Rainwater Lake Fishing near Senoia, Georgia

• Overview

  Rainwater Lake is a Coweta County water, Georgia side. It sits in open plain country. It covers about 5 acres, so this is small water you can walk round in under an hour. Some 7.3 miles away sits Senoia, the nearest settlement. South Fulton sits 23 miles out, and it is the nearest city worth the name. A border sits close enough to be relevant to the paperwork.

• Where to Fish on Rainwater Lake

  We hold no depth figure for this one. Standing timber shows when the level drops, and fish sit against it. A reservoir gives you a hard edge, a shelf, and not much else. Species logged nearby in open biodiversity records include bluegill, gulf darter and redbreast sunfish. It reflects what has been logged, which depends on who was looking. The shape of Rainwater Lake rewards a slow walk along one bank.

• Seasonal Patterns

  On the long-term average, July reads 78°F and January reads 43°F. Cold never closes this one. The first and last hours carry the summer; the middle is slow. Late winter often fishes better here than midsummer does. The season on Rainwater Lake follows the weather closely. Late summer often means an early start or nothing at all.

• Tackle & Baits

  Our records carry no access rule either way. Nothing in the way of made access shows up nearby: no ramp, no car park, no path. For the panfish, a small hook, a float and a piece of worm outfish everything fancy. Where access is informal, keep it that way by behaving. Keep proof of licence with you rather than in the car. Should this one be busy, Hunter Pond is 1.1 miles off. Nothing here settles the position at Rainwater Lake for certain.