Vandiver Lake Fishing Guide, Dawson County, Georgia

• Overview

  Vandiver Lake is one of the Dawson County waters in Georgia. The ground round it is pine and hardwood. It covers about 9 acres, so this is small water you can walk round in under an hour. By elevation it is in the upper part of our Georgia listings. You are 2.5 miles from Dawsonville. Dahlonega is 12 miles away, with Cumming at 12 miles. Rules can differ a short way off, since the county line is near.

• Where to Fish on Vandiver Lake

  We hold no survey for this water; read the slope of the shoreline instead. A reservoir gives you a hard edge, a shelf, and not much else. Held water runs deepest at the wall and shallows back to the inflow. Documented catches and surveys in the area cover blackbanded darter, bronze darter and bluegill. Use it to know what is possible here, not what is certain. Read Vandiver Lake for ten minutes before the first cast goes out.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Climate records put July near 76°F and January near 39°F. The surface stays open the year round. Late winter and spring fish steadiest here. The cooler months are the comfortable ones to fish here. That is the shape of the year on Vandiver Lake. Water temperature lags behind air temperature by days, not hours.

• Tackle & Baits

  The paperwork position is blank for this one. Nothing is listed nearby for parking or launching a boat. A small crankbait along the drop and a worm in the thick stuff cover the bass. A landowner's word beats anything printed elsewhere. Close seasons apply to some species and not others. The nearest alternative is Brice Lake, 2 miles out. Check the position on Vandiver Lake before loading the car.