Rays Pond near Arlington: Fishing Spots, Seasons and Access

• Overview

  Rays Pond is a Baker County water, Georgia side. Around the bank it is warm bottomland. It covers about 14 acres, so this is small water you can walk round in under an hour. It is one of the smaller waters we list in Baker County. Start from Arlington, 5.9 miles down the road. Then Morgan, 9.6 miles, and Edison, 12 miles. This one sits near enough to a boundary to be worth checking.

• Where to Fish on Rays Pond

  There is no published depth for this one, so start shallow and work out. A reservoir gives you a hard edge, a shelf, and not much else. Inflow corners move water, and moving water gathers fish. Nearby survey and observation records mention blackbanded darter, chain pickerel, gulf darter, speckled madtom and bigeye chub. Records come from public data, not from a stocking programme. On Rays Pond the obvious spot is not always the productive one.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Climate normals give 81°F for July and 48°F for January. The year runs unbroken and warm. March through May is the strongest run, with autumn a second stretch. June to September is hot work, so the first and last hours are what count. Rays Pond fishes to that pattern most years. The week either side of a change of season often fishes hardest.

• Tackle & Baits

  Whether you may fish here is not something records settle. No made access is recorded, so a short walk in is the likely arrangement. For the pike, wire up and throw larger lures along the weed edges. Parking is often the real limit rather than the bank itself. Close seasons apply to some species and not others. If the gate is shut, Sheffield Millpond at 2.4 miles is the nearest alternative. What applies at Rays Pond may have changed since it was mapped.