Fishing at Little Tallapoosa Lake, Carroll County, Georgia

• Overview

  Little Tallapoosa Lake is a Carroll County water, in Georgia. Height above sea level is 1,033 feet. Roughly 268 acres of surface: treat each bay as a water in its own right. At about 5.4 miles of edge, most people work one arm at a time. Of the waters listed here in Carroll County, this is the largest. You are 2.9 miles from Temple. For a city, South Fulton is 21 miles off. The boundary is close enough to be worth checking before you fish.

• Where to Fish on Little Tallapoosa Lake

  Depth remains unrecorded, so treat the first session as a survey. Held water runs deepest at the wall and shallows back to the inflow. A reservoir gives you a hard edge, a shelf, and not much else. Biodiversity records within roughly six miles include blackbanded darter, yellow bullhead, green sunfish, largemouth bass and black crappie. Records come from public data, not from a stocking programme. On Little Tallapoosa Lake the quiet end is the one worth the extra effort.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Expect July to average close to 78°F, with January the cold end at about 41°F. Heat sets the pattern from late spring onward. Shade and hour of day matter more than month. November and March are the quiet, comfortable months to be out. Little Tallapoosa Lake runs to its own calendar within the local pattern.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access status is simply unknown for this water. Formal access is not mapped, so the last stretch is likely on foot. A small crankbait along the drop and a worm in the thick stuff cover the bass. A landowner's word beats anything printed elsewhere. Rules for boats are stricter than rules for the bank in many places. For a change of water, Lake Buckhorn is 0.8 miles distant. Rules at Little Tallapoosa Lake are worth checking on the day.