Fishing at Reservoir 15, Banks County, Georgia

• Overview

  Set in Banks County, Georgia, this is Reservoir 15. The water sits 886 feet up. It covers about 3 acres, so this is small water you can walk round in under an hour. Our Banks County list holds plenty of bigger water. Lula sits 4.7 miles from here and is the nearest stop. Maysville is 6.6 miles and Homer 8 miles. The county edge is within a short distance of the bank.

• Where to Fish on Reservoir 15

  Nothing we hold settles how deep this runs. The arms fish better than the open middle whenever the water is up. A reservoir gives you a hard edge, a shelf, and not much else. Biodiversity records within roughly six miles include redbreast sunfish, turquoise darter, bluegill, margined madtom and striped jumprock. Local agencies keep the authoritative list for each water. Take this water a stretch at a time.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Average temperature peaks around 78°F in July and bottoms out near 41°F in January. Winter is a mild inconvenience here, nothing more. The cooler months are the comfortable ones to be out. Autumn steadies things again once the heat lets go. At this water the season follows that pattern closely.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access is not recorded for this water. No slipway, car park or made path shows up nearby in mapping, so treat access as rough. For the panfish, a small hook, a float and a piece of worm outfish everything fancy. Check locally before you travel, because a wasted drive is a long one. Access can change hands, so last year's answer may not hold. The nearest alternative is Reservoir 21, 3.5 miles out. Signs at this water carry more weight than any list.