City of East Point Reservoir in Fulton County: How and When to Fish It

• Overview

  Georgia holds City of East Point Reservoir, in Fulton County. The surface lies 935 feet up. About 18 acres of surface, which puts the far bank inside easy sight. The nearest place of any size is East Point, 6 miles away. It is 9.3 miles to Atlanta, the nearest city. Within a short run: Lake Carol within 1.2 miles, Wrights Lake about 1.2 miles, High Loch within 1.3 miles, Lake Jan about 1.4 miles and Upper Cowart Lake within 1.4 miles. Local rules may differ a few miles either side of here.

• Where to Fish on City of East Point Reservoir

  No chart reached our records; the first cast is your sounding. The old creek line under the surface is the feature worth finding. Held water runs deepest at the wall and shallows back to the inflow. Records collected within a few miles name bluegill and eastern blackbanded darter. Local agencies keep the authoritative list for each water. Treat City of East Point Reservoir as a water to read rather than to cover.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The seasonal spread runs 42°F to 79°F. It fishes twelve months of the year. March through May is the strongest run, with autumn a second stretch. April and May are the settled weeks, with October close behind. City of East Point Reservoir fishes to that pattern most years. Long daylight spreads fish out; short daylight concentrates them.

• Tackle & Baits

  Whether the bank is open is not something our records settle. Access is unmapped, which usually means a farm track and a walk. Bluegill and other panfish take small jigs or worms under a float near any cover. Parking is often the real limit rather than the bank itself. Close seasons apply to some species and not others. For a change of water, Lake Carol is 1.2 miles distant. None of that is settled for City of East Point Reservoir in what we hold.