Boyle Lake Number Four near Monticello: Fishing Spots, Seasons and Access

• Overview

  Boyle Lake Number Four falls in Jasper County, part of Georgia. Everything around it is dry hill. This is a pocket water of some 16 acres, and every part of it is reachable from the bank. Monticello lies 10 miles from the water. It is 40 miles to Athens, the nearest city. Local rules may differ a few miles either side of here.

• Where to Fish on Boyle Lake Number Four

  Depth is not on record here, which means reading the ground instead. Rip-rap along the wall holds fish that the open bank never does. Points where the flooded channel swings in are the reliable ones. Fish reported in the area, according to open records, include bluegill, largemouth bass and redbreast sunfish. That is what has been logged nearby, not a stocking list, so check local rules before you plan around any one species. Boyle Lake Number Four responds to conditions more than to tactics.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Averages here run 79°F at the top of summer and 43°F at the bottom of winter. Cold never closes this one. October and November give a second good stretch as it cools. Autumn steadies things again once the heat lets go. Plan any trip to Boyle Lake Number Four around it. Late summer often means an early start or nothing at all.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing on record says whether the bank is open or closed. There is a mapped slipway roughly half a mile away. Recorded parking is half a mile off, far enough to travel light. There is a jetty half a mile off, worth knowing on a busy day. A camping area sits within half a mile of here. Facilities run to toilets half a mile from the water. Bank access can be seasonal on ground like this. A polite question at the farm gate opens more banks than anything else. Should this one be busy, Boyle Lake Northeast is 0.2 miles off.