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Fishing regulations at Blacks Branch, AL
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Below you will see fishing regulations for catching Black crappie as of May 2nd, 2026. To view regulations for a different fish species, please click on your preferred species in the drop-down.
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It is illegal to possess any crappie less than nine inches in total length taken from Alabama public waters, including Aliceville Reservoir and Pickwick Reservoir. Waters exempt from the nine-inch crappie limit include impoundments less than 500 surface acres, and the reciprocal waters of the Chattahoochee River and Impoundments and their tributaries, Bear Creek Reservoir (Big Bear Lake of the B.C.D.A. Lakes), Lake Jackson at Florala and Weiss Reservoir. See exception for Weiss Reservoir.
Weiss Reservoir: It is illegal to possess crappie less than 10 inches in total length.
Black Crappie, Pomoxis, Pomoxis annularis, Pomoxis nigromaculatus, White Crappie
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- Black crappie - 1 members reported to have caught this fish
- Redear sunfish - 1 members reported to have caught this fish
- @rosstubbs reported a nice Black crappie.
- @rosstubbs reported a nice Black crappie.
- @rosstubbs reported a nice Redear sunfish.
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