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Lake Jackson
Lake Jackson is one of the oldest reservoirs in the United States. Jackson has transitioned from a trophy largemouth bass lake to lots more spotted bass making up the bass catch. Crappie fishing is good on Jackson, and the lake is home to some huge catfish. The Lloyd Shoals Dam was built in 1910 by Central Georgia Power Company, and electricity was originally generated for the city of Macon. At 4,750 acres, Lake Jackson is small compared to other Georgia reservoirs.
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Jackson: Level: 0.7 feet above 528. Temp: High 50s to low 60s. Clarity: Light stain. Bass: Tournament angler Willie McMullen reports, “Some bass moved up to bed in March, and waves will continue to move in throughout the month of April with warmer weather. Floating worms in pockets will get bit from mid pocket to the back. Texas-rigged lizards work well, too. Always check out shallow docks in April. Topwater should start being a player as the weather warms. Frogs and poppers around any shallow cover will draw bites. Lake Jackson Page: Archived Articles, News & Fishing Reports
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Big Jim Allen, of Big Jim’s Tackle in Riverdale, and his partner Ernie Gilmer, of Jonesboro, had a day of fishing on Lake Jackson that most fishermen only dream about. In just three hours, they caught eight bass that weighed 64 pounds. They fished 1/4-oz. Edge spinnerbaits with No. 5 willowleaf blades, glitter and white…
Scott Hayes holds the current Lake Jackson striped bass record with a 27-lb. fish he caught in June 1985. A few weeks earlier, Scott’s dad, Guy, caught a big striper in the same stretch of Lake Jackson that weighed 24 pounds. “They were both caught at the headwaters of Lake Jackson at the Alcovy River…
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Lake Jackson Record Fish
| Largemouth Bass | 14-lbs., 7-ozs. | John Burnett | 03/09/86 |
| Spotted Bass | 6-lbs., 0.03-ozs. | Bill Haines | 06/08/18 |
| Black Crappie | 3-lbs., 8.5-ozs. | Barry Massey | 04/16/91 |
| White Crappie | 1-lb., 2-ozs. | Dylan Peppers | 05/31/05 |
| Yellow Perch | 1-lb., 6-ozs. | Rusty Tate | 02/06/19 |
| Hybrid Bass | 15-lbs., 2-ozs. | Jack Anderson | 04/16/92 |
| Shellcracker | 2-lbs., 3-ozs. | Jeff Weege | 04/22/92 |
| Common Carp | 35-lbs., 12-ozs.* | Donald Clark | 1972 |
| Chain Pickerel | 2-lbs., 9.28-ozs. | Hunter Parker | 04/20/21 |
| Flathead Catfish | 64-lbs., 6.08-ozs. | Daniel Perrier | 05/29/23 |
| Channel Catfish | 16-lbs., 10.56-ozs. | Grant Burroughs | 02/13/17 |
| Blue Catfish | 46-lbs., 7-ozs. | Luke Chandler | 11/15/18 |
| Striped Bass | 27-lbs. | Scott Hayes | June 1985 |
| Warmouth | 0.88-lbs. | Hunter Parker | 03/21/21 |