Tillman Lake Fishing in Pickens County, Georgia

• Overview

  This water sits in Pickens County, Georgia. It stands 1,109 feet above sea level. You can fish the entire water from one spot if you pick it well. On size it sits at the modest end of our Pickens County list. Supplies mean a trip to Jasper, 13 miles off. Sandy Springs sits 43 miles out, and it is the nearest city worth the name. Rules can differ a short way off, since the county line is near.

• Where to Fish on Tillman Lake

  Depth is not on record here, so the bank has to tell you. On a natural lake the weed line and the shelf beyond it do the work. The shallow end warms first and pulls fish in ahead of the rest. Species logged nearby in open biodiversity records include bronze darter, coosa darter, blackbanded darter, speckled madtom and greenbreast darter. It is a record of sightings and surveys, so use it as a guide. Read Tillman Lake for ten minutes before the first cast goes out.

• Seasonal Patterns

  July runs about 76°F on average, January about 39°F. Summer heat is the limit here, not winter cold. Spring and autumn carry the fishing; summer squeezes it into the edges of the day. June to September is hot work, so the first and last hours are what count. The season on Tillman Lake rarely departs from it.

• Tackle & Baits

  Public sources are silent on who controls the bank. Nothing in the way of made access shows up nearby: no ramp, no car park, no path. One rod, a handful of hooks and floats, and a few small lures are enough for this water. Read any posted signs at the access point rather than assuming. Signs go up and come down, so check on the day. Should this one be busy, Patterson Lake is 2.5 miles off. Signs at Tillman Lake carry more weight than any list.