trussville

79.9 miles away

Gardendale

80.0 miles away

Center Point

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FAQ about Flint River fishing

the Flint River is a stream located in Madison County, Alabama, United States. It is also intersecting with Lincoln County, Tennessee. Its coordinates are:
34°47′39.4″N 86°28′48.4″W
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