Jimmy Green Lake East Fishing Guide, Sumter County, Georgia

• Overview

  Jimmy Green Lake East is one of the Sumter County waters in Georgia. Open plain runs right down to the water. It covers about 7 acres, so this is small water you can walk round in under an hour. It is one of the smaller waters we list in Sumter County. The nearest place of any size is Americus, 7.1 miles away. Columbus is the closest city, 57 miles away. There is no boundary nearby to worry about.

• Where to Fish on Jimmy Green Lake East

  No published figure covers depth, so learn it as you fish. Rip-rap along the wall holds fish that the open bank never does. Held water runs deepest at the wall and shallows back to the inflow. Fish reported in the area, according to open records, include blackbanded darter, bluegill, largemouth bass and redfin pickerel. Records show what people reported, not what is stocked. Fish Jimmy Green Lake East where the bottom changes rather than where it looks deep.

• Seasonal Patterns

  On the long-term average, July reads 81°F and January reads 47°F. The awkward stretch is midsummer, not midwinter. The first and last hours carry the summer; the middle is slow. February into May fishes hardest as the water warms. Anyone fishing Jimmy Green Lake East regularly works to that calendar.

• Tackle & Baits

  The rules here are undocumented as far as public sources go. There is no recorded infrastructure here; expect to find your own way in. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. Rules differ from one water to the next round here. Signs go up and come down, so check on the day. Should this one be busy, Able Acres Lake is 1.6 miles off. Nothing on Jimmy Green Lake East should be assumed from this page alone.