Reservoir 29 Fishing Guide, Madison County, Georgia

• Overview

  You will find Reservoir 29 in Madison County, Georgia. This is dry hill ground. At about 83 acres, a day is enough to walk the shoreline properly. The bank runs about 1.9 miles all the way round, so one visit can cover most of it. Of the waters listed here in Madison County, this is the largest. Comer lies 5.7 miles from the water. After that come Winterville at 7.5 miles and Athens at 11 miles. Two sets of local rules meet not far from this water.

• Where to Fish on Reservoir 29

  Depth is not on record here, which means reading the ground instead. Look for where the old bank line still shows under the surface. Points where the flooded channel swings in are the reliable ones. Open occurrence data for the surrounding area lists snail bullhead, blackbanded darter, brown bullhead and flat bullhead. Records show what people reported, so treat the list as a guide to what lives in the area. The shape of this water rewards a slow walk along one bank.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Expect July to average close to 79°F, with January the cold end at about 42°F. Cold never closes this one. Heat pushes fish deep from June onwards, so start early. The cooler months are the comfortable ones to fish here. This water fishes to that pattern most years. Falling water concentrates fish into the deeper parts.

• Tackle & Baits

  Public data does not answer the access question here. Nothing formal is recorded here: no ramp, no car park, no marked path. For the catfish, fish bottom baits into the deeper holes and let them sit. A phone call first saves an afternoon. Night access is frequently treated as a separate matter. Sasnett Lake, 2.4 miles away, makes the obvious fallback. Confirm before you fish this water.