Fishing Wesleyan College Lake in Bibb County, Georgia

• Overview

  Within Bibb County, Georgia, you have Wesleyan College Lake. It sits at 459 feet above sea level. About 5 acres of surface, which puts the far bank inside easy sight. On size it sits at the modest end of our Bibb County list. Macon sits 5.5 miles from here and is the nearest stop. West Point is 7.6 miles away, with Gray at 14 miles. Local rules may differ a few miles either side of here.

• Where to Fish on Wesleyan College Lake

  No depth figure has reached our records, which makes a plummet useful. A reservoir gives you a hard edge, a shelf, and not much else. Look for where the old bank line still shows under the surface. Documented catches and surveys in the area cover bluegill, largemouth bass, redbreast sunfish, redear sunfish and christmas darter. Records show what people reported, so treat the list as a guide to what lives in the area. Treat Wesleyan College Lake as a water to read rather than to cover.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The range across the year is 46°F to 81°F. Cooler months are the productive ones on most of this water. The first and last hours carry the summer; the middle is slow. Spring and autumn carry the year; summer squeezes it into the ends of the day. Anyone fishing Wesleyan College Lake regularly works to that calendar.

• Tackle & Baits

  Ownership and access are not documented in what we hold. There is a car park, Parking C, 170 yards from the bank. A small crankbait along the drop and a worm in the thick stuff cover the bass. Where a permit is needed, the nearest town usually sells it. Where tickets apply, they are sold in the nearest town rather than on the bank. For a change of water, Forest Lake is 1.4 miles distant. Ask locally about Wesleyan College Lake if anything is unclear.