Upper Elder Lake, Georgia: Fishing Spots and Seasons

• Overview

  You will find Upper Elder Lake in Polk County, Georgia. It sits in dry hill country. About 6 acres of surface, which puts the far bank inside easy sight. On size it sits at the modest end of our Polk County list. Cedartown lies 6.3 miles from the water. For a city, South Fulton is 45 miles off. Rules can differ a short way off, since the county line is near.

• Where to Fish on Upper Elder Lake

  Nothing in our records gives a depth for this one. The arms fish better than the open middle whenever the water is up. Held water runs deepest at the wall and shallows back to the inflow. Species logged nearby in open biodiversity records include bluegill, bronze darter, largemouth bass and redeye bass. Use it to know what is possible here, not what is certain. Take Upper Elder Lake a stretch at a time.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Seasonal averages run from 40°F in January up to 78°F in July. There is no frozen season to plan round. Heat pushes fish deep from June onwards, so start early. Spring and autumn carry the year; summer squeezes it into the ends of the day. Anyone fishing Upper Elder Lake regularly works to that calendar.

• Tackle & Baits

  The access position is unclear from public sources. Nothing in the way of made access shows up nearby: no ramp, no car park, no path. Largemouth respond to soft plastics tight to cover; go weedless where the growth is heavy. Rules differ from one water to the next round here. Where tickets apply, they are sold in the nearest town rather than on the bank. For a change of water, Elder Lakes is 0.3 miles distant. None of that is settled for Upper Elder Lake in what we hold.