Fishing Durrence Lake in Tattnall County, Georgia

• Overview

  In Georgia, Durrence Lake falls inside Tattnall County. Around the bank it is warm bottomland. It covers about 8 acres, so this is small water you can walk round in under an hour. On size it sits at the modest end of our Tattnall County list. The town to know is Reidsville, 5 miles out. Glennville is 11 miles and Claxton 14 miles. The county line runs close by, so rules can change within a short drive.

• Where to Fish on Durrence Lake

  We hold no survey for this water; read the slope of the shoreline instead. A reservoir gives you a hard edge, a shelf, and not much else. Held water runs deepest at the wall and shallows back to the inflow. Documented catches and surveys in the area cover bluegill, redbreast sunfish, spotted sunfish and redear sunfish. Reporting is uneven, so absence from the list means little. Fish Durrence Lake where the bottom changes rather than where it looks deep.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The warm month here averages 82°F; the cold one sits at 49°F. The calendar barely matters here; the time of day does. Late winter and spring fish steadiest here. April and May are the settled weeks, with October close behind. It sets the rhythm of the year at Durrence Lake. Fish feed harder before a change in weather than after it.

• Tackle & Baits

  Our records carry no access rule either way. Public mapping records no formal access here, so plan for a walk and soft ground. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. State or provincial rules still apply whatever the bank status. Close seasons apply to some species and not others. The nearest alternative is Segull Lake, 0.5 miles out. Rules at Durrence Lake are worth checking on the day.