Fishing at Reeves Lake, Cobb County, Georgia

• Overview

  Out in Cobb County, Georgia, sits Reeves Lake. It stands 1,033 feet above sea level. This is a pocket water of some 8 acres, and every part of it is reachable from the bank. By elevation it is in the upper part of our Georgia listings. The nearest place of any size is Fair Oaks, 2.2 miles away. Sandy Springs sits 12 miles out, and it is the nearest city worth the name. Rules here are straightforward: one county, one set of rules.

• Where to Fish on Reeves Lake

  Depth remains unrecorded, so treat the first session as a survey. A reservoir gives you a hard edge, a shelf, and not much else. Draw-down through summer strips the margins, so follow the water out. Species logged nearby in open biodiversity records include blackbanded darter, bluegill, redbreast sunfish, green sunfish and yellow bullhead. It is a record of sightings and surveys, so use it as a guide. At Reeves Lake the water rewards a slow, careful approach.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Expect July near 79°F and January near 41°F on the long-run figures. The hard part of the year is the heat, not the cold. The cooler months are the comfortable ones to be out. Autumn steadies things again once the heat lets go. Reeves Lake fishes to that pattern most years. The first warm week of the year changes everything here.

• Tackle & Baits

  Who may fish here is not settled in anything we hold. The car has to stay half a mile away, which shapes how much tackle you bring. For the catfish, fish bottom baits into the deeper holes and let them sit. Bank access can be seasonal on ground like this. Keep proof of licence with you rather than in the car. Failing this one, try County Farm Lake, 1.6 miles away. Treat access at Reeves Lake as something to verify.