Anderson Lake Fishing near Gray, Georgia

• Overview

  Georgia holds Anderson Lake, in Jones County. It lies 515 feet above sea level. It covers about 8 acres, so this is small water you can walk round in under an hour. Gray lies 2.7 miles from the water. Macon is 11 miles and Gordon 15 miles. More in the same country: Newberry Lake at 0.7 miles, Brasswells Lake about 1.2 miles, Bateman Lake at 1.7 miles, Ethridge Lake about 2.9 miles and Hulett Lake at 3.1 miles. The nearest boundary is a fair way off.

• Where to Fish on Anderson Lake

  Depth is unmeasured here, so let the shoreline guide you. A reservoir gives you a hard edge, a shelf, and not much else. Rip-rap along the wall holds fish that the open bank never does. Biodiversity records within roughly six miles include redbreast sunfish, striped jumprock and blackbanded darter. Reported species tell you what lives around here, nothing more. Work Anderson Lake in sections rather than trying to cover it.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Climate records put July near 80°F and January near 45°F. Winter is a mild inconvenience here, nothing more. March through May is the strongest run, with autumn a second stretch. The cooler months are the comfortable ones to fish here. On Anderson Lake the same rules apply, with local timing.

• Tackle & Baits

  We hold no note on access for this one. Mapping shows an empty shoreline: no ramp, no jetty, no marked entry. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Where the road in crosses private land, ask first. Rules for boats are stricter than rules for the bank in many places. Newberry Lake at 0.7 miles is the sensible second choice. Treat access at Anderson Lake as something to verify.