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Lake Lanier, GA

Reservoir spanning Hall/Forsyth/Dawson counties, Georgia. Georgia's largest lake at 38,000 acres. World-class spotted bass and largemouth bass. Also striped bass, crappie, and panfish. 700 miles of shoreline.

41

Overall bite score

Scored 4 min ago · recomputed every 30 minutes

Water tempUSGS26
Pressure trendNOAAsteady60
SolunarComputedmoon 45% lit44
Recent stockingState data50
Time of dayComputed50
WindNOAA10
Cloud coverNOAA50
PrecipitationNOAA50

Each instrument reads 0 to 100. The score is their weighted blend, tuned for lakes and reservoirs. No black box: every reading names its source.

What swims here

5 tracked species in Lake Lanier, with the months each fishes best.

Black Crappiecommon · best Mar-May, Oct-Nov
Largemouth Basscommon · best Mar-May, Sep-Oct
Spotted Basscommon · best Mar-May, Sep-Nov
Striped Basscommon · best Apr-May, Oct-Nov
White Crappiepresent

Water facts

TypeReservoir
CountyHall/Forsyth/Dawson
StateGeorgia
WaterFreshwater
USGS gauge02334430

Multiple public launches. Buford Dam area, Van Pugh Park, Laurel Park.

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