Heads Creek Reservoir Fishing near Experiment, Georgia

• Overview

  Spalding County in Georgia is where Heads Creek Reservoir sits. The surface lies 787 feet up. This is sizeable water at about 300 acres, and a boat opens up most of it. You are looking at roughly 5.8 miles of shoreline, with plenty of water between access points. Among the waters listed for Spalding County, none is wider. Some 5 miles away sits Experiment, the nearest settlement. Griffin is 6.4 miles and Hampton 8.3 miles. Local rules may differ a few miles either side of here.

• Where to Fish on Heads Creek Reservoir

  Nothing in our records gives a depth for this one. Held water runs deepest at the wall and shallows back to the inflow. Draw-down through summer strips the margins, so follow the water out. Public wildlife records from this area list bluegill, blackbanded darter, largemouth bass, redbreast sunfish and warmouth. It reflects what has been logged, which depends on who was looking. Heads Creek Reservoir gives up its fish to patience rather than distance.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Average temperature peaks around 79°F in July and bottoms out near 43°F in January. Heat sets the pattern from late spring onward. Shade and hour of day matter more than month. March through May is the strongest run, with October and November a second stretch. Heads Creek Reservoir fishes to that pattern most years.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access is not recorded for this water. Public data records a boat ramp 0.9 miles out. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. Read any posted signs at the access point rather than assuming. Where the way in crosses private ground, ask first. Should this one be busy, Cheatam Lake is 1.3 miles off. Nothing on Heads Creek Reservoir should be assumed from this page alone.