Fuqua Pond near Tennille: Fishing Spots, Seasons and Access

• Overview

  In Georgia, Fuqua Pond falls inside Washington County. The country round it is dry hill from end to end. The water measures roughly 3 acres, so nothing here is far from anything else. Most waters listed here for Washington County are larger. Supplies mean a trip to Tennille, 8.2 miles off. It is 80 miles to Athens, the nearest city. This one sits near enough to a boundary to be worth checking.

• Where to Fish on Fuqua Pond

  We hold no depth figure for this one. The old creek line under the surface is the feature worth finding. Rip-rap along the wall holds fish that the open bank never does. Open occurrence data for the surrounding area lists redbreast sunfish, redfin pickerel, American eel and dollar sunfish. Several of these carry legal protection or closed seasons; the rulebook comes before the rod. Fuqua Pond repays a walk before the first cast.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Average temperature peaks around 81°F in July and bottoms out near 46°F in January. It fishes twelve months of the year. Heat pushes fish deep from June onwards, so start early. March through May is the strongest run, with October and November a second stretch. That is the shape of the year on Fuqua Pond.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access is not recorded for this water. Access points are not mapped for this water, which suits people who like quiet. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. Where a permit is needed, the nearest town usually sells it. Close seasons apply to some species and not others. Purvis Pond at 0.6 miles is the sensible second choice. Confirm before you fish Fuqua Pond.