Fishing at King Lake, Paulding County, Georgia

• Overview

  Paulding County, Georgia, is where King Lake sits. It sits at 1,289 feet above sea level. At 7 acres it is the sort of place you fish for an evening rather than a day. Most waters listed here for Paulding County are larger. Rockmart lies 4.6 miles from the water. Aragon is 7.5 miles away, with Buchanan at 12 miles. The boundary is close enough to be worth checking before you fish.

• Where to Fish on King Lake

  There is no published depth for this one, so start shallow and work out. Held water runs deepest at the wall and shallows back to the inflow. Draw-down through summer strips the margins, so follow the water out. Documented catches and surveys in the area cover redbreast sunfish, bluegill, warmouth, brown bullhead and largemouth bass. Reported species tell you what lives around here, nothing more. King Lake gives up its fish to patience rather than distance.

• Seasonal Patterns

  In an average year July sits at 77°F and January at 40°F. Winter here means light layers, not lost months. The cooler months are the comfortable ones to be out. Late winter often fishes better here than midsummer does. Anyone fishing King Lake regularly works to that calendar. Water colour tells you more than the air temperature does.

• Tackle & Baits

  Our records carry no access rule either way. Mapping shows an empty shoreline: no ramp, no jetty, no marked entry. A small crankbait along the drop and a worm in the thick stuff cover the bass. Read any posted signs at the access point rather than assuming. Where tickets apply, they are sold in the nearest town rather than on the bank. For a change of water, Camp Shepherd Lake is 1.4 miles distant. Check the position at King Lake before loading the car.