Cypress Creek, Lauderdale County

Fish and Fishing in Cypress Creek, Lauderdale County

Cypress Creek originates in Tennessee and meanders in a southerly direction through Lauderdale County before reaching the Tennessee River. Cypress Creek is typical of streams that occur on the north bank of the Tennessee River. These streams are characterized by excellent water quality, a substrate of sand and gravel and sustained flows year round. Due to the excellent water quality and flow, Cypress Creek supports a very diverse fish fauna.

The upper section of Cypress Creek from County Road 10 to County Road 16 provides superb wade fishing. The land on the bottom of the stream and land adjacent to the stream may be privately owned, and permission must be obtained from the landowner prior to crossing or wading these areas. Limited access can be obtained from county road bridge right-of-ways crossing the creek.

The upper section of Cypress Creek provides excellent fishing for smallmouth bass, largemouth bass, spotted bass, rock bass, bluegill and longear sunfish. All that is needed is an ultra-light spinning rod and reel combo or a light fly rod for an afternoon of easy fishing.

The lower section of Cypress Creek can be easily floated by canoe. The best section for floating is from County Road 16 near Mansion View Estates to the take out at Wildwood Park on Waterloo Road. This is a fairly easy float of 8-9 miles. This section provides excellent fishing for smallmouth bass, largemouth bass, spotted bass, rock bass, bluegill, longear sunfish and catfish. Ultra-light tackle is the appropriate fishing gear for this section. Small crank baits, spinners or live bait is all that is needed for a day or afternoon of relaxing fishing.

Cypress Creek is important to the ichthyofauna (fish species) for Alabama. It is the only know location for the crown darter.  The last record of the popeye shiner in Alabama was from Cypress Creek. Cypress Creek is the type locality and also an important stronghold for the slackwater darter.

The Fisheries Section's District Supervisor can answer specific questions about Cypress Creek fishery by sending mail to: Keith.Floyd@dcnr.alabama.gov.

"It shall be unlawful to intentionally stock or release any fish, mussel, snail, crayfish or their embryos including bait fish into the public waters of Alabama under the jurisdiction of the Division of Wildlife and Freshwater Fisheries as provided in Rule 220-2-.42 except those waters from which it came without the written permission of a designated employee of the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources authorized by the Director of the Division of Wildlife and Freshwater Fisheries to issue such permit. The provisions of this rule shall not apply to the incidental release of bait into the water during the normal process of fishing."

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