Fishing at Fort Mountain Spinners Lake, Murray County, Georgia

• Overview

  Fort Mountain Spinners Lake is listed under Murray County, Georgia. The bank is 768 feet above sea level. At 7 acres it is the sort of place you fish for an evening rather than a day. The nearest town is Chatsworth, 1.7 miles away. The big place round here is East Chattanooga, 33 miles distant. Being near a boundary, it pays to know which side you are fishing.

• Where to Fish on Fort Mountain Spinners Lake

  Depth remains unrecorded, so treat the first session as a survey. Draw-down through summer strips the margins, so follow the water out. Levels move with the draw rather than the rain on water like this. Across Murray County, recorded fish include spotted bass, bluegill, gizzard shad and channel catfish. Records at this level tell you what is in the area. Fort Mountain Spinners Lake responds to conditions more than to tactics.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The warm month here averages 78°F; the cold one sits at 39°F. Long warm spells define the calendar more than any cold. October and November give a second good stretch as it cools. The hot months push the fishing to dawn and dusk. On Fort Mountain Spinners Lake that shapes the whole year.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access status is simply unknown for this water. The nearest mapped parking is half a mile away, so the last stretch is on foot. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. A landowner's word beats anything printed elsewhere. Barbless rules turn up on managed water more often than not. Lents Lake at 3.1 miles is the sensible second choice. Nothing here settles the position at Fort Mountain Spinners Lake for certain.