Fishing Mooney Lake in Morgan County, Georgia

• Overview

  Mooney Lake sits in Morgan County, out in Georgia. Around the bank it is oak and grass. At 12 acres it is the sort of place you fish for an evening rather than a day. Social Circle is the closest town at 7.3 miles. Madison is 7.8 miles and Monroe 13 miles. Not far off: Lake Rutledge 0.8 miles, Ervin Lake about 1.9 miles, Lake Brantley 2.2 miles, Griffin Lake about 2.7 miles and Saye Lake 2.9 miles. The boundary is close enough to be worth checking before you fish.

• Where to Fish on Mooney Lake

  The records we hold are silent on depth, so plan to find it yourself. Look for where the old bank line still shows under the surface. Built water gives depth close in, which suits a bank angler. Records collected within a few miles name bluegill, largemouth bass and black crappie. Reported species tell you what lives around here, nothing more. The shape of Mooney Lake rewards a slow walk along one bank.

• Seasonal Patterns

  On the long-term average, July reads 79°F and January reads 43°F. The awkward stretch is midsummer, not midwinter. Late winter and spring fish steadiest here. The cooler months are the comfortable ones to fish here. Anyone fishing Mooney Lake regularly works to that calendar. A rising level after rain switches things on for a day or two.

• Tackle & Baits

  We hold no note on access for this one. There is a mapped slipway roughly half a mile away. Expect a half a mile walk in from where the car goes. There is a mapped landing stage half a mile away. Public toilets are recorded roughly half a mile off. A landowner's word beats anything printed elsewhere. Close seasons apply to some species and not others. Failing this one, try Lake Rutledge, 0.8 miles away. What applies at Mooney Lake may have changed since it was mapped.