Mountain Lake near Dallas: Fishing Spots, Seasons and Access

• Overview

  Mountain Lake lies in Paulding County, Georgia. The bank is 948 feet above sea level. This is a pocket water of some 15 acres, and every part of it is reachable from the bank. The closest town, Dallas, is 4.7 miles away. The nearest city of size is South Fulton, 22 miles away. Rules here are straightforward: one county, one set of rules.

• Where to Fish on Mountain Lake

  No depth figure has reached our records, which makes a plummet useful. A reservoir gives you a hard edge, a shelf, and not much else. Standing timber shows when the level drops, and fish sit against it. Open occurrence data for the surrounding area lists blackbanded darter, speckled madtom, redeye bass, bluegill and banded sculpin. Reporting is uneven, so absence from the list means little. Treat Mountain Lake as a water to read rather than to cover.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The range across the year is 41°F to 78°F. Cooler months are the productive ones on most of this water. The cooler months are the comfortable ones to be out. March through May is the strongest run, with October and November a second stretch. Plan any trip to Mountain Lake around it.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing on record says whether the bank is open or closed. There is no recorded infrastructure here; expect to find your own way in. Largemouth respond to soft plastics tight to cover; go weedless where the growth is heavy. Rules for this water may differ from the county norm. Night access is frequently treated as a separate matter. Failing this one, try Lake Jane, 2.1 miles away. Nothing on Mountain Lake should be assumed from this page alone.