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Lake Worth

Lake Worth, also known as Lake Chehaw, is a small reservoir at the confluence of the Flint River, Kinchafoonee Creek and Muckalee Creek. The concrete Flint River Dam was built in 1908 for hydroelectric generation and is owned by Georgia Power today. Lake Chehaw is very riverine and shallow with average depths of 17 feet. In winter, the lake is drawn down nearly 10 feet in anticipation of flooding spring rains. In the Flood of 1994, the lake overflowed its banks and the dam itself was underwater at one point.

Lake Worth/Chehaw Resources

Georgia Fishing Articles

Tournament Reports November 2011

Irie Harkleroad, of Waycross, fished by himself to win the first-ever Fishermen For The Hungry MEGA BUCKS tournament on Lake Blackshear. Fishing alone, Irie boated 14.70 pounds and won $2,500. “I’m a river fisherman by heart,” said Irie. “I went up the river to the last big bridge, and I just worked my way back down real…

Eufaula Yields Heavy Slabs During The Fall Feed-Up

Fall is a great time of year for the crappie angler in Georgia. As the summer doldrums come to an end, air and water temperatures start their relentless path downward, and the slabs start thinking about bulking up for the cold winter months ahead. In October and November, you’ll find crappie schooling up under bait…

Find Bait Balls In Pockets For Oconee Fall Bass

Fishing can be great in November. As the water cools, the bass get very active. They are feeding heavily to get ready for the winter, and fish can be caught a variety of ways. Lake Oconee is one of the best lakes in Georgia to take advantage of this fall feeding spree. Lake Oconee is…

Autumn Seatrout On The Georgia Coast

Fisheries biologist and outdoor writer Capt. Bert Deener joins Les Ager for a late October fishing trip off the Georgia coast, fishing out of Crooked River Marina. This segment appeared on Episode 30 of GON-TV, airing nationally on The Outdoor Channel in the fall of 2011.

A Power Fishing Pattern For Chatuge Bass

Nestled in the foothills of the Appalachian Mountains you’ll find a little piece of heaven on earth. Sounds like the intro line to some brochure doesn’t it? Well it is as true a statement as I have ever made. Although the winding roads that snake through the mountains of north Georgia seem to be leading…

Record Fish Lake Worth Upstream To Blackshear Dam

White Crappie2-lbs., 0-ozs.Angelo Feros01/14/2013
Shoal Bass8-lbs., 5-ozs.Clark Wheeler04/16/2022