Lake Seminole: 37,500 Acres Where Three States Meet

Major and minor solunar windows shift daily with the moon’s transit. Fish the windows above, or check the Seasonal Playbook below for Lake Seminole’s current pattern.

No dated spring report is published for Lake Seminole that we can cite, so what follows is the standing advice from Florida's wildlife agency and not a catch report. Florida bass use the flats early in the day and take topwater there. By mid-morning the agency says to switch to lizards, worms or crankbaits, and by afternoon to move to deeper water. On the Chattahoochee River arm, bass concentrate in the channels between the small islands, and Parramore Landing on the Florida side puts you on that arm. Bluegill and redear sunfish are both on the lake's species list, with a combined panfish limit of 50. The bass limit is 10 a day, each 12 inches or longer, under the Georgia rules that cover most of the lake. Carry the right license for the side you plan to fish, because about 80 percent of the water is in Georgia.

The agency's daily pattern matters most in the heat: fish the flats with topwater at first light, change to lizards, worms or crankbaits by mid-morning, and move to deeper water in the afternoon. Striped bass and sunshine bass school in the lower lake near Indian Mounds and along the old river channels that run to Jim Woodruff Lock and Dam. Chattahoochee Park, Sneads Park and Three Rivers State Park are the mapped ramps closest to that lower end. The limit on striped, white and sunshine bass is 15 in total, with no more than two of them 22 inches or longer. Lake Seminole averages about 10 feet deep, so run the marked channels and expect shallow water away from them. No dated summer report is published for the lake that we can cite, so treat this as the agency's general guidance and not a promise.

Florida's wildlife agency calls fall one of the best times to fish Lake Seminole, because cooler water gets gamefish feeding. The daily routine it gives still applies: flats and topwater early, then lizards, worms or crankbaits, then deeper water in the afternoon. On the Chattahoochee River arm, the agency says bass concentrate in the channels between the small islands. Striped bass and sunshine bass school in the lower lake near Indian Mounds and along the old river channels to the dam. The Flint River arm has Corps of Engineers ramps at Hales Landing and Faceville Landing, and the Georgia shore has Seminole State Park. The bass limit is 10 a day at 12 inches or longer on most of the lake. No dated fall report is published that we can cite, so this is the agency's standing advice and not a catch report from this season.

No winter report is published for Lake Seminole that we can cite, so this section sticks to what the state agency and the map can support. Black crappie are on the agency's species list, and the limit is 30 a day. Striped bass and sunshine bass are listed too, with a limit of 15 in total and no more than two of them 22 inches or longer. The agency places those schooling fish in the lower lake near Indian Mounds and along the old river channels toward Jim Woodruff Lock and Dam. Lake Seminole is 35 miles long and averages about 10 feet deep, so plan a short run from the nearest ramp and stay in the marked channels. Sixteen public ramps are mapped on this page, on the Florida and Georgia shores. No more than 50 fish in total may be kept, whatever the species.

Three Rivers State Park Boat Ramp

Sneads, FL

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Florida state park entry fee

Florida state park on the west shore of the lower lake, with camping beside the ramp.

Seminole State Park Boat Ramp

Seminole County, GA

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Georgia state park parking fee

Georgia state park on the lake.

Hales Landing Boat Ramp

Decatur County, GA

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Corps of Engineers day-use pass (Recreation.gov)

Corps park on the Flint River arm.

Parramore Landing Boat Ramp

Jackson County, FL

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Chattahoochee River arm, Florida side.