Singletary Lake Number Three, Georgia: Fishing Spots and Seasons

• Overview

  Set in Thomas County, Georgia, this is Singletary Lake Number Three. The country here is scrub and brush. Surface area runs to about 8 acres — small enough to read in one session. Most waters listed here for Thomas County are larger. Some 7.7 miles away sits Meigs, the nearest settlement. For a city, Tallahassee is 38 miles off. A county line runs close by, so local bylaws can differ within a short drive.

• Where to Fish on Singletary Lake Number Three

  There is no recorded depth, so work from what you can see. Standing timber shows when the level drops, and fish sit against it. Points where the flooded channel swings in are the reliable ones. Fish reported in the area, according to open records, include blackbanded darter, brown darter, gulf darter and largemouth bass. Use it to know what is possible here, not what is certain. Read Singletary Lake Number Three for ten minutes before the first cast goes out.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The warm month here averages 81°F; the cold one sits at 50°F. Cold never shuts this water down; heat is the only limit. Season rules are a separate question. Shade and hour of day matter more than month. The hot months push the fishing to dawn and dusk. On Singletary Lake Number Three the same rules apply, with local timing.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing on record says whether the bank is open or closed. Mapped as intermittent, it fills after rain and shrinks between. Public data shows nothing built here, so treat the whole approach as informal. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Sort the permit out before you load the car. Some stretches are reserved and marked as such on the ground. Should this one be busy, Singletary Lake is 0.2 miles off. The position on Singletary Lake Number Three is worth confirming on the day.