Weiss Lake
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Weiss Lake is a lake in northeastern Alabama
that is owned by the Alabama Power Company
. The lake consists of 30200 acres (122.2 km²), all coming from the Coosa River
, Chattooga River (Alabama–Georgia), and Little River, offering over 447 miles (719.4 km) of shoreline and shallow flats, large coves, under-water drop offs and deep channels. Lake Weiss also has privately owned hotels, marinas, campground and bait and tackle stores.
Weiss Lake is known as the "Crappie Capital Of the World". There are also large mouth bass and striped bass
. Data shows that Lake Weiss is one of the better bass fisheries in the state. In 2009 the population of bass consists of 15–18 inch preferred size bass as well as abundant numbers of young growing bass. The striped bass population primarily consist of 3–7 pound fish, but fish over 25 pounds have been caught as well. The best seasons for fishing crappie are March through May, yet September through November months are good as well. The best bass months are February through May, and in October and November.
The Rome Sailing Club began at Garden Lakes in 1955, but moved to Lake Weiss in 1980. Lake Weiss has 11 bridges crossing over it. It is also home to the Weiss Dam. The dam was begun in 1958 and finished three years later. At full summer pool, Weiss Lake sits 564 feet (171.9 m) above sea level. A book by local newspaper editor Douglas Scott Wright titled "A History of Weiss Lake". can be purchased at www.amazon.com. The book, published by The History Press, tells stories of the decades-long battle to build a series of dams along the upper Coosa River, the farmers who tried to stop construction of Weiss Dam, the man the lake was named after, and the ups and down the community has experienced since it was completed in June 1961.
Alabama
Alabama is a state located in the southeastern region of the United States. It is bordered by Tennessee to the north, Georgia to the east, Florida and the Gulf of Mexico to the south, and Mississippi to the west. Alabama ranks 30th in total land area and ranks second in the size of its inland...
that is owned by the Alabama Power Company
Alabama Power Company
Alabama Power Company, headquartered in Birmingham, Alabama, is a company in the southern United States that provides electricity service to 1.3 million homes, businesses, and industries in the southern two-thirds of Alabama. It is one of four U.S...
. The lake consists of 30200 acres (122.2 km²), all coming from the Coosa River
Coosa River
The Coosa River is a tributary of the Alabama River in the U.S. states of Alabama and Georgia. The river is about long altogether.The Coosa River is one of Alabama's most developed rivers...
, Chattooga River (Alabama–Georgia), and Little River, offering over 447 miles (719.4 km) of shoreline and shallow flats, large coves, under-water drop offs and deep channels. Lake Weiss also has privately owned hotels, marinas, campground and bait and tackle stores.
Weiss Lake is known as the "Crappie Capital Of the World". There are also large mouth bass and striped bass
Striped bass
The striped bass is the state fish of Maryland, Rhode Island, South Carolina, and the state saltwater fish of New York, Virginia, and New Hampshire...
. Data shows that Lake Weiss is one of the better bass fisheries in the state. In 2009 the population of bass consists of 15–18 inch preferred size bass as well as abundant numbers of young growing bass. The striped bass population primarily consist of 3–7 pound fish, but fish over 25 pounds have been caught as well. The best seasons for fishing crappie are March through May, yet September through November months are good as well. The best bass months are February through May, and in October and November.
The Rome Sailing Club began at Garden Lakes in 1955, but moved to Lake Weiss in 1980. Lake Weiss has 11 bridges crossing over it. It is also home to the Weiss Dam. The dam was begun in 1958 and finished three years later. At full summer pool, Weiss Lake sits 564 feet (171.9 m) above sea level. A book by local newspaper editor Douglas Scott Wright titled "A History of Weiss Lake". can be purchased at www.amazon.com. The book, published by The History Press, tells stories of the decades-long battle to build a series of dams along the upper Coosa River, the farmers who tried to stop construction of Weiss Dam, the man the lake was named after, and the ups and down the community has experienced since it was completed in June 1961.