Fishing at Sisson Lake, Fannin County, Georgia

• Overview

  The Fannin County end of Georgia holds Sisson Lake. The setting is pine and hardwood. It covers about 5 acres, so this is small water you can walk round in under an hour. By elevation it is in the upper part of our Georgia listings. Blue Ridge lies 3.6 miles from the water. Then McCaysville, 11 miles, and Ellijay, 11 miles. Local rules may differ a few miles either side of here.

• Where to Fish on Sisson Lake

  Nothing we hold settles how deep this runs. Look for where the old bank line still shows under the surface. Inflow corners move water, and moving water gathers fish. Fish documented in Fannin County include smallmouth bass, bluegill, largemouth bass, white bass and walleye. Those are county-wide records, so not every one of them will be in this water. The shape of Sisson Lake rewards a slow walk along one bank.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Climate normals give 74°F for July and 37°F for January. The hard part of the year is the heat, not the cold. Heat pushes fish deep from June onwards, so start early. March through May is the strongest run, with October and November a second stretch. That is the shape of the year on Sisson Lake.

• Tackle & Baits

  The paperwork position is blank for this one. Nothing is mapped in the way of a ramp or car park within a short radius. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Check locally before you travel, because a wasted drive is a long one. Signs go up and come down, so check on the day. Should this one be busy, Childers Lake is 1.6 miles off. Signs at Sisson Lake carry more weight than any list.