Black Jack Pond Fishing near Bainbridge, Georgia

• Overview

  The Decatur County entry here is Black Jack Pond, in Georgia. Around the bank it is scrub and brush. Surface area runs to about 8 acres — small enough to read in one session. On size it sits at the modest end of our Decatur County list. Bainbridge lies 4.3 miles from the water. Cairo is 18 miles and Havana 19 miles. No county line comes close, which keeps the paperwork simple.

• Where to Fish on Black Jack Pond

  Depth is not on record here, so the bank has to tell you. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. At Black Jack Pond the first feature you find is worth twenty minutes. Approach from downwind so your line does not land ahead of you.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Expect July to average close to 81°F, with January the cold end at about 50°F. Heat, not cold, decides when to be on the water. October and November give a second good stretch as it cools. June to September is hot work, so the first and last hours are what count. Black Jack Pond runs to that rhythm year in and year out.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing in our records says who may fish here. Nothing built is recorded close to the bank here. Where access is informal, keep it that way by behaving. Rules for boats are stricter than rules for the bank in many places. For a change of water, Twin Lakes is 2.2 miles distant. Where Black Jack Pond is concerned, a local answer beats a written one.