Fishing Horsehead Lake in Fulton County, Georgia

• Overview

  You will find Horsehead Lake in Fulton County, Georgia. It lies 846 feet above sea level. It covers about 14 acres, so this is small water you can walk round in under an hour. Nearest place of any size is South Fulton, 0.8 miles away. Fairburn lies 5.6 miles off, Palmetto another 6 miles. Being near a boundary, it pays to know which side you are fishing.

• Where to Fish on Horsehead Lake

  Depth remains unrecorded, so treat the first session as a survey. A reservoir gives you a hard edge, a shelf, and not much else. Rip-rap along the wall holds fish that the open bank never does. Species logged nearby in open biodiversity records include bluegill, green sunfish and largemouth bass. Reported species tell you what lives around here, nothing more. The shape of Horsehead Lake rewards a slow walk along one bank.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Expect July to average close to 78°F, with January the cold end at about 42°F. No part of the year shuts this water. Spring and autumn carry the fishing; summer squeezes it into the edges of the day. June to September is hot work, so the first and last hours are what count. It sets the rhythm of the year at Horsehead Lake.

• Tackle & Baits

  Our records carry no access rule either way. 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. A landowner's word beats anything printed elsewhere. Keep proof of licence with you rather than in the car. For a change of water, Telephone Lake is 0.9 miles distant. Nothing on Horsehead Lake should be assumed from this page alone.