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Best spotted bass lakes in Georgia

14 Georgia waters hold spotted bass, 1 mapped with real state-agency depth surveys. Ranked below by size and depth-data quality — open any water to see exactly where to fish it: depth contours, scored spots with plain-English reasons, seasonal windows and bait picks. The deep-water bass of highland reservoirs. Schools on points and humps chasing herring — always deeper than you think.

1. Lake Lanier — 158 ft max · survey depth data · Largemouth Bass, Crappie, Bluegill, Channel CatfishWhy #1: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · 41 public access sites
2. Lake Hartwell — 185 ft max · Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Walleye, CrappieWhy #2: mapped size signal; contours are approximated · 49 public access sites
3. Richard B. Russell Lake — 167 ft max · Largemouth Bass, Crappie, Bluegill, Channel CatfishWhy #3: mapped size signal; contours are approximated · 17 public access sites
4. Weiss Lake — 50 ft max · Largemouth Bass, Crappie, Channel Catfish, Striped BassWhy #4: mapped size signal; contours are approximated · no verified access record attached
5. Lake Allatoona — 145 ft max · Largemouth Bass, Crappie, Bluegill, Channel CatfishWhy #5: mapped size signal; contours are approximated · 22 public access sites
6. Lake Harding — 60 ft max · Largemouth Bass, Crappie, Bluegill, Channel CatfishWhy #6: mapped size signal; contours are approximated · no verified access record attached
7. Lake Nottely — 98 ft max · Largemouth Bass, Crappie, Bluegill, Channel CatfishWhy #7: mapped size signal; contours are approximated · 10 public access sites
8. Lake Chatuge — 144 ft max · Largemouth Bass, Walleye, Crappie, BluegillWhy #8: mapped size signal; contours are approximated · 5 public access sites
9. Jackson Lake — 94 ft max · Largemouth Bass, Crappie, Bluegill, Channel CatfishWhy #9: mapped size signal; contours are approximated · 1 public access site
10. Lake Oliver — 60 ft max · Largemouth Bass, Crappie, Bluegill, Channel CatfishWhy #10: mapped size signal; contours are approximated · no verified access record attached
11. Lake Burton — 120 ft max · Largemouth Bass, Crappie, Bluegill, Channel CatfishWhy #11: mapped size signal; contours are approximated · 3 public access sites
12. Blue Ridge Lake — 246 ft max · Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Walleye, CrappieWhy #12: mapped size signal; contours are approximated · 4 public access sites
13. Lake Juliette — 60 ft max · Largemouth Bass, Crappie, Channel Catfish, White Bass & HybridsWhy #13: mapped size signal; contours are approximated · no verified access record attached
14. Carters Lake — 450 ft max · Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Walleye, CrappieWhy #14: mapped size signal; contours are approximated · 9 public access sites

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When to fish spotted bass in Georgia

• Spring 5–20 ft — Spots spawn deeper than largemouth — gravel points and pea-gravel pockets in 5-15 ft.
• Summer 15–40 ft — Offshore season: spots suspend over deep points, humps and standing timber, herding blueback herring and shad.
• Fall 10–30 ft — Fish follow bait to the creek mouths and long points — watch for breaking fish.
• Winter 25–50 ft — Winter spots stack on bluff ends, channel-swing banks and deep points — slow spoons and jigs.

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