Southwest Georgia · 37,500 acres
Lake Seminole fishing guide
A grass lake where the Chattahoochee and Flint rivers meet, known for numbers of quality largemouth.
- Where
- Where the Chattahoochee and Flint meet
- Fish
- Largemouth, hybrids, bream
- Best
- January–May for bass
- Size
- About 37,500 acres
About the water
Lake Seminole covers about 37,500 acres where the Chattahoochee and Flint rivers come together in Georgia’s southwest corner. It’s a grass lake, and that vegetation holds bass.
Largemouth average 2 to 3 pounds, with good numbers of 5- and 6-pounders. Bassmaster ranked it No. 17 on its 2026 Southeast list, and hybrids and bream round out the fishing.
What’s biting, season by season
Bass fishing starts early here; January can be excellent.
Prime time for big largemouth, right through May.
Fish the grass early and late. Bream bed on the shallow flats.
Bass feed along the grass edges as the water cools.
Tips from the guides
- Fish the edges, points and holes in the grass rather than open water.
- Frogs and weedless soft plastics shine over matted vegetation.
- Bream bed on shallow flats in late spring and summer, often around the full moon.
- In summer heat, the first hours of daylight are best.
Access & rules
Public ramps and Corps of Engineers parks are spread around the lake.
Seminole reaches the Florida line, so check which state’s license applies where you fish.
Ask Chris
Headed to Lake Seminole? Ask Chris.
Chris Scalley has fished just about every water in Georgia and the Southeast, and he has guided since 1994. Ask him where to go, what’s biting, or who to fish with. He reads every question himself.
- Where and when to fish Lake Seminole
- Which local guide or charter is worth booking
- A trout trip on the Hooch with River Through Atlanta
From the guides at River Through Atlanta
Seminole bass are fun. Now follow the Chattahoochee upstream to Atlanta, where it runs cold enough for trout.
Below Buford Dam, cold water from the bottom of Lake Lanier keeps 48 miles of the Chattahoochee cool enough for trout all year. It’s western-style fly fishing from a drift boat, for rainbows and wild browns, right through Atlanta. Our Orvis-endorsed guides have fished it since 1994, and beginners are welcome.
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