Willingham Lake, Georgia: Fishing Spots and Seasons

• Overview

  Willingham Lake is one of the Mitchell County waters in Georgia. The setting is warm green lowland on every side. It runs to roughly 25 acres — big enough to hold fish away from the bank, small enough to learn. Pelham is the closest town at 5.2 miles. The big place round here is Tallahassee, 53 miles distant. No border sits close enough to matter.

• Where to Fish on Willingham Lake

  Depth is unknown to us, and the shoreline is the better guide. 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. On Willingham Lake the obvious spot is not always the productive one. The windward bank collects food and the fish that follow it.

• Seasonal Patterns

  In an average year July sits at 81°F and January at 49°F. Warmth runs the whole year, so timing is about the hour, not the month. The cooler months are the comfortable ones to be out. Late winter often fishes better here than midsummer does. It holds true on Willingham Lake more years than not.

• Tackle & Baits

  No access rule appears in what we hold. Nothing is listed nearby for parking or launching a boat. Gates get locked out of season on water like this. Some ground is open by custom rather than by right, so tread carefully. Rigsby Lake sits 3.4 miles off and takes the overflow. Confirm access to Willingham Lake locally before you travel.