Capes Lake in Coweta County: How and When to Fish It

• Overview

  The Coweta County entry here is Capes Lake, in Georgia. It stands 889 feet above sea level. At 4 acres it is the sort of place you fish for an evening rather than a day. On size it sits at the modest end of our Coweta County list. Grantville is the closest place, 4.5 miles off. The big place round here is South Fulton, 23 miles distant. This one sits near enough to a boundary to be worth checking.

• Where to Fish on Capes Lake

  There is no published depth for this one, so start shallow and work out. Levels move with the draw rather than the rain on water like this. A reservoir gives you a hard edge, a shelf, and not much else. Treat Capes Lake as a water to read rather than to cover. Note where the bottom hardens and work back along it.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Between January at about 42°F and July at about 78°F, the water has a wide range to work through. No part of the year shuts this water. The first and last hours carry the summer; the middle is slow. February into May fishes hardest as the water warms. That is the shape of the year on Capes Lake.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing on record says whether the bank is open or closed. Public mapping records no formal access here, so plan for a walk and soft ground. Where access is informal, keep it that way by behaving. Some ground is open by custom rather than by right, so tread carefully. McCollums Pond at 0.3 miles is the sensible second choice. For Capes Lake, the notice at the access point is the final word.