If you like to fish you are missing out on a great place to go if you don’t try High Falls. The 660 acre lake is only a few miles from Griffin, Georgia boats are limited to 10 horsepower motors so you don’t have to worry about skidoos and skiers and the lake has great populations of bass, crappie, bream and catfish.
Peyton James knows how good it is and fishes it often. The last Friday in June he and his dad fished in the afternoon for bass and had an excellent catch, including one six pounder and several more big bass. Even better, Payton and his father caught them on topwater baits, the most exciting way to catch bass.
The fish hit near docks and blowdowns, making it even more exciting. On most big lakes this time of year you need to drag plastic baits in deeper water to get bit. Casting to visible targets, especially with topwater baits, is much more exciting!
You can catch all the bream you want fishing around shoreline cover with crickets or a flyrod and popping bug. Crappie will hit minnows or jigs trolled or fished around deeper wood cover. Catfish are a little tougher since they bite better at night and boat fishermen have to be off the lake by sundown. You can catch them from the bank if you have a place to fish after dark.
Nice High Falls Bass