Ward Creek, Georgia: Fishing Spots and Seasons

• Overview

  This water sits in Lumpkin County, Georgia. Everything around it is open plain. It sits higher than most water we list in Georgia. For a base, Dahlonega sits 1.2 miles out. Then Dawsonville, 12 miles, and Cleveland, 12 miles. If this one is busy: Camp Glisson Lower Lake a touch under 2.3 miles, Majors Lake within 5.1 miles, Ponys Lake a touch under 6 miles, Etowah River Watershed Number 26 Lake within 6.5 miles and Lake Arthur a touch under 6.6 miles. This one is safely inside the county line.

• Where to Fish on Ward Creek

  Without a survey to go on, judge depth from how the bank falls away. Undercut banks hold fish that the middle of the river never will. Where two currents meet, work the crease between them. Documented catches and surveys in the area cover blackbanded darter, bluegill, redbreast sunfish and eastern blackbanded darter. Check the state or provincial list before planning around one species. Ward Creek gives up more to patience than to distance.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Average temperature peaks around 76°F in July and bottoms out near 39°F in January. Long warm spells define the calendar more than any cold. Spring and autumn carry the fishing; summer squeezes it into the edges of the day. Spring and autumn carry the year; summer squeezes it into the ends of the day. Time your trip to Ward Creek by conditions rather than dates.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing in our records says who may fish here. Mapping shows a ramp about half a mile from the shore. Mapping shows a jetty some half a mile off. Picnic facilities are recorded some half a mile out. Public toilets are recorded roughly half a mile off. Gates get locked out of season on water like this. Some stretches are reserved and marked as such on the ground. Camp Glisson Lower Lake, 2.3 miles away, makes the obvious fallback. None of that is settled for Ward Creek in what we hold.