Community Projects

The public boat ramp off of Highway 146 has been rebuilt and an 80 foot fishing pier has been constructed for public use.

“One of the more exciting additions is that all the major boat roads and channels have been marked with pilings. On top of each piling are blinking lights, each light with a separate code for each channel. In other words,” he said, “each channel has its own blinking code. For instance, you can go up Beaver Creek and the lights are blinking the code for Beaver; the same thing for Horse and Bear Creeks and the Thousand Foot channel. Once anglers and boaters learn the codes, they will know exactly where they are on the lake at any time.”

On May 17, 1968, water coursed over the spillway for the first time, two years after the gates were closed. That was 50 years ago and in many cases, a lake that old will have seen its better days. With the introduction of Tiger bass and improvements around the lake, Lake Claiborne’s best years may well be yet to come!