White Lake Fishing Guide, Upson County, Georgia

• Overview

  This water sits in Upson County, Georgia. Height above sea level is 768 feet. It covers about 7 acres, so this is small water you can walk round in under an hour. On size it sits at the modest end of our Upson County list. For a base, Barnesville sits 7 miles out. Thomaston is 9.3 miles and Hannahs Mill 9.4 miles. Local rules may differ a few miles either side of here.

• Where to Fish on White Lake

  No depth figure has reached our records, which makes a plummet useful. Inflow corners move water, and moving water gathers fish. The arms fish better than the open middle whenever the water is up. Public wildlife records from this area list blackbanded darter, chain pickerel, redbreast sunfish, snail bullhead and speckled madtom. Local agencies keep the authoritative list for each water. Read White Lake for ten minutes before the first cast goes out.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Seasonal averages run from 44°F in January up to 79°F in July. Warm months push fish deep; cool months bring them back. October and November give a second good stretch as it cools. April and May are the settled weeks, with October close behind. White Lake fishes to that pattern most years.

• Tackle & Baits

  We have no record of the rules that apply on this bank. Nothing is mapped in the way of a ramp or car park within a short radius. For the pike, wire up and throw larger lures along the weed edges. Rules differ from one water to the next round here. Where the way in crosses private ground, ask first. For a change of water, Nash Lake is 1.4 miles distant. Treat access at White Lake as something to verify.