Dearing Number Nine Lake Fishing near Harlem, Georgia

• Overview

  Dearing Number Nine Lake lies in McDuffie County, in Georgia. Height above sea level is 440 feet. At 14 acres it is the sort of place you fish for an evening rather than a day. Harlem lies 6.5 miles from the water. Further out sit Thomson (7.5 miles) and Wrens (13 miles). This one sits near enough to a boundary to be worth checking.

• Where to Fish on Dearing Number Nine Lake

  We hold no depth figure for this one. Held water runs deepest at the wall and shallows back to the inflow. Rip-rap along the wall holds fish that the open bank never does. Public wildlife records from this area list largemouth bass, bluegill and redear sunfish. Take it as evidence of what swims here, not a promise for one session. Dearing Number Nine Lake gives up its fish to patience rather than distance.

• Seasonal Patterns

  July is the warm end of the year here, averaging about 80°F, while January sits near 44°F. Winter is the comfortable season here rather than the difficult one. The first and last hours carry the summer; the middle is slow. Autumn steadies things again once the heat lets go. That shapes the year on Dearing Number Nine Lake.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing on record says whether the bank is open or closed. Nothing formal is recorded here: no ramp, no car park, no marked path. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. State or provincial rules still apply whatever the bank status. Night access is frequently treated as a separate matter. Arties Pond sits 0.7 miles off and takes the overflow. Confirm before you fish Dearing Number Nine Lake.