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The four Bar-D lakes are
located on Perry County 20 about six miles from the Donavan Lakes. Bar-D is a
part of the Donavan Lakes Fishing Club.
Bar-D Fishing Club,
Marion,
Alabama, was established (lakes drained and drainage systems
rebuilt; fish stocked) in 1994 as an exceptional outdoors opportunity for the
family ... a place for wholesome, safe, fun for families looking for an
experience in the country that produces good memories and exciting times. There
are four lakes covering about 60 acres.
We are presently catching bass over 14 pounds
and a few coppernose bream close to 2 ½ pounds. There are catfish in
Lake Roy weighing over 20 pounds. The albino catfish are released back into the
lake.
| I.D. Murphy, 90 years old, caught a 9
1/2 pound bass on a plastic worm at Bar-D Fishing Club in April
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"We always catch good
bass at Bar-D. I caught two bass weighing over nine pounds and then a big one
broke my line (Labor Day, 2000). I've caught lots of seven pounders. The dues I
pay for my Bar-D Fishing Club membership are the best money I have ever spent
for recreation," Evertt Cearlock (75 years young and living in
Centreville, Al.). |
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"We caught a 10 1/2 pound bass from the Lake Gayle pier and
then caught a 3 lb bluegill from the Lake Ely pier. The next day we caught a 2
1/2 coppernose bream from the Lake Emma Lou pier...man, pier fishing is great
at Bar-D," Randal Cowart, Brent, Al.
Randal Cowart
caught a 12 pound bass from the Lake Ely pier on Tuesday, 7 May, 2002. I took a
photo of this monster bass...Manager Wilson. Vincent Thornton, Tuscaloosa,
caught a bass over 14 lbs from Lake Gayle in February of 2003.
"I have thoroughly enjoyed the fishing at Bar-D. I
love to fly fish and I have caught a lot of nice fish. Best money I have ever
spent," Bo Capps, Tuscaloosa, Al |
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 Cole Ferguson from Tuscaloosa
with a nice tilapia from Lake Emma Lou. This was the first trip to Bar-D for
Cole and his father. Looks like they had a good start in the Club. |
Grandson Hudson
with a big Bar-D bass. Sister Lauren catches a lot of fish too.
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Lake Roy holds giant catfish and very
large bass and bream. The two piers are usually in the shade and there is a
great picnic and camping area in the tree line. |
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| Lake Emma Lou has flooded trees in the
south end. This small lake offers outstanding coppernose bream and bass
fishing. |
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There are five fine fishing piers and each
pier has a battery operated fish feeder. We have electrical outlets free of
charge. A picnic table, two big oak swings and plenty of shade trees. There are
four security lights. Wildlife such as deer, turkeys, waterfowl, songbirds,
otter, raccoons, beaver, nutria, coyotes, and other creatures are commonly seen
around the lakes.
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Bryozoa, called moss
animals, build cellulose blobs in some of the lakes at Bar-D.
These
microscopic plankton feeders do not harm the fish and they are interesting
animals to observe and study. |
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There is an outstanding RV (selfcontained) pad
next to the Lake Gayle pier at Bar-D. The security light and electrical outlet
makes this an ideal camping spot for tents, popups, and RVs.
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Tim Thorn, Deatsville, Al., and his family routinely
camp at lake Gayle. "We love this spot. We always catch fish...I mean big
bream. It is great to hear the coyotes and their pups at night along with the
hoot owls. We feel safe here...not like in the public camping areas." |
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| Lake Ely is bordered by woods on three
sides and is full of big bass and threadfin shad. It is fun to watch bass chase
schools of shad. Ducks visit Lake Ely in the winter along with geese and other
waterfowl. |
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Chad and Hudson Wilson collect catalpa worms from one of
many trees planted at the Bar-D Fishing Club. These trees are near Lake Emma
Lou. This late crop of worms appeared in early September.
Michael
Woodfin used a come-a-long to pull cedar trees on to a trailer headed for a
Bar-D lake. Manager Wilson had the job of tying cedar trees to poles for
structure in the lakes. This collection of trees is in Lake Gayle. |
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Jay Haffner, District Fisheries Biologist, and Maruice
Jackson, Manager of the Marion State Fish Hatchery, checked the Bar-D lakes in
June of 2002. "The lakes are in terrific shape...got to be good
management...with a lot of luck. If I lived a little closer to Marion, I would
join this club." |
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Thomas H.
Wilson, Manager
1714 Prier Drive
Marion, AL 36756
334-683-6389
wils5789@bellsouth.net |
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