Lathem reservoir

[bsinclr]

Does anybody on here fish Lathem? If so got any pointers? Always catch a few but would like to catch a lot!

[Tokyo Lunker]

Is that the no motor boat reservoir near Ballground? I heard that cranks work but that was just hearsay. I always wanted to try that place out. How is the water level?

[Mike Bucca]

bsinclr, Lots of SMALL fish in there. Usually you can do very well with numbers with dropshot and jerkbaits. Never was a good spinnerbait lake. Senkos will also work. This is a electric only lake. YOu can't even have a big engine on the back regaurdless if you don't crank it or not. Very very scenic lake. Cool waterfall in the back of one of those creeks. Biggest I have gotten out of there is 3lbs. Lota spots in there and it's super clear and deep.

Mike

[fishtale75]

Splitshot rig is awfully good on that lake with a watermelon gold glitter trick worm, bunch of small fish but there is a few bragging size largemouth too, one good place to fish is the area where the boat dock at the clubhouse is and that cove of standing timber fished a jon boat tournament there a few times caught 1 decent fish 5lb largemouth and bout 35 spots but even with the 5lber could only make 9 lbs

[hillbilly1]

Live just down the road and had good luck with a water melon seed drop shot with some on small cranks not realy big fish but alot of them Iv just moved here and so far best day was 17 with 2 at 3 and 31/2 (most fish are around 1 to 2) out of 2 days fishing it the water level is about 5 ft from full and the temps were around 75ish depends on which end you fish there is alot of hydrilla around the dam area try hopping a fluke or a horny toad across it had one come clear out of the water and miss several in the grass beds saw a lot of fish chasing bream in and around the grass there is alot of standing timber in the lake but no takers in most of them but the one stand to the left of the dam has grass and timber did most of my drop shotting on the out side weed edge in about 10 to 15 ft range the grass thins out and the tops are about 4 ft off the bottom the fish were just above and below the tops so a trap might work in that area as well or a small crank Im not shur of the forage it the lake i.e. threadfins craws or lizards so Im trying to stay with the bream colors greens and blues I hope this helps ;D

[bsinclr]

Appreciate the input, plan on going Thursday. Will post results, and yes Tokyo that lake is in that area, if you need directions let me know. I live off of Wade Green Road and it takes me about 45 minutes to get there.

[rally73sport]

bsinclr, yes i would like directions.. i live at 575 and 92 thanks

[Tokyo Lunker]

nsinclr. I live off sixes road. i would like directions there. Thank you

[gooseman]

can i fish from the bank ther?
goose

[bsinclr]

Did ok today was using a Bill Dance Spit n Image and caught 7 (6 LM & 1 Spot) myself and my friend caught 3 using black tricks, were caught mostly before noon. Lake level is down about 5-6ft.

goosman, you can fish from the shore but it is limted.

DIRECTIONS:
575 North to the GA-20 E (EXIT 19) toward Cumming
Turn left onto GA-20 E / Cumming Hwy (8.5 mi)
Turn left onto GA-369 / Hightower Rd (4 mi)
Turn left onto Yellow Creek RD (4 mi)
Turn right onto Shiloh Church RD (approx 1.5 mi)
Entrance to the lake on left
The hours now are 8-5. parking is $5 per vehicle.

[Ron288]

tokyo i live off sixes rd at holly springs pkwy. the best way for you is go 575 to airport rd. turn right to old highway 5 turn left. go about 1.5 you will see red light, and there will be a bank on the left. turn right at light go threw town 1.5- 2 mile cons creek rd on left. turn left it deadends to yellowcreek in front of country store. turn right it will be on your left. it sounds like a long way but its not. hope this helps.

[tintriton]

I fished Lathem about a month ago with my father in law. He's out there alot in this crazy bike looking contraption - but he does get across the water faster than any one with a trolling motor!

We struck out in the standing timber - but I seem to have that problem consistently. We caught about 12 - mostly in the 1 pound range - fishing off of main lake points deep with a drop shot.

The nicest fish, about 2 pounds, came off of the pilings of that pump house or whatever that is that juts out into the water 100 yards or so to the right of the ramp.

There is also a nice flat down past the pump house on the same side of the lake. Lots of submerged weeds in the water.