Fishing Lake Trahlyta in Union County, Georgia

• Overview

  Set in Union County, Lake Trahlyta is a Georgia water. Country round the bank runs to rolling hill. About 21 acres of surface, which puts the far bank inside easy sight. It is high ground by Georgia standards. You are 12 miles from Young Harris. For a city, Athens is 64 miles off. Local rules may differ a few miles either side of here.

• Where to Fish on Lake Trahlyta

  There is no published depth for this one, so start shallow and work out. A reservoir gives you a hard edge, a shelf, and not much else. Points where the flooded channel swings in are the reliable ones. Records held for Union County cover spotted bass, largemouth bass and bluegill. What holds for the county may not hold for this water. Take Lake Trahlyta a stretch at a time.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Expect July to average close to 71°F, with January the cold end at about 36°F. The calendar is generous: something works in nearly every month. It is not guaranteed from one year to the next. The hot months push the fishing to dawn and dusk. Lake Trahlyta runs to that rhythm year in and year out.

• Tackle & Baits

  Whether you may fish here is not something records settle. Parking within half a mile means no long carry with tackle. There is a mapped landing stage 160 yards away. Overnight stays are possible about half a mile out, where camping is mapped. Toilets show in mapping about half a mile away. Bank access can be seasonal on ground like this. Some water is controlled locally without a sign saying so. Failing this one, try Lake Winfield Scott, 3.6 miles away. None of that is settled for Lake Trahlyta in what we hold.