Hightower Lake Fishing near Hannahs Mill, Georgia

• Overview

  Hightower Lake is one of the Upson County waters in Georgia. The bank is 666 feet above sea level. Roughly 73 acres: a morning covers one end, an afternoon the other. The bank runs about 1.6 miles all the way round, so one visit can cover most of it. By surface area it heads our Upson County listings. Nearest town is Hannahs Mill, 1.6 miles off. Thomaston is 2.9 miles away, with Zebulon at 13 miles. Rules can differ a short way off, since the county line is near.

• Where to Fish on Hightower Lake

  Depth is not on record here, which means reading the ground instead. The arms fish better than the open middle whenever the water is up. A reservoir gives you a hard edge, a shelf, and not much else. Biodiversity records within roughly six miles include blackbanded darter, shoal bass, bluegill and greater jumprock. Check the state or provincial list before planning around one species. The shape of Hightower Lake decides where the fish sit.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Averages here run 80°F at the top of summer and 44°F at the bottom of winter. Fish stay active all year, but they move with the heat. Spring and autumn carry the fishing; summer squeezes it into the edges of the day. Late winter often fishes better here than midsummer does. That is the shape of the year on Hightower Lake.

• Tackle & Baits

  The paperwork position is blank for this one. We find no slipway, car park or made path within a short radius, so treat access as rough. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. Bank access can be seasonal on ground like this. Close seasons apply to some species and not others. The nearest alternative is New Lake, 1.4 miles out. Treat Hightower Lake as unsettled until someone local tells you otherwise.