Hodges Pond Fishing Guide, Washington County, Georgia

• Overview

  The Washington County end of Georgia holds Hodges Pond. The bank gives way to pine and hardwood. The water measures roughly 13 acres, so nothing here is far from anything else. For supplies, Tennille is 7.7 miles out. The big place round here is Athens, 83 miles distant. Within a short drive: Hodges New Pond 1.4 miles off, 2.2 miles away is Orrs Pond, Andrews Pond 2.6 miles off, 3.4 miles away is Hodges Pond and Mays Pond 3.9 miles off. There is no boundary nearby to worry about.

• Where to Fish on Hodges Pond

  Our records carry no depth, so judge it from the bank. Inflow corners move water, and moving water gathers fish. A reservoir gives you a hard edge, a shelf, and not much else. Work Hodges Pond in sections rather than trying to cover it. Note where the bottom hardens and work back along it.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The warmest month averages 80°F, the coldest about 46°F. The surface stays open the year round. Shade and hour of day matter more than month. November and March are the quiet, comfortable months to be out. Hodges Pond fishes to that pattern most years. The week either side of a change of season often fishes hardest.

• Tackle & Baits

  Public data does not answer the access question here. Public mapping records no formal access here, so plan for a walk and soft ground. Where access is informal, keep it that way by behaving. Where the way in crosses private ground, ask first. For a change of water, Hodges New Pond is 1.4 miles distant. None of that is settled for Hodges Pond in what we hold.