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Carters Lake
Located in the north Georgia mountains in Gilmer and Murray counties, Carters Lake is the deepest of Georgia's reservoirs. The spotted bass fishing at Carters is nationally known, and the lake also produces trophy striped bass, as well as a unique Georgia fishery for trophy walleye. Relatively small with 3,200 acres and 62 miles of shoreline, Carters Lake has an average depth of 200 feet and is also more than 450 feet deep in places. Carters is a Corps of Engineers impoundment that is unique that there are no private docks or houses along its shore. This lake is fed by the Coosawattee River.
Carters Lake Resources
Carters: Level: 0.8 feet above 1074. Temp: Mid 70s. Clarity: Clear. Bass: Guide Robbie Linginfelter, with Carters Lake Guide Service, reports, “The month of June can be really special on Carters. Fish have moved offshore, and it’s your summertime spotted bass fishing. Go out on those main-lake points and brushpiles in 20 to 30 feet of water and start fishing. Baits can range from topwater to jerkbaits to drop shots. Every day will be a little different, so make sure to adapt with how the fish are acting. Be prepared with a variety of baits, and be ready to change. My favorite topwater bait is a KVD Sexy Dawg, my jerkbait is a 6th Sensa Provoke, and my drop shot is a Big Bite Baits Skinny Stick. Chrome hard baits and green-pumpkin soft baits are hard to beat.” Carters Lake Page: Archived Articles, News & Fishing Reports
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For the past 10 years anyone wanting a big spotted bass in Georgia headed to Carters Lake. Reports of 5-lb. plus spots from Carters were common. The hot fishing has cooled just a little, but the lake still produces a lot of quality spotted bass — and May is a great time to catch them. Carters…
Brian Childs, of Ranger, caught one of three Carters Lake records that were set in the year 2000. Brian’s black crappie weighed 2.07 pounds and fell for a white/blue/white Hal Fly.
Buddy Callahan says that bass fishing for Carters Lake spotted bass is a “challenge.” A lot of other fishermen who have spent time trying to catch a bass on this lake use much stronger language to describe the fishing. Bass fishing on this deep, clear-water lake is often cussed — even by the locals. The…
Jonathan Sutton, of Adairsville, caught a 1-lb., 11-oz. bluegill on Carters Lake on April 12, 1998. The big bream set a records as the largest verified bluegill from Carters.
Spotted bass that weigh six pounds? In Georgia? That’s just a little hard to believe. Although I had seen pictures of Bruce Hicks in the Stratos GON Fishin’ Contest a couple of times with huge spots from Carters Lake, I was still a bit skeptical, but talking to him on the phone really got me…
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Carters Lake Records
| Largemouth Bass | 13-lbs., 1-oz. | Jimmy Dixon | 04/11/87 |
| Spotted Bass | 7-lbs., 3-ozs. | Leonard Lawson | 12/05/92 |
| Hybrid Bass | 14-lbs., 6-ozs. | Hunter Bruce | 04/03/12 |
| Black Crappie | 2-lbs., 1-oz. | Brian Childs | 05/20/00 |
| Striped Bass | 36-lbs., 0-ozs. | Angela Hawes | 08/22/09 |
| Walleye | 8-lbs., 11-ozs. | Gary Hawkins | 03/09/03 |
| Bluegill | 1-lb., 11-ozs. | Jonathon Sutton | 04/12/98 |
| Rainbow Trout | 3-lbs., 12.48-ozs. | Mike Guthrie | 04/28/17 |
| Flathead Catfish | 41-lbs., 12-ozs. | Wyatt Stokes | 05/06/20 |
| Blue Catfish | 17-lbs., 4.64-ozs. | Gary Turner | 08/17/14 |
| White Crappie | 3-lbs., 4.9-ozs. | Chandler Watkins | 02/28/21 |