Blue Spring Lake Fishing in Catoosa County, Georgia

• Overview

  Georgia holds Blue Spring Lake, in Catoosa County. The water sits 709 feet up. About 17 acres of surface, which puts the far bank inside easy sight. You are 3.7 miles from Chickamauga. Chattanooga sits 12 miles out, and it is the nearest city worth the name. Two sets of local rules meet not far from this water. The county holds three of them in total.

• Where to Fish on Blue Spring Lake

  We hold no survey for this water; read the slope of the shoreline instead. Inflow corners move water, and moving water gathers fish. Rip-rap along the wall holds fish that the open bank never does. Species logged across Catoosa County include bluegill, green sunfish and redbreast sunfish. Species recorded across the county may be limited to a few waters. Read Blue Spring Lake for ten minutes before the first cast goes out.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Averages here run 78°F at the top of summer and 38°F at the bottom of winter. Cooler months are the productive ones on most of this water. Spring and autumn carry the fishing; summer squeezes it into the edges of the day. June to September is hot work, so the first and last hours are what count. Time your trip to Blue Spring Lake by conditions rather than dates.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing we hold confirms whether access is permitted. We find no slipway, car park or made path within a short radius, so treat access as rough. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. Check locally before you travel, because a wasted drive is a long one. Some water is controlled locally without a sign saying so. Murphy Lakes at 2.9 miles is the sensible second choice. Ask locally about Blue Spring Lake if anything is unclear.