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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 – December 2024

By GON Staff | November 28, 2024

West Point: Level: 9.2 feet below 635. Temp: 58-65 degrees. Clarity: Mostly clear. Bass: Guide Keith Hudson reports, “Good. Typically, December remains a decent month for bass fishing, and the shallow bite for largemouth has remained pretty good so far this fall. The shallow bite could improve during the month, especially with stained water and water temps remaining  in the upper 50s. Baits such as Rat-L-Traps, Shad Raps, squarebill crankbaits and ChatterBaits are catching some of these shallower fish. Try to fish these baits in coves and pockets with small feeder creeks or around schools of shallow baitfish. Fish the open water in the pockets with a Flash Mob Jr. Keep a jig or shaky head handy to pitch around any wood cover. Fishing rip-rap can also produce good results this time of year, especially after a warm rain. Yellowjacket and Whitewater creeks continue to produce. If it turns cold and…

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West Point Lake Articles

West Point Record Slab

When Willie Arnold, of Newnan, went crappie fishing at West Point two weeks ago, he didn’t catch a mess of fish. To be exact, he only caught one fish and went home. But a white crappie like what Willie caught is worth leaving the lake to find somebody so you can show off the fish.…

Richard Little’s West Point Lake Record Bass

Here’s the 14-lb., 2-oz. largemouth bass record from West Point. Richard E. Little, of Powder Springs, caught the fish on April 15, 1988.   West Point Lake Record Fish  

West Point Lake Record Fish

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…