Fishing Marymack Lakes in Upson County, Georgia

• Overview

  You will find Marymack Lakes in Upson County, Georgia. The surface lies 741 feet up. At 8 acres it is the sort of place you fish for an evening rather than a day. Head to Hannahs Mill, 8.5 miles away, for anything you forgot. The nearest city of size is South Fulton, 43 miles away. Being near a boundary, it pays to know which side you are fishing.

• Where to Fish on Marymack Lakes

  Depth went unrecorded, which puts the reading back on you. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. Records collected within a few miles name shoal bass, redbreast sunfish, flathead catfish, bluegill and spotted bass. The records cover the area rather than this water alone. Read Marymack Lakes before you fish it and the day goes better.

• Seasonal Patterns

  On the long-term average, July reads 79°F and January reads 44°F. Summer heat is the limit here, not winter cold. Late winter and spring fish steadiest here. June to September is hot work, so the first and last hours are what count. Marymack Lakes runs to that rhythm year in and year out.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing on record says whether the bank is open or closed. We find no slipway, car park or made path within a short radius, so treat access as rough. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Sort the permit out before you load the car. Some stretches are reserved and marked as such on the ground. Should this one be busy, Turner Lake is 1.7 miles off. Signs at Marymack Lakes carry more weight than any list.