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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
James Davis, of Evans, was in a fishing tournament on Feb. 28, 2001 when he caught this 4-lb., 9-oz., jackfish that is the new Savannah River record.
Duke Campbell Jr., of Hazelhurst, was fishing with his daughter Chelsea when he caught this 3.5-lb. black crappie from Lake Eufaula to establish a new lake record. Duke caught his Eufaula slab on Feb. 15, 2001.
Greg Bergman (right), of Kennesaw, was fishing with his buddy Victor Shelquist (left) on Lake Blue Ridge when Greg boated this 9-lb., 4-oz., walleye. The record fish was caught on Jan. 7, 2001. Greg’s huge Georgia walleye beat the old Lake Blue Ridge record, caught in 1995, by 4 pounds.
October 10, the coldest morning Georgia had seen this fall of 2000, and here I was going bass fishing. Terrific. In the dawn light, as I headed west through Floyd County toward Lake Weiss, I could see frost on the grass in the pastures. A great morning to be sitting in a deer stand, I…
Next to the shark, few denizens of the deep inspire as much fear and loathing as do barracuda. Like sharks, they have done little to deserve their reputation. Looking like a freshwater pike on steroids, the barracuda can make short work of other fishes, particularly those struggling on a hook. It’s this nasty habit of…
Record Fish Lake Worth Upstream To Blackshear Dam
| White Crappie | 2-lbs., 0-ozs. | Angelo Feros | 01/14/2013 |
| Shoal Bass | 8-lbs., 5-ozs. | Clark Wheeler | 04/16/2022 |