Mobleys Lake in Harris County: How and When to Fish It

• Overview

  Harris County in Georgia is where Mobleys Lake sits. The bank is 499 feet above sea level. It runs to roughly 26 acres — big enough to hold fish away from the bank, small enough to learn. Size puts it in the front rank of our Harris County list. The nearest town is Smiths Station, 9 miles away. The big place round here is Columbus, 11 miles distant. Two sets of local rules meet not far from this water.

• Where to Fish on Mobleys Lake

  No depth figure has reached our records, which makes a plummet useful. This is a lake, so the margins and the first drop matter most. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. Species logged nearby in open biodiversity records include largemouth bass, bluegill, redbreast sunfish and redear sunfish. Reported species tell you what lives around here, nothing more. Fish Mobleys Lake to its features, not to its size.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Averages move between 45°F in January and 80°F in July. Cold never closes this one. The first and last hours carry the summer; the middle is slow. June to September is hot work, so the first and last hours are what count. That is the shape of the year on Mobleys Lake. Long dry spells drop the level and concentrate them.

• Tackle & Baits

  There is no clear statement anywhere on who can fish it. No launch point is recorded nearby, so this is a bank water unless you carry a boat in. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Check locally before you travel, because a wasted drive is a long one. Rules for boats are stricter than rules for the bank in many places. Failing this one, try Mirror Lake, 1.1 miles away. What applies at Mobleys Lake may have changed since it was mapped.