Hicks Lake Fishing near Rome, Georgia

• Overview

  Floyd County in Georgia is where Hicks Lake sits. This is oak and grass ground. The town to know is Rome, 5.9 miles out. Lindale follows at 8.3 miles, then Shannon at 12 miles. Within a short run: 0.7 miles out stands Lake Julianne, Lake Tom 0.8 miles away, 1.1 miles out stands Rice Springs Lake Conasauga 1.6 miles away and 1.9 miles out stands Camps Lake. Local rules may differ a few miles either side of here.

• Where to Fish on Hicks Lake

  No chart reached our records; the first cast is your sounding. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. Biodiversity records within roughly six miles include largemouth bass, bluegill, redear sunfish, gizzard shad and black crappie. Treat it as evidence of what swims in the area. On Hicks Lake the first feature you find is usually worth a session.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The year swings from about 40°F in January to roughly 78°F in July. Temperatures stay workable through the cold season. October and November give a second good stretch as it cools. April and May are the settled weeks, with October close behind. Hicks Lake runs to that rhythm year in and year out.

• Tackle & Baits

  Our records carry no access rule either way. No car park, ramp or path is recorded within easy reach of the shore. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Look for a notice board at the entrance. Some stretches are reserved and marked as such on the ground. Should this one be busy, Lake Julianne is 0.7 miles off. Treat Hicks Lake as unsettled until someone local tells you otherwise.