Twin Mountain Lakes in Pickens County: How and When to Fish It

• Overview

  You will find Twin Mountain Lakes in Pickens County, Georgia. It lies 1,358 feet above sea level. This is a pocket water of some 24 acres, and every part of it is reachable from the bank. By elevation it is in the upper part of our Georgia listings. Jasper is the closest place, 3.2 miles off. After that come Nelson at 9.9 miles and Ball Ground at 12 miles. Local rules may differ a few miles either side of here.

• Where to Fish on Twin Mountain Lakes

  No depth figure has reached our records, which makes a plummet useful. The old creek line under the surface is the feature worth finding. Rip-rap along the wall holds fish that the open bank never does. Records collected within a few miles name blackbanded darter, coosa darter and greenbreast darter. Presence in the area does not guarantee a fish on the day. The near bank of Twin Mountain Lakes is often the one people ignore.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The warm month here averages 75°F; the cold one sits at 38°F. It fishes twelve months of the year. The cooler months are the comfortable ones to be out. April and May are the settled weeks, with October close behind. Twin Mountain Lakes fishes to that pattern most years. Falling water concentrates fish into the deeper parts.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access is not recorded for this water. Public data shows nothing built here, so treat the whole approach as informal. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. Season dates differ by species, so read the table. Keep proof of licence with you rather than in the car. If the gate is shut, Twin Mountain Lake at 0.4 miles is the nearest alternative. Treat Twin Mountain Lakes as unsettled until someone local tells you otherwise.