Cannon Lake, Georgia: Fishing Spots and Seasons

• Overview

  Cannon Lake lies in Wilcox County, Georgia. The water sits 213 feet up. It covers about 15 acres, so this is small water you can walk round in under an hour. By elevation it sits in the lower part of our Georgia listings. Abbeville lies 4.2 miles from the water. The big place round here is Columbus, 103 miles distant. This one sits near enough to a boundary to be worth checking.

• Where to Fish on Cannon Lake

  No figure exists for depth, so let the water show you. Standing timber shows when the level drops, and fish sit against it. A reservoir gives you a hard edge, a shelf, and not much else. Documented catches and surveys in the area cover bluegill, American eel, chain pickerel and christmas darter. Some of the species recorded here are protected or tightly regulated, so check what may be targeted before you fish. At Cannon Lake the water rewards a slow, careful approach.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The range across the year is 48°F to 82°F. Cold never closes this one. Spring and autumn carry the fishing; summer squeezes it into the edges of the day. The cooler months are the comfortable ones to fish here. Cannon Lake runs to that rhythm year in and year out. Overcast days spread the fishing across more hours.

• Tackle & Baits

  The paperwork position is blank for this one. No built facilities appear in mapping around this water. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Where a permit is needed, the nearest town usually sells it. Rules for boats are stricter than rules for the bank in many places. Failing this one, try Fulmer Lake, 0.7 miles away. Confirm access to Cannon Lake locally before you travel.