Fishing Spooner Springs in Seminole County, Georgia

• Overview

  Spooner Springs sits in Seminole County, out in Georgia. The surface lies 102 feet up. It covers about 3 acres, so this is small water you can walk round in under an hour. Our Seminole County list holds plenty of bigger water. 9.1 miles away sits Donalsonville, the nearest town. Further out sit Bainbridge (14 miles) and Chattahoochee (15 miles). The county line runs close by, so rules can change within a short drive.

• Where to Fish on Spooner Springs

  Depth figures are not published for this one. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. Documented catches and surveys in the area cover chain pickerel, largemouth bass and American eel. Protected fish appear in the records for this area, so treat the list as information, not an invitation. At Spooner Springs the water rewards a slow, careful approach.

• Seasonal Patterns

  On the long-term average, July reads 82°F and January reads 50°F. There is no dead season here at all. Heat pushes fish deep from June onwards, so start early. June to September is hot work, so the first and last hours are what count. Spooner Springs fishes to that pattern most years.

• Tackle & Baits

  Who may fish here is not settled in anything we hold. Mapping shows no built access close by; expect to walk in from wherever you can leave the car. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. A landowner's word beats anything printed elsewhere. Some water is controlled locally without a sign saying so. If the gate is shut, Big Lake at 0.5 miles is the nearest alternative. Nothing here settles the position at Spooner Springs for certain.