Hey fellow danglers, 

 

I live in the Dunwoody/Sandy Springs area and looking for the best locations to do some bank bass fishing! I've heard about the Chattahoochee being a great place, but not sure the best areas of the river / how to get to them! I am willing to drive around the Atlanta & surrounding areas in order to fish some good spots! Any tips and suggestions are appreciated! 

The creeks off the Chattahoochee are good if you’re ok with catching anything, just a 2” grub on a 1/16 oz jig head will get the job done. They pretty much all hold at least panfish, some have bass as well.

 

Specifically for bass, I had luck at Allatoona from shore. Be prepared to walk through the woods to get to good spots. Study topos, points with either a hump or drop off produced the best for me.

 

Randomly bank fishing out there without looking at a map would probably waste a good bit of time.

 

If you’re good with wading and about a 1.5 hour drive, the Flint river around Big Lazer PFA was hands down the best bass fishing I found without a boat in Middle/North Georgia on public land. Having a good number of shoal bass was a definite plus.

 

I never tried the lake/pond their, DNR promotes it as a good largemouth lake so it may be worth a shot as well.

I'm in Douglas county and the park ponds always have fish.  Some are rumored to have fish in the 4-5 pound range but I've never caught anything over 2.  Any place where there are baseball/soccer fields usually has a small lake.  I've never had much luck at the bigger lakes like Sweetwater from shore.  On the big lakes, anywhere that is accessible is usually overfished.