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Anglers' Pictures from Wheeler Lake

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The certified spotted bass record for Harris Lake is 6-pounds, 3-ounces. We are still looking to certify lake record largemouth bass (8-pound minimum) and smallmouth bass (5-pound minimum).  We also have an angler recognition program for other sport fish.


Joel Brown caught this 23 inch freshwater drum on September 26, 2009.


Stephen Browing hooked this 51-inch flathead catfish in Wheeler Lake while throwing a Rapala DT10 in a "hot mustard" color. 


Brandon Price caught this 52 pound blue catfish downstream of Guntersville Dam December 15, 2006.

Huge largemouth bass from Lake Wheeler
This monster largemouth bass was caught on May 25, 2008, and measured to be 30-inches in length and 18-inches in girth.  A Bandit fire tiger crank bait fished with six pound line was the key to her success.

Bowfin caught at Ditto's Landing near Huntsville.
Melissa Glassco caught this bowfin at Ditto's Landing, Huntsville, on October 18, 2008.  She was using night crawlers.

FLW Second Place Winner, March 30, 2008
FLW
runner-up for March 30, 2008, Brad Hallman.

Matthew Moran caught this blue catfish on the Tennessee River at Triana, Alabama.
Matthew Moran caught this blue catfish on the Tennessee River at Triana, Alabama on November 2, 2008. It was 48 inches long and weighed 54 pounds.

Dan Morehead holds a nice smallmouth bass he included in his third place winnings on Lake Wheeler's FLW Tournament.
Dan Morehead holds a nice smallmouth bass he included in his third place winnings on Lake Wheeler's FLW Tournament.

White bass, crappie and rock bass caught in Elk River during late March.
White bass, white crappie, and rock bass (in red rectangles) were caught from Elk River in late March.

Mrs. Jeanette McKelvey of Moulton caught this 7-pound, 14-ounce smallmouth bass using a fly rod.
Mrs. Jeanette McKelvey of Moulton caught this 7-pound, 14-ounce smallmouth bass using a fly rod on August 2, 2007.


June 2007 (Bait - Booyah Jig)

Blake Hall catches a January bass at Wheeler Lake.
Wheeler Lake largemouth bass caught in January.

 A blue catfish and a flathead catfish caught from Wheeler Lake in 2007.
A blue catfish and a flathead catfish from Wheeler Lake.

Largemouth bass from Wheeler Lake
Largemouth bass taken from Sugar Creek on Wheeler Lake.

A blue catfish caught from Wheeler Lake in 2007.
This blue catfish was caught from Sugar Creek off Elk River in Wheeler Lake.

 Big Wheeler Lake bass from the flats area in October 2004.
"Something to call home about."
 Blake Hall calls up a fine largemouth bass from the Wheeler Lake flats area on October 30, 2004.

Duncan Maclean shows a carp caught while bank fishing at Ditto Landing, just south of Huntsville.
Duncan Maclean with a fine carp caught while bank fishing at Ditto Landing just south of Huntsville.


Lake Record Spotted Bass