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Best striped bass lakes in Georgia

14 Georgia waters hold striped 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. Open-water nomad that follows shad and herring schools; loves current, points and cool depths.

1. Lake Lanier — 158 ft max · survey depth data · Largemouth Bass, Crappie, Bluegill, Channel Catfish
2. Lake Hartwell — 185 ft max · Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Walleye, Crappie
3. Clarks Hill Lake — 180 ft max · Largemouth Bass, Crappie, Bluegill, Channel Catfish
4. West Point Lake — 85 ft max · Largemouth Bass, Crappie, Bluegill, Channel Catfish
5. Richard B. Russell Lake — 167 ft max · Largemouth Bass, Crappie, Bluegill, Channel Catfish
6. Lake Sinclair — 90 ft max · Largemouth Bass, Crappie, Bluegill, Channel Catfish
7. Lake Oconee — 102 ft max · Largemouth Bass, Crappie, Bluegill, Channel Catfish
8. Lake Allatoona — 145 ft max · Largemouth Bass, Crappie, Bluegill, Channel Catfish
9. Walter F. George Lake — 100 ft max · Largemouth Bass, Crappie, Bluegill, Channel Catfish
10. Lake Blackshear — 47 ft max · Largemouth Bass, Crappie, Bluegill, Channel Catfish
11. Lake Nottely — 98 ft max · Largemouth Bass, Crappie, Bluegill, Channel Catfish
12. Jackson Lake — 94 ft max · Largemouth Bass, Crappie, Bluegill, Channel Catfish
13. Blue Ridge Lake — 246 ft max · Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Walleye, Crappie
14. Carters Lake — 450 ft max · Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Walleye, Crappie

When to fish striped bass in Georgia

• Spring 5–20 ft — Fish push up creeks and rivers; chase the bait to moving water.
• Summer 25–60 ft — Stripers hold in the cool deep layer — live bait or trolling over the thermocline.
• Fall 10–35 ft — Fall blitz season — follow the birds and breaking fish.
• Winter 20–50 ft — Big schools stack on channel bends with bait; slow presentations.

Also in Georgia: best largemouth bass lakes · best walleye lakes · best crappie lakes · best bluegill lakes · best channel catfish lakes · best white bass & hybrids lakes · best flathead catfish lakes · best blue catfish lakes · best spotted bass lakes

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