A clean, cloudless night over the water, with a faint NNW drift and the barometer holding steady. The productive water at Sapp Pond will be around margins first, middle later. A slow day overall; the night is the best of a quiet lot. Scale down and fish slowly. Falling temperatures are switching fish back on.
The bites are poor now
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In Georgia, Sapp Pond belongs to Burke County. Height above sea level is 223 feet. The water measures roughly 10 acres, so nothing here is far from anything else. It is low-lying compared with other Georgia water we list. 13 miles away sits Millen, the nearest town. The nearest city of size is Savannah, 82 miles away. A county boundary sits nearby, which can matter for local access rules.
Without a survey to go on, judge depth from how the bank falls away. Draw-down through summer strips the margins, so follow the water out. Standing timber shows when the level drops, and fish sit against it. At Sapp Pond the water rewards a slow, careful approach. No other water in the state carries this name.
Climate normals give 81°F for July and 46°F for January. Winter is a mild inconvenience here, nothing more. Shade and hour of day matter more than month. The cooler months are the comfortable ones to fish here. Keep it in mind when planning a trip to Sapp Pond. A settled week fishes better than a changeable one.
We have no record of the rules that apply on this bank. Formal access is not mapped, so the last stretch is likely on foot. State or provincial rules still apply whatever the bank status. Signs go up and come down, so check on the day. Should this one be busy, Lower Miller Lake is 2.9 miles off. Check the position at Sapp Pond before loading the car.
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The bites are poor now
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| 5.6 | 5.9 | 6.6 | 5.6 | 5.5 | 5.1 | 5 | 5.1 | 5.6 | 6.5 | 6.8 | 6.8 | 6.2 | 6.6 | 7.3 | 7.3 | 6.8 | 4.4 | 2.9 | 2.7 | 2.5 | 2.3 | 2.7 | 3.7 |
| 42° | 41° | 40° | 39° | 38° | 37° | 36° | 36° | 39° | 45° | 50° | 54° | 56° | 58° | 58° | 59° | 58° | 55° | 50° | 48° | 46° | 44° | 42° | 41° |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 29.94 | 29.94 | 29.95 | 29.97 | 30 | 30.03 | 30.05 | 30.07 | 30.09 | 30.11 | 30.12 | 30.13 | 30.11 | 30.1 | 30.09 | 30.1 | 30.1 | 30.12 | 30.14 | 30.16 | 30.18 | 30.19 | 30.21 | 30.22 |
| 73 | 76 | 79 | 81 | 84 | 86 | 87 | 88 | 81 | 69 | 58 | 50 | 45 | 41 | 39 | 38 | 39 | 46 | 54 | 60 | 63 | 66 | 68 | 72 |
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