Stitcher Lake Fishing in Carroll County, Georgia

• Overview

  Stitcher Lake falls in Carroll County, part of Georgia. It lies 1,007 feet above sea level. It covers about 8 acres, so this is small water you can walk round in under an hour. Most waters listed here for Carroll County are larger. Bowdon lies 3 miles from the water. It is 35 miles to South Fulton, the nearest city. Local rules may differ a few miles either side of here.

• Where to Fish on Stitcher Lake

  Depth is unmeasured here, so let the shoreline guide you. Standing timber shows when the level drops, and fish sit against it. The old creek line under the surface is the feature worth finding. Species logged nearby in open biodiversity records include redbreast sunfish, muscadine darter, tallapoosa darter and redeye bass. Presence in the area does not guarantee a fish on the day. Fish Stitcher Lake to its features, not to its size.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Averages move between 41°F in January and 78°F in July. Summer heat is the limit here, not winter cold. The cooler months are the comfortable ones to be out. Spring and autumn carry the year; summer squeezes it into the ends of the day. It holds true on Stitcher Lake more years than not.

• Tackle & Baits

  Whether you may fish here is not something records settle. No slipway, car park or made path shows up nearby in mapping, so treat access as rough. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Where a permit is needed, the nearest town usually sells it. Keep proof of licence with you rather than in the car. For a change of water, Zuejnieks Lake is 2.1 miles distant. What applies at Stitcher Lake may have changed since it was mapped.