Alabama tournaments

Lake Jordan Tournaments

Lake Jordan contests: dates, top bags and ramps.

  • 2upcoming
  • 1results
  • 24.7 lbavg win/day
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Photo of Lake Martin: Erin Brierley, CC BY-SA 4.0

The Lake Jordan schedule is built from organizer posts only, each linked.

The Lake Jordan rules of play as listed: single-day two-angler team, five-bass limit; team/solo, one day.

Host pages linked in each row; retrieved November 2026.

Details

Notes the Lake Jordan organizers printed

Phoenix BFL Team/Solo: Lake Jordan (2027-02-06 to 2027-02-06): printed species: bass; format: team/solo, one day.

Alabama Bass Trail South Division: Lake Jordan 2027 (2027-05-15 to 2027-05-15): fish that count: bass; format: single-day two-angler team, five-bass limit (ABT rules: regular season events are single-day team events on Saturdays); Launch site not printed on the 2027 season overview; county and city null.

Details exactly as printed on each host page linked in the tables; retrieved November 2026.

Alabama tournaments

Lake Jordan on the Heart of Dixie circuit

The Alabama calendar for Lake Jordan holds 3 scheduled events (2 in the future) and 1 published result. Hosts booking Lake Jordan: Alabama Bass Trail and Major League Fishing. Boats gather at State Boat Ramp, Wetumpka, Bonners Point Boat Ramp, Wetumpka and Wetumpka, per the host pages.

Taking 1 one-day five-bass wins together, first place has needed about 24.72 pounds, and 24.72 at most. Mark 2027-02-06, when Phoenix BFL Team/Solo: Lake Jordan launches.

2upcoming
1results
24.7 lbaverage winning day
2ramps on the ADCNR list
Upcoming

Lake Jordan contests still to launch

DateEventOrganizerLaunch pointCounty
2027-02-06Phoenix BFL Team/Solo: Lake JordanMajor League FishingBonners Point Boat Ramp, WetumpkaElmore County
2027-05-15Alabama Bass Trail South Division: Lake Jordan 2027Alabama Bass TrailCoosa County

Host calendars checked in November 2026.

Results

Trail champions crowned on Lake Jordan

DateEventWinnerWinning weightOne-day five-bass (lb)Big fishCounty
2026-02-21Alabama Bass Trail South Division: Lake Jordan 2026Chris Rutland and Coby Carden24.7224.728.09 (Trey Daoust and Justin Daoust)Elmore County

Every champion links to its standings page.

What it takes to win

Lake Jordan first place by the pound

Alabama Bass Trail South Division: Lake Jordan 2026 in 2026 holds the Lake Jordan mark at 24.72 pounds.

Bring 24.7 to 24.7 pounds to win, going by 1 event.

2026-02 Alabama Bass Trail Tourn24.72 lb

Dated one-day bags with a printed five-bass limit only; multi-day, three-bass and billfish formats are not averaged.

Already fished

Lake Jordan contests in the books

DateEventOrganizerLaunch pointCounty
2026-02-21Alabama Bass Trail South Division: Lake Jordan 2026Alabama Bass TrailState Boat Ramp, WetumpkaElmore County
The water

Reading Lake Jordan through the year

The ADCNR figure for Lake Jordan is near 6,800 acres, in Coosa County. Alabama Power operates the dam. 2 ramps are on the ADCNR ramp list for this water.

Freshwater anglers need an Alabama fishing license from 16 on ($17.45 resident, $68.20 nonresident for 2026-27); residents 65 and older are exempt.

6,800acres
2ADCNR ramps

ADCNR lake pages and boat ramp list (outdooralabama.com, public.dcnr.alabama.gov), USGS NHD, USGS water data; ADCNR Wildlife and Freshwater Fisheries stocking program statements (ADCNR publishes no per-water stocking numbers), read November 1, 2026; retrieved November 1, 2026.

Limits

Digest rules that apply on Lake Jordan

SpeciesDaily limit and sizeSeason
Black Bass10 a dayopen all year
Walleye2 a dayopen all year
Sauger5 a day; 15 inches TL minimumopen all year
White Bass15 a dayopen all year
Yellow Bass15 a dayopen all year
Saltwater Striped Bass and Hybrids or Combinations15 a dayopen all year
Crappie30 a day; 9 inches TL (exemptions apply) minimumopen all year
Yellow PerchNo daily limitopen all year
Catfish (under 34 inches)No daily limitopen all year
Catfish (over 34 inches)1 a dayopen all year
Bream50 a dayopen all year
Rainbow Trout5 a dayopen all year
Alligator Gar1 a dayopen all year
SturgeonClosed SeasonClosed season (immediate release)
Paddlefish or SpoonbillClosed SeasonClosed season (immediate release)
Skipjack Herring50 a dayopen all year

Limits as printed in the Official 2026-2027 Alabama Hunting and Fishing Digest (ADCNR, eRegulations edition) (limits page; digest PDF), read November 1, 2026.

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Launch sites

Lake Jordan on a tournament morning

Ramps around Lake Jordan

  • Camp Rotary (State Ramp) on Lake Jordan4 lanes, 2 docks, 70 trailer spaces, Holtville
  • Bonner's Point boat ramp on Lake Jordan5 lanes, 3 docks, 107 trailer spaces, Holtville

Series that stop at Lake Jordan

Alabama Bass Trail3 events
Major League Fishing1 event

Lake Jordan contest counties

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Other waters

Where Alabama trails go when not on Lake Jordan

Fish photos

Fish to recognise before a trip to Lake Jordan

Sauger, Alabama
Sauger
Photo: USFWS Mountain-Prairie, CC BY 2.0
Black Crappie, Alabama
Black Crappie
Photo: USFWS Mountain-Prairie, Public domain
Channel Catfish, Alabama
Channel Catfish
Photo: Oregon Department of Fish & Wildlife, CC BY-SA 2.0
Alligator Gar, Alabama
Alligator Gar
Photo: Cymothoa exigua, CC BY-SA 3.0
Photographs

Water around the Lake Jordan weigh-ins, in pictures

Lake Martin, Alabama
Lake Martin 13 mi
Photo: John Coley, CC BY 2.0
Coosa River, Alabama
Coosa River 25 mi
Photo: Alabama Extension, CC0 1.0
Wetumpka, Alabama
Wetumpka 29 mi
Photo: Anne Adrian, CC BY 2.0
Lay Lake, Alabama
Lay Lake 30 mi
Photo: Jamie, CC BY 2.0
Answers

Lake Jordan events, the usual questions

How busy is Lake Jordan on the Alabama calendar?

3 from the hosts, 2 still to launch, with 1 published result.

Which date leads the Lake Jordan schedule?

Phoenix BFL Team/Solo: Lake Jordan on 2027-02-06.

What kind of limit wins an Alabama trail day on Lake Jordan?

1 one-day five-bass titles average 24.72 pounds here; the top bag is 24.72.

Who runs Lake Jordan contests?

Alabama Bass Trail and Major League Fishing.

Which site serves Lake Jordan tournaments?

Launch points printed by the Alabama hosts: State Boat Ramp, Wetumpka, Bonners Point Boat Ramp, Wetumpka and Wetumpka.

What did the last Lake Jordan champions bring to the Alabama scales?

Chris Rutland and Coby Carden took Alabama Bass Trail South Division: Lake Jordan 2026 (2026-02-21) with 24.72.

Does an Alabama trail entrant on Lake Jordan need a license?

Freshwater anglers need an Alabama fishing license from 16 on ($17.45 resident, $68.20 nonresident for 2026-27); residents 65 and older are exempt.

Where do anglers sign up for Lake Jordan?

Every Alabama host handles its own registration, and the event name in each row links there.

Can my Alabama bass club add a Lake Jordan date here?

The Add a tournament button here accepts club, trail and rodeo events.

Learn Lake Jordan before launch

Every listed launch here is on the water page.

Know a tournament that is not listed?

Send it here with a link to the organizer’s event page or schedule. Weekly and monthly ones only need to go in once. If that page shows the name and the date (or the day of the week), it goes on this page right away. If not, we check it by hand within a week.

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