Riverine 10,000-acre Corps pool whose 101 miles of Tombigbee and Black Warrior channel hold stump ledges, creek mouths and grassy backwaters
Alabama~10,000 acresCLARITY A STAINED, BARGE-TRAFFICKED RIVER POOL: THE MAIN TOMBIGBEE AND BLACK WARRIOR CHANNELS RUN TEA-TO-MUDDY WITH CURRENT AND SILT FROM TOWBOAT WAKES, AND TOURNAMENT WINNERS DESCRIBE BLIND-FISHING 'PRETTY STAINED' WATER EVEN IN MAY. THE OXBOWS, CYPRESS SLOUGHS AND CONNECTED BACKWATER LAKES OFF BOTH ARMS SETTLE OUT CLEARER ONCE A RISE HAS PASSED, WHICH IS WHERE THE GRASS AND THE SIGHT-FISHABLE SPAWNERS ARE.IMPOUNDED 1954
Today's fishing report for Demopolis Lake, Alabama: live water temperature, pool level, and a bite score for today — refreshed every morning. Demopolis Lake gets a fresh BassHawk guide report every day — areas, baits, and an hour-by-hour game plan.
TODAY'S BITE97PRIMEpeak for today, out of 100modeled from this morning's forecast
WATER TEMP62°FU.S. Geological Survey
POOL LEVEL+0.4 ftabove normal pool · U.S. Geological Survey
Measured Saturday, October 31, 2026 · refreshed daily · where our data comes from · bite score modeled from today's forecast — the hour it peaks, and the week ahead, are in the app · the guide report reads these for you
Everything below points at one goal — finding the most, and the biggest, largemouth bass on Demopolis Lake.
Depth contoursSurvey-grade bathymetry with depth labels that adjust to today's pool level.
Real ViewThe bottom as if the water were gone — every channel, ledge and hump lit and shaded, with the depth numbers showing through.
Daily guide reportA fresh report for Demopolis Lake every day — where the bite is, what's working, what changed.
Real-time conditionsLive water temp, pool level, weather, an hour-by-hour bite score — and the week ahead scored with the best window flagged.
Wind arrowsLive wind across the lake, direction and mph, so you can find the windblown banks and points where the bait is stacking up.
Routed trip plansA timed, routed fishing plan built for the day you're going — launch to last cast.
Submerged structureMapped points, humps, ledges, creek channels, and standing timber to fish by depth band.
Mud linesSatellite-tracked water clarity — see where the mud line sets up before you launch.
Waypoints & logSave your own waypoints, log catches, and carry them across devices.
Mapped on BassHawk
Traced from pre-dam survey sheets — the roads, foundations and creek beds that were there before the water. Creek channels marked USGS NHD come from the national stream map, not our tracing.
840acres of flooded timber
41named creek channels (USGS NHD)
Getting on the water
Boat Ramp
Common questions
Is the bite good on Demopolis Lake today?
Today's bite outlook for Demopolis Lake peaks at 97 out of 100 — prime. That score weighs water temperature, barometric pressure and its trend, wind, cloud cover, solunar windows and the pool trend against bass-behavior research. The hour it peaks, how the rest of the day scores, and the seven-day outlook with the best window flagged are in the BassHawk app.
What is the water temperature on Demopolis Lake right now?
Demopolis Lake is reading about 62°F, from U.S. Geological Survey data as of Saturday, October 31, 2026. BassHawk refreshes it every day.
What is the lake level on Demopolis Lake?
Demopolis Lake is 0.4 ft above normal pool. Falling water pulls bass off the flats and onto the first drop; rising water pushes them into flooded cover. The daily guide report factors the trend into where it sends you.
When do bass spawn on Demopolis Lake?
Largemouth on Demopolis Lake spawn by water temperature, not the calendar: they stage around 50–58°F, move up between 58 and 62°F, and bed through roughly 62–70°F, with the north banks and pockets warming first. Demopolis Lake is reading about 62°F today, and BassHawk tracks it daily with its two-week trend. The full temperature-by-phase table is in BassHawk's guide to bass spawning water temperature.
Where can you launch a boat on Demopolis Lake?
Demopolis Lake has 1 public boat ramp mapped on BassHawk. The ramps are Boat Ramp. Every trip plan starts from the ramp you pick and routes the day from there.
What fish are in Demopolis Lake?
largemouth bass, spotted bass, hybrid striped bass, white crappie, black crappie, channel catfish, blue catfish, bluegill, longear sunfish, freshwater drum, paddlefish. BassHawk is built for largemouth bass specifically — every report, plan and layer is pointed at finding the most, and the biggest, largemouth in Demopolis Lake.
Does BassHawk have a daily fishing report for Demopolis Lake?
Yes. Demopolis Lake gets a fresh BassHawk guide report every day: a headline read on the lake, an hour-by-hour game plan, the areas to run with the depth and structure to look for, what to throw, and how to work it. Today's is in the app, free to start.