Fishing Lake Mimosa in Carroll County, Georgia

• Overview

  Carroll County, Georgia, is where Lake Mimosa sits. What surrounds it is pine and hardwood. The water measures roughly 5 acres, so nothing here is far from anything else. On size it sits at the modest end of our Carroll County list. Carrollton is the closest town at 6.5 miles. South Fulton is the closest city, 18 miles away. Rules can differ a short way off, since the county line is near.

• Where to Fish on Lake Mimosa

  We hold no depth figure for this one. Rip-rap along the wall holds fish that the open bank never does. Built water gives depth close in, which suits a bank angler. Fish reported in the area, according to open records, include blackbanded darter, greater jumprock, green sunfish and redbreast sunfish. That is what has been logged nearby, not a stocking list, so check local rules before you plan around any one species. Work Lake Mimosa in sections rather than trying to cover it.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Seasonal averages run from 41°F in January up to 78°F in July. It fishes twelve months of the year. Shade and hour of day matter more than month. Autumn steadies things again once the heat lets go. At Lake Mimosa the season follows that pattern closely. A steady wind fishes better than a still, bright day.

• Tackle & Baits

  The rules here are undocumented as far as public sources go. Nothing formal is recorded here: no ramp, no car park, no marked path. For the catfish, fish bottom baits into the deeper holes and let them sit. Where the road in crosses private land, ask first. Barbless rules turn up on managed water more often than not. Lake Connie at 1.3 miles is the sensible second choice. Where Lake Mimosa is concerned, a local answer beats a written one.