Lakeside Reservoir in Bibb County: How and When to Fish It

• Overview

  The Bibb County end of Georgia holds Lakeside Reservoir. Country round the bank runs to pine and hardwood. Roughly 42 acres: a morning covers one end, an afternoon the other. Size puts it in the front rank of our Bibb County list. Start from Macon, 3.4 miles down the road. The big place round here is Athens, 78 miles distant. It sits near the edge of the county, so check which rules apply.

• Where to Fish on Lakeside Reservoir

  Depth is not on record here, so the bank has to tell you. A reservoir gives you a hard edge, a shelf, and not much else. Held water runs deepest at the wall and shallows back to the inflow. Species logged nearby in open biodiversity records include bluegill, largemouth bass and redear sunfish. Records show what people reported, not what is stocked. Lakeside Reservoir gives up more to patience than to distance.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Expect July to average close to 81°F, with January the cold end at about 45°F. It fishes twelve months of the year. March through May is the strongest run, with autumn a second stretch. Spring and autumn carry the year; summer squeezes it into the ends of the day. It holds true on Lakeside Reservoir more years than not.

• Tackle & Baits

  The paperwork position is blank for this one. A launch point is recorded some half a mile off. The nearest mapped parking is 0.9 miles away, so the last stretch is on foot. Largemouth respond to soft plastics tight to cover; go weedless where the growth is heavy. Where the road in crosses private land, ask first. Where the way in crosses private ground, ask first. If the gate is shut, Lake Arrowhead at 1.4 miles is the nearest alternative. Ask locally about Lakeside Reservoir if anything is unclear.