LivewellFish consumption advisories
Alabama
Alabama publishes advisories for 98 waters, covering 148 species-and-size recommendations.
Contaminants of concern: Mercury, PCBs, PFOA
Waters with advisories in Alabama
98 waters on file. A water not listed here has no advisory in the state's data — which usually means it has never been sampled, not that it's been cleared.
Coastals 3
Lakes 3
Reservoirs 48
- Alabama River (Claiborne Lake)
- Alabama River (Claiborne Lake)
- Bakers Creek (Wheeler Lake)
- Barbour Creek (Walter F George Lake)
- Bear Creek (Upper Bear Creek Lake)
- Bear Creek Lake
- Big Creek (Big Creek Lake)
- Big Nance Creek (Wilson Lake)
- Binion Creek (Lake Tuscalooosa)
- Blue Eye Creek (Logan Martin Lake)
- Cedar Creek Lake
- Chattahoochee River (Walter F George Lake)
- Choccolocco Creek (Logan Martin Lake)
- Conecuh River (Gantt Lake)
- Conecuh River (Point A Lake)
- Coosa River (Lay Lake)
- Coosa River (Lay Lake)
- Coosa River (Lay Lake)
- Coosa River (Lay Lake)
- Coosa River (Logan Martin Lake)
- Coosa River (Logan Martin Lake)
- Cowikee Creek (Walter F George Lake)
- Cypress Creek (Pickwick Lake)
- Lightwood Knot Creek (Lake Frank Jackson)
- Limestone Creek (Wheeler Lake)
- Little Bear Creek Lake
- Little Cahaba River (Lake Purdy)
- North River (Lake Tuscaloosa)
- North River (Lake Tuscaloosa)
- North River (Lake Tuscaloosa)
- Patsaliga Creek (Point A Lake)
- Rock Creek (Smith Lake)
- Round Island Creek (Wheeler Lake)
- Ryan Creek (Smith Lake)
- Sipsey Fork (Smith Lake)
- Sipsey River (Gainesville Lake)
- Sougahatchee Creek (Yates Lake)
- Sugar Creek (Lake Martin)
- Tallapoosa River (R L Harris Lake)
- Tallapoosa River (Thurlow Lake)
- Tallapoosa River (Yates Lake)
- Tennessee River (Wheeler Lake)
- Tombigbee River (Coffeeville Lake)
- Tombigbee River (Demopolis Lake)
- Town Creek (Lake Guntersville)
- Uchee Creek (Walter F George Lake)
- Widows Creek (Guntersville Lake)
- Widows Creek (Guntersville Lake)
Rivers 44
- Alabama River
- Bear Creek
- Bear Creek
- Big Escambia Creek
- Big Nance Creek
- Bilbo Creek
- Blackwater River
- Blackwater River
- Bon Secour River
- Burnt Corn Creek
- Cedar Creek
- Chattahoochee River
- Choccolocco Creek
- Choccolocco Creek
- Choctawhatchee River
- Choctawhatchee River
- Cold Creek
- Conecuh River
- Cowpen Creek
- Escatawpa River
- Fish River
- Fish River
- Flint Creek
- Fowl River
- Middle River
- Mobile River
- Mobile River
- Murder Creek
- Pea River
- Pea River
- Pea River
- Perdido River
- Polecat Creek
- Sepulga River
- Sixmile Creek
- Styx River
- Tallapoosa River
- Tensaw River
- Tombigbee River
- Tombigbee River
- Tombigbee River
- Tombigbee River
- Widows Creek
- Yellow River
Browse Alabama by county
Every named water in the state, county by county — including the many with no advisory on file.
- Autauga
- Baldwin
- Barbour
- Bibb
- Blount
- Bullock
- Butler
- Calhoun
- Chambers
- Cherokee
- Chilton
- Choctaw
- Clarke
- Clay
- Cleburne
- Coffee
- Colbert
- Conecuh
- Coosa
- Covington
- Crenshaw
- Cullman
- Dale
- Dallas
- DeKalb
- Elmore
- Escambia
- Etowah
- Fayette
- Franklin
- Geneva
- Greene
- Hale
- Henry
- Houston
- Jackson
- Jefferson
- Lamar
- Lauderdale
- Lawrence
- Lee
- Limestone
- Lowndes
- Macon
- Madison
- Marengo
- Marion
- Marshall
- Mobile
- Monroe
- Montgomery
- Morgan
- Murray
- Muscogee
- Perry
- Pickens
- Pike
- Randolph
- Russell
- Shelby
- St. Clair
- Sumter
- Talladega
- Tallapoosa
- Troup
- Tuscaloosa
- Walker
- Washington
- Wilcox
- Winston
Alabama statewide fishing limits
Statewide defaults — specific waters and zones may differ. Verify the current rules before keeping a fish.
| Species | Size | Daily limit | Open season | Keep season |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Largemouth Bass | — | 10 | Year-round | Same as open |
| Black Crappie | — | 30 | Year-round | Same as open |
| Channel Catfish | — | — | Year-round | Same as open |
| Striped Bass | — | 15 | Year-round | Same as open |
| Bluegill | — | — | Year-round | Same as open |
Official rules: Alabama — Alabama DCNR