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West Point Lake is a 25,864-acre Corps of Engineers reservoir on the Alabama-Georgia line at Lanett. Alabama license holders may fish everywhere except above the Highway 109 bridge on the Chattahoochee arm. Spotted bass are abundant and largemouth run big.
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West Point Lake is mostly a Georgia lake that Alabama anglers get to fish as their own. The Corps of Engineers dam sits on the Chattahoochee River at the state line just north of Interstate 85, and the west side of the lower lake, with Veasey, Stroud and Wehadkee creeks, runs up into Chambers and Randolph counties. Alabama's fisheries agency spells out the deal: an Alabama license is good anywhere on the lake except the Chattahoochee River arm above the Highway 109 bridge. The same agency describes a fairly deep, rocky lake, 23 feet on average, with little cover on the bottom apart from rocky points and humps, so any spot with sunken wood gathers fish. Spotted bass of one to three pounds are abundant. Largemouth are fewer and bigger; of 105 the state collected in spring 2012, eight topped five pounds and the best weighed 8.5. Crappie, hybrids, stripers and catfish round it out.
“West Point Lake holds fish in patterns you can set your watch to. The bite isn't a secret — it's what most fishermen don't know about where the grass thins onto a hard ledge.”
Alabama Fishing Atlas Editorial
Major and minor solunar windows shift daily with the moon’s transit. Fish the windows above, or check the Seasonal Playbook below for West Point Lake’s current pattern.
Spring starts in the creeks. Georgia DNR's crappie advice for early spring is to troll bright-colored jigs in the upper portions of Beech, Whitewater, Wehadkee and Stroud creeks, and two of those, Wehadkee and Stroud, are on the Alabama side of the lake. Alabama's own angler survey found most successful crappie fishermen in the Wehadkee Creek section. Bass follow the same warmth. Start with shallow-running crankbaits and spinnerbaits in protected coves and on sunny, rocky banks, and work spotted bass in the deeper creek mouths. Hybrids and stripers run up the Chattahoochee toward the shoals at Franklin in spring, but that water is above the Highway 109 bridge, where an Alabama license is not valid, so leave it to Georgia license holders. Catfishing is also at its best up that arm in spring. Bream go on the bed around the May full moon, close to Mother's Day, and live worms or crickets under a float are all you need.
Summer bass fishing moves out to the channels. Georgia DNR says to fish deep-running crankbaits and plastic worms on main creek and river channel structure, and to look under the tree canopy near the upper ends of the major creek arms. Largemouth stay close to fallen trees and logs in warm weather, and hundreds of shoreline trees have been toppled around the lake in recent years to give them cover. Spotted bass hold on structure along the channels, on rocky points and in blowdowns, with more of them in the clearer lower lake. Crappie go deep and gather around bridges; fishing at night with lights is popular because the fish move shallower after dark. Catfish bite best at night around bridges and other structure. Hybrids handle the warm water well and school along the main river and tributary channels, where slow-trolling a live shad of four to six inches is the standard approach. Bream fishing is best early in the morning.
Fall on West Point is about covering water. Georgia DNR's tip for finding feeding bass is to move fast with a buzzbait in chartreuse or white, and it works on both largemouth and the more numerous spotted bass. Spots are quick to hit and rarely big: most are under 12 inches and few pass 16, and both states want anglers to keep a limit of the small ones. Riprap along the bridges holds spotted bass and largemouth all year and is worth a stop every trip. When rain stains the main lake, Georgia DNR says to fish the Wehadkee Creek arm, and the Dewberry ramp is the upper launch on the Alabama side. Watch for surface commotion over the channels, since hybrids give themselves away when they push schools of shad to the top. Bank anglers have two public fishing piers on the lake, at the McGee Bridge and Rocky Point access areas. Call the Corps office at 706-645-2937 for park hours.
Winter fishing is deep and close to the channel. For largemouth, Georgia DNR lists deep-diving crankbaits, chatterbaits, jigs, shaky-head worms and drop-shot flukes worked in brush piles, on rock ledges and on points near the main channel. Spotted bass sit deep on river-channel structure and rock; a shaky-head worm or a drop-shot rig over a brush pile is the cool-weather choice. On a warm afternoon, move up and fish sunny banks with rock on them. Hybrids suspend deep in the river channel. Stripers spread through the main lake in winter, especially near the dam, and in late winter they school in the main river channel before the spring run. Crappie hold around and just above anything vertical, such as bridge pilings. The lake has little natural cover on the bottom, so the ten fish attractor sites Georgia has marked by GPS are worth checking with your electronics this time of year.
ADCNR: spots of one to three pounds are abundant and made up more than 80% of the bass anglers kept in 2012. Both states encourage keeping smaller spotted bass.
Fewer than spots but bigger. Georgia DNR has stocked more than 4.2 million largemouth since 2016 and lists a 14-inch minimum size on the lake.
Black crappie. Georgia DNR calls them abundant, with 10-inch fish common; ADCNR's 2012 survey found most successful crappie anglers in the Wehadkee Creek section.
Hybrids are stocked regularly and run 2 to 4 pounds; Gulf striped bass over 30 pounds are in the lake (Georgia DNR).
Georgia DNR: channel catfish are by far the most abundant, with 48% between 16 and 24 inches; blues and flatheads over 10 pounds are showing up more often.
Tournament pros have been decoding West Point Lake for five decades. Every tip on this card is cited to the original weigh-in recap or angler interview — no paraphrased fluff, no invented quotes.
any site with underwater woody debris tends to concentrate fish, especially largemouth bass
The pattern: On a rocky lake with little cover, find wood: toppled shoreline trees, brush piles and the marked fish attractors.
Fish Wehadkee Creek arm when the rest of the lake is stained.
The pattern: Wehadkee is the arm that runs up into Alabama. Head there after heavy rain.
Focus on riprap along bridges, which usually hold spots year-round.
The pattern: Bridge riprap is the one pattern that works in every season here.
McGee Bridge Recreation Area, Troup County, Georgia (Corps of Engineers)
Rocky Point access area (Corps of Engineers); call 706-645-2937 for directions
coe · Lanett
Corps of Engineers campground on the Alabama side of the lower lake. Reservations and season dates through the Corps (706-645-2937).
coe · West Point, GA
Corps of Engineers campground on the Georgia side beside West Point Dam. Reservations through Recreation.gov.
coe · LaGrange, GA
Corps of Engineers campground on the Georgia side of the mid-lake. Reservations through Recreation.gov.
coe · LaGrange, GA
Corps of Engineers campground on the Georgia side. Reservations through Recreation.gov.
Lanett
Corps of Engineers park and boat launch on the Alabama side in Chambers County, with picnic shelters. Closest launch to Veasey Creek and Stroud Creek. The Corps collected a $5 per vehicle launch and day-use fee by card in 2021; confirm the current fee at 706-645-2937.
DirectionsFive Points
Corps of Engineers ramp near Five Points in Chambers County. The upper Alabama-side launch, toward Wehadkee Creek, where the state's survey found the best crappie fishing. Confirm fee and status with the Corps at 706-645-2937.
DirectionsWest Point, GA
Corps park on the Georgia side beside West Point Dam, with a day-use ramp and a campground. GPS and directions are on the West Point Lake ramp map.
DirectionsLaGrange, GA
Georgia-side park west of LaGrange with a large launch area on the main lake. GPS and directions are on the West Point Lake ramp map.
DirectionsLaGrange, GA
Corps recreation area on the Yellowjacket Creek arm on the Georgia side. GPS and directions are on the West Point Lake ramp map.
DirectionsLaGrange, GA
Marina with a mapped ramp on the Georgia side, off Seminole Road. GPS and directions are on the West Point Lake ramp map.
DirectionsLaGrange, GA
Corps park on the upper lake on the Georgia side, off Mooty Bridge Road. GPS and directions are on the West Point Lake ramp map.
DirectionsLanett
Corps park on the Alabama side of the lower lake in Chambers County. GPS and directions are on the West Point Lake ramp map.
DirectionsLanett
Corps park on the Alabama side, beside the Amity campground. GPS and directions are on the West Point Lake ramp map.
Directions➤ Map of all 21 boat ramps on West Point Lake
➤ Camping on West Point Lake: 2 campgrounds and RV parks
➤ West Point Lake fishing piers and bank spots
1407 New Franklin Road, LaGrange, GA 30240
1000 Seminole Road, LaGrange, GA 30240
Reciprocal water with Georgia; special regulations apply (Alabama Regulation 220-2-.122). The dam, parks, ramps and campgrounds are run by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, 706-645-2937.
Alabama license holders may fish anywhere on West Point Lake except upstream of the Highway 109 bridge on the Chattahoochee River arm, where a Georgia license is required.. Always verify current rules before your trip.
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Data last reviewed: 2026-11-12
