North Highlands Lake

NORTH HIGHLANDS LAKE

Size: 131 acres

Location: Flows between Columbus and Phenix City on the Chattahoochee River.

Most popular fish species: Shoal bass, channel catfish, blue catfish, flathead catfish and drum.

Access: No public boat ramps are available. But bank fishing is allowed, and small crafts can be launched from the shoreline.

License: Both Alabama and Georgia fishing licenses are acceptable for the small fishery.

Cool fact: One of the smallest public lakes in the Chattahoochee Valley, the lake annually produces some of the largest shoal bass in the country. Jigs, spinnerbaits and buzz baits will often produce strikes around isolated patches of swift water.