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West Point Lake

West Point is a great fishing lake, but it has undergone major changes in the past several decades. Once overly fertile because of Atlanta's upstream influence, environmental changes have reduced the flows of nutrients that once created pea-green waters and super largemouth bass fishing. The lake is clearer these days, and the less fertile waters are transitioning from largemouth to spotted bass. Bass fishing is still excellent, just more spotted bass are caught these days. Hybrid bass fishing is very good, especially during the famed spring run up the Chattahoochee River to Franklin. West Point is a man-made reservoir of 25,900 acres impounded by the West Point Dam, built by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.

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West Point Lake Fishing Report – April 2025

By GON Staff | March 27, 2025

West Point: Level: 5.5 feet below 635. Temp: Mid 60s. Clarity: Mostly clear. Bass: Guide Keith Hudson reports, “Good. If you want to catch some fish, April is usually the most consistent month of the year for all types of fishing. The weather is usually beautiful, and it is just a great time frame to be on the water. Largemouth bass can be caught on several different patterns this month, and all of them involve staying shallow for the most part. Topwater baits, such as Pop-Rs, Zara Spooks and buzzbaits can be extremely effective for shallow and aggressive prespawn and spawning fish. Try the backs of pockets in most of the major creeks. I normally prefer the pockets with little feeder creeks in the backs. The second pattern that works really well is to look for spawning shad. Try fishing rip-rap around bridges with spinnerbaits, small crankbaits and Zoom Super…

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West Point Lake Articles

Deep Winter Crappie Tactics

Even when the water is January cold, you can catch a mess of crappie. According to our three experts, who catch crappie with three different techniques in January, you just have to fish a little deeper, and a little slower. When the surface temperatures of Georgia reservoirs drop during the winter, the fish move into…

West Point Anglers Win King-Kat Tournament Up The River

The popular saying goes that the third time is always the charm. But for Calhoun catfishermen Lester and David Harrison, it was actually the second time around at the Cabelaʼs King Kat Tournament on West Point in July that saw them go from bridesmaid to bride. The father-and-son angling duo, which placed second last year…

West Point’s Winter Bass Jigging Spoon Magic

It seems to me that the jigging spoon must be some sort of a miracle. How else could a flat piece of metal that looks as if it has been summarily beaten by a ball-peen hammer produce so many fish? But the fact is, miracle or not, these little flat pieces of metal can load…

Cheating Summer, Up The River For West Point Bass

Those of you who have been pursuing bass on Georgia lakes through the hot summer months know just how tough summertime bass fishing can be. Soaring air and water temperatures seem to combine to make the fish lethargic and action scarce. While higher-than-average rainfall amounts and lower-than-normal average temperatures have made this summer better than…

Run And Gun For West Point Deep-Shade Crappie

Sensing some slight, imperceptible twitch in his line, Joel set the hook and moments later a crappie skidded across the surface from under the dock toward the boat. “I think that’s 10 in a row,” he said. I had caught zero, and as far as I could tell, had not had a bite. Joel fired…

West Point Lake Record Fish

Largemouth Bass14-lbs., 2-ozs.Richard Little04/15/1988
Spotted Bass6-lbs., 9-ozs.Wendell Young02/07/1990
White Crappie3-lbs., 14-ozs.Willie Arnold02/15/1989
Black Crappie3-lbs., 6-ozs.Edward Cagle03/14/1996
Hybrid Bass14-lbs., 12.75-ozs.Dustin Pate03/13/2009
Shoal Bass3-lbs., 7-ozs.Danny Swafford08/02/1997
Blue Catfish72-lbs.Aivis Tumovs01/02/25
Flathead Catfish48-lbs.Mike Felter08/22/2020
Yellow Perch1-lb., 2.4-ozs.Toney Booker11/18/2017
Channel Catfish16-lbs., 7.5-ozs.Owen Knabe4/22/2018
Striped Bass40-lbs.Mike Steele3/24/2024
Shellcracker1-lb., 8-ozs.Justin Tomlinson10/26/2024
Longnose Gar23-lbs.April Waldrop07/21/2023
White Bass2-lbs., 6.08-ozs.Shayne Goddard01/18/25

West Point Most-Read Articles

West Point Bowfishing

By John Trussell | June 9, 2016

Many of our lakes and rivers are loaded with large, trophy-sized trash fish that no one really cares about fishing for because they are supposedly not that good to eat. Carp and gar are at the top of that list, and even if their taste and table quotient is questionable, they sure are sporting. Just…

Longline Slab Crappie During West Point’s Spring Spawn

By Nick Carter | February 23, 2011

There’s a reason tournament partners Earl Kitchens, of Gray, and Wayne Ard, of Lizella, drive halfway across Georgia to fish West Point Lake. The crappie fishing can be that good. And, in late February and early March, when the first waves of egg-heavy females begin pushing into the shallows to spawn, the fishing gets that…

West Point Bass On Deep Summer Structure With Micah Frazier

By Ronnie Garrison | June 16, 2010

In July, the days are often long and hot, and the lakes can be crowded with pleasure boaters. Conditions can be tough for bass fishermen. To lower your frustration and catch some fish, head to West Point Lake. The spotted bass and largemouths there feed even on the hottest days, and summer bassin’ at West…

West Point’s Downlake Lineside Bite

By Joe DiPietro | June 1, 2009

There’s no doubt that amongst the beautiful scenery of West Point Lake there’s a huge population of hungry, eager and hard-fighting linesides. And, as the weather continues to warm this month, the action should only get hotter, according West Point Lake angler and part-time guide Todd Pursley. Now that the crowded spring striper and hybrid…