Pippins Lake Fishing near Forsyth, Georgia

• Overview

  You will find Pippins Lake in Jones County, Georgia. The bank is 459 feet above sea level. The water measures roughly 3 acres, so nothing here is far from anything else. On size it sits at the modest end of our Jones County list. Start from Forsyth, 12 miles down the road. The big place round here is Atlanta, 59 miles distant. A border sits close enough to be relevant to the paperwork.

• Where to Fish on Pippins Lake

  Nothing we hold settles how deep this runs. The old creek line under the surface is the feature worth finding. Look for where the old bank line still shows under the surface. Records collected within a few miles name bluegill, redbreast sunfish, christmas darter and tessellated darter. The records cover the area rather than this water alone. Read Pippins Lake before you fish it and the day goes better.

• Seasonal Patterns

  On the long-term average, July reads 80°F and January reads 44°F. Cold never closes this one. March through May is the strongest run, with autumn a second stretch. March through May is the strongest run, with October and November a second stretch. Time your trip to Pippins Lake by conditions rather than dates.

• Tackle & Baits

  No public source sets out the position on this bank. There is no mapped parking or launch close by, which usually means walking in. Largemouth respond to soft plastics tight to cover; go weedless where the growth is heavy. Bank access can be seasonal on ground like this. Where parking is tight, arriving early solves most problems. For a change of water, Mitchell Lake is 2.1 miles distant. Rules at Pippins Lake are worth checking on the day.