Fishing Kelley Lake in Fayette County, Georgia

• Overview

  Look for Kelley Lake in the Fayette County part of Georgia. The surface lies 817 feet up. It measures about 34 acres, which is a comfortable size for bank fishing. The whole outline is near 1.3 miles, and most of it is walkable. It ranks high for size among our Fayette County listings. You are 4.5 miles from Senoia. It is 24 miles to South Fulton, the nearest city. Being near a boundary, it pays to know which side you are fishing.

• Where to Fish on Kelley Lake

  No depth figure appears in our records, so the bank has to tell you. A reservoir gives you a hard edge, a shelf, and not much else. Inflow corners move water, and moving water gathers fish. Species logged nearby in open biodiversity records include eastern blackbanded darter, spotted sunfish, swamp darter and bluegill. Use it to know what is possible here, not what is certain. The shape of Kelley Lake rewards a slow walk along one bank.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Long-term averages put July at about 79°F and January near 43°F. Summer heat is the limit here, not winter cold. Heat pushes fish deep from June onwards, so start early. The cooler months are the comfortable ones to fish here. Plan around that when you fish Kelley Lake. Long dry spells drop the level and concentrate them.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing on record says whether the bank is open or closed. Access is unmapped, which usually means a farm track and a walk. For the panfish, a small hook, a float and a piece of worm outfish everything fancy. Sort the permit out before you load the car. Where parking is tight, arriving early solves most problems. For a change of water, Bass Lake is 1.3 miles distant. Nothing here settles the position at Kelley Lake for certain.