Panic Pond Depth Map & Fishing Spots (GA)

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Panic Pond, GA

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Fall shad migration window is on — see the hatch outlook

Hatch outlook

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Typical here: Sep 1 – Dec 15 · upper ends and stained creeks turn on first, the main lake follows; Deep-South creeks hold bait into December

adultall day, best mid-afternoon as the sun warms the bait — the rare pattern where you can sleep in — follow the bait, not the structure: gulls, herons and egrets diving or stacked in a creek mean the shad (and the bass) are there — run and gun until you find flickering bait or surface activity

Concentrates hard but unevenly — whole stretches go empty while one creek loads up. The birds are the map.

Creek-arm run-and-gun: lipless crankbait and squarebill through the flats and ditches, walking topwater over surface schools, a 3/8 oz spinnerbait around isolated cover along the creek channel. Downsize to match the young-of-year shad; jerkbaits are the sleeper.

The event happens over backs of creek arms, pockets and ditches, secondary points on the way in, and main-lake flats where the bait balls roam

Willow fly (summer mayfly)Active window

Typical here: Apr 1 – Oct 31 · recurring broods all summer — the heart of it is June–July, famously around July 4th on the Tennessee River lakes; any one hatch lasts days to ~3 weeks

dunhatches at dusk — clouds of bugs just before dark, continuing into the night — after hatching they fly to shoreline foliage — trees near lighted docks get covered; the feeding zone is the water under bug-loaded overhanging bushes and willows
spinnerthe following days: mating, egg drop and spent flies falling from the overhangs — the bream bite under the bushes runs as long as the bugs do

A two-level event: bream stack under the bug trees, and the big bass stack under the bream. Fish the same bushes twice — small for bream, big for the bass just outside them.

Crickets or small poppers under a float tight to the bug-covered bushes for bream; beetle spins and hair jigs just under the surface; for the bass, run a bluegill-pattern topwater or squarebill down the outside edge of the overhangs.

The event happens over under and just outside overhanging willows and bushes on steep banks; trees near lighted docks after dark

Next on this water

Spring crawfish emergence · forageFeb 15 – May 15 · in ~5 months

Shad spawn · baitfishMar 15 – Jun 15 · in ~6 months

Recommendations come from depth structure and seasonal species behavior. Treat them as a starting point, not a guarantee. Contours here are generated from real agency depth surveys; use the survey badge for the provider, dataset, datum and measured coverage. Never use for navigation. Always check local regulations.

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Recent catches at Panic Pond

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Fishing Panic Pond: what the data says

20-acre pond near Bainbridge. Silver Lake WMA pond managed as a trophy largemouth bass fishery. The lake tops out around 10 ft. The depth chart comes from published agency bathymetric survey data, so the contours are survey-derived rather than computer-modeled. Every species below gets its seasonal read from the same numbers driving the chart.

The outline encloses 16 acres, worked by 0.6 miles of shoreline. A shoreline index of 1.1 says round and simple: fish relate to depth changes here, not shoreline features. Every acre of it sits shallower than ~15 ft: one big littoral zone, cover and forage throughout. Decatur County claims this one. Its nearest charted neighbour, House Pond, is 1 mi to the southeast.

Largemouth Bass fishing at Panic Pond

When the water first warms, largemouth bass slide up into 2 to 10 ft. There's no big seasonal slide here — summer means 3 to 10 ft, winter 3 to 10 ft. If you only fish one area, make it Main-lake point: a point around 3 ft that scores prime in fall. In summer the feeding windows fall in early morning and the evening. Keep a texas-rigged 10" worm or a deep-diving crankbait rigged through the warm months.

Season	Depth	Best window	Start at	Go-to baits
Spring	2 to 10 ft	dawn & dusk	Main-lake point (3 ft)	Spinnerbait, Chatterbait
Summer	3 to 10 ft	dawn & dusk	Break off the point (7 ft)	Texas-rigged 10" worm, Deep-diving crankbait
Fall	3 to 10 ft	midday & dawn	Main-lake point (3 ft)	Squarebill crankbait (shad), Spinnerbait
Winter	3 to 10 ft	midday	Break off the point (7 ft)	Blade bait, Jigging spoon

Notable structure

Panic Pond carries 3 mapped structure features, topping out (or rather bottoming out) at Deep basin, about 9 ft down.

Deep basin: deep basin, around 9 ft
Break off the point: drop-off, around 7 ft
Main-lake point: point, around 3 ft

Panic Pond fishing regulations

Season dates, license requirements, and size and bag limits for Georgia waters are set by the Georgia DNR Wildlife Resources — and special regulations can apply to Panic Pond specifically, so confirm the current rules before you fish.

Check the official Georgia fishing regulations →

Common questions

How deep is Panic Pond?

Panic Pond is about 10 ft (3 m) deep at its deepest point. The depth chart comes from published agency bathymetric survey data, so the contours are survey-derived rather than computer-modeled.

What fish are in Panic Pond?

Anglers target largemouth bass on Panic Pond.

Where is the best fishing spot on Panic Pond?

Main-lake point is the top-rated area: a point in about 3 ft of water that rates prime for largemouth bass in fall. The interactive chart above rates every spot for each species and season.

When is the best time to fish Panic Pond?

For largemouth bass, the summer bite is best in early morning and the evening. Each species page section below lists the seasonal windows, and the map shows a live NOW badge when you're inside one.

What are the fishing regulations for Panic Pond?

Fishing on Panic Pond is regulated by the Georgia DNR Wildlife Resources. Check the official Georgia regulations for current license requirements, season dates, and size and bag limits — special regulations can apply to this specific water.

Nearby waters

House Pond 1 mi · Cutoff Pond 1 mi · Lake Seminole 7 mi, GA/FL · Merritts Mill Pond 24 mi, FL · Lake Talquin 30 mi, FL · Lake Jackson (Leon) 34 mi, FL · Lake Iamonia 35 mi, FL · Lake Hall 38 mi, FL · Lake Miccosukee 50 mi, FL · Saint Marks River 59 mi, FL · Deer Point Lake 60 mi, FL · Walter F. George Lake 63 mi, GA/AL

See how Panic Pond stacks up: best largemouth bass lakes in Georgia

Browse all Georgia fishing maps or see every water on DepthScout. Bathymetry: published agency survey data. How we build these maps. Fish here with a sonar unit that logs? Send us your depth data and we'll improve this chart, credited to you. For fishing guidance only, never navigation.