Lake Lucile, Georgia: Fishing Spots and Seasons

• Overview

  Within Cobb County, Georgia, you have Lake Lucile. Elevation runs to 958 feet. Surface area runs to about 16 acres — small enough to read in one session. Head to Powder Springs, 2.4 miles away, for anything you forgot. After that come Hiram at 3.7 miles and Austell at 6.6 miles. Two sets of local rules meet not far from this water.

• Where to Fish on Lake Lucile

  No published figure covers depth, so learn it as you fish. Inflow corners move water, and moving water gathers fish. Levels move with the draw rather than the rain on water like this. Documented catches and surveys in the area cover bluegill, blackbanded darter and cherokee darter. Treat it as evidence of what swims in the area. On Lake Lucile the quiet end is the one worth the extra effort.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The warm month here averages 78°F; the cold one sits at 41°F. The hard part of the year is the heat, not the cold. Spring and autumn carry the fishing; summer squeezes it into the edges of the day. Spring and autumn carry the year; summer squeezes it into the ends of the day. Lake Lucile runs to its own calendar within the local pattern.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access is not recorded for this water. The nearest mapped parking is half a mile away, so the last stretch is on foot. Catfish want bait on the bottom: cut bait or worms, a simple running rig, and patience after dark. Some banks are open only from a marked point. Access can change hands, so last year's answer may not hold. For a change of water, Pine Valley Lake is 4.1 miles distant. Treat Lake Lucile as unsettled until someone local tells you otherwise.