Johnsons Pond Fishing near Davisboro, Georgia

• Overview

  The Washington County end of Georgia holds Johnsons Pond. The setting is dry hill. Small at around 10 acres: two anglers spread out cover most of it. Supplies mean a trip to Davisboro, 3 miles off. Sandersville is 9.2 miles away, with Tennille at 9.3 miles. Round about: Sheppard Lake within 1.2 miles, Morris Lake at about 2.4 miles, Walnut Branch Fishing Lake within 3.3 miles, Smith-Jordan Pond at about 4.3 miles and Cobb Lake within 4.8 miles. Rules here are straightforward: one county, one set of rules.

• Where to Fish on Johnsons Pond

  Depth figures are not published for this one. Draw-down through summer strips the margins, so follow the water out. Points where the flooded channel swings in are the reliable ones. Nearby survey and observation records mention blackbanded darter, bluegill, dollar sunfish and redbreast sunfish. Use it to know what is possible here, not what is certain. Treat Johnsons Pond as a water to read rather than to cover.

• Seasonal Patterns

  In an average year July sits at 81°F and January at 46°F. The season runs year-round, with the peak either side of summer. Heat pushes fish deep from June onwards, so start early. Late winter often fishes better here than midsummer does. The season on Johnsons Pond rarely departs from it.

• Tackle & Baits

  We have no record of the rules that apply on this bank. Public data shows nothing built here, so treat the whole approach as informal. Pike mean a wire trace, no exceptions; big spoons and jerkbaits do the searching. Rules for this water may differ from the county norm. Close seasons apply to some species and not others. If the gate is shut, Sheppard Lake at 1.2 miles is the nearest alternative. Nothing on Johnsons Pond should be assumed from this page alone.