Lake Sinclair

Q: What do you need to know about Lake Sinclair?

Lake Sinclair sits just south of Oconee Lake to the east of Atlanta. Lake Sinclair is a 15,000-acre reservoir in Georgia with a max depth of over 80 feet and 417 miles of shoreline. The lake is primarily fed by the Oconee River and was created by constructing the Sinclair Dam in 1953. Sinclair offers great fishing opportunities for all anglers. The most targeted species on Lake Sinclair is largemouth or striped bass, catfish and crappie. The best lures for catching largemouth include spinnerbaits, jigs with trailers like worms and lizards, crankbaits, and buzz-baits. Try fishing steep ledges and deep structure in the summer and docs and shallow weedlines in the spring and late fall for largemouth. Commonly caught with trolling shallow or deep diving crank baits, large striped bass can be reeled up once schools are found using sonar.

Q: What is Lake Sinclair's size, depth, and clarity?

Lake Sinclair is a 13173.20 acres Lake/Pond with 0 a stained water clarity.

Q: What fish are in Lake Sinclair?

Lake Sinclair contains the following species of fish: Largemouth Bass, Crappie, Panfish / Bluegill, Striped Bass, Catfish.

Species

Largemouth Bass9

Season

Fall (Current)9

38 Fishing Reports

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Lake Sinclair OverviewBased on Fishing Reports for Fall Largemouth Bass

Learn About Water Temps on Lake Sinclair

Top Reported Techniques

Hard Topwater (Walking)
3
Frogs/Toads
2
Hard Topwater (Popping)
2
Deep Diving Crankbaits (13'+)
1
Soft Body Swimbaits (Large)
1

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Top Species Reported for Fall

Largemouth Bass9 Reports

Top ProductsReported on Lake Sinclair for Fall Largemouth Bass

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Most Reported Baits

HotbaitOn Sale

Zoom

Horny Toad Black / 4 1/4"

1 Fishing Report

Reported for Frogs/Toads

$3.99~~$4.99~~

Zoom

Trick Worm Junebug / 6 1/2"

1 Fishing Report

Reported for Frogs/Toads

$6.19

Hotbait

Strike King

KVD Sexy Dawg Topwater Bone / 4 1/2"

1 Fishing Report

Reported for Topwater Walking

$8.99

Hotbait

Heddon

Super Spook Jr. Wounded Shad / 3 1/2"

1 Fishing Report

Reported for Topwater Walking

$7.99

Matt Allen Tactical Bassin' Swimbait Jig Head 3/8 oz / Tennessee Shad / 4/0

Dirty Jigs

Matt Allen Tactical Bassin' Swimbait Jig Head 3/8 oz / Tennessee Shad / 4/0

1 Fishing Report

Reported for Crankbaits 13'+

$5.99

Fat Swing Impact 3.8" Bluegill Flash / 3.8"

Best Seller

Keitech

Fat Swing Impact 3.8" Bluegill Flash / 3.8"

1 Fishing Report

Reported for Crankbaits 13'+

$6.49

Heddon

Zara Spook Bone / 4 1/2"

1 Fishing Report

Reported for Frogs/Toads

$7.99

8" Magdraft Swimbait White Back Shad / 8"

Hotbait

Megabass

8" Magdraft Swimbait White Back Shad / 8"

1 Fishing Report

Reported for Soft Swimbaits (Lg)

$24.99

Best Seller

Megabass

6" Magdraft Swimbait Silver Shad / 6"

1 Fishing Report

Reported for Soft Swimbaits (Lg)

$14.99

Bronzeye Poppin' Frog 60 Midnight Walker / 2 1/3"

HotbaitOn Sale

SPRO

Bronzeye Poppin' Frog 60 Midnight Walker / 2 1/3"

1 Fishing Report

Reported for Frogs/Toads

$8.95~~$11.19~~

Strike King

Red Eyed Shad Lipless Crankbait 2 1/2" / Orange Craw

1 Fishing Report

Reported for Frogs/Toads

$6.99

Culprit

Original 7.5" Worm Tequila Shad / 7 1/2"

1 Fishing Report

Reported for Topwater Walking

$5.49

Hotbait

Megabass

PopMax Gill / 3"

1 Fishing Report

Reported for Topwater Popping

$19.99

Hotbait

Rapala

Skitter Pop 3 1/2" / Frog

1 Fishing Report

Reported for Topwater Popping

$12.29

Hotbait

River2Sea

Tactical DD Crank 75 Ghost Minnow / 3"

1 Fishing Report

Reported for Crankbaits 13'+

$15.99

Best Seller

Hog Farmer Bait Company

BFL Umbrella Rig BFL / 1 oz

1 Fishing Report

Reported for Crankbaits 13'+

$26.99

Shower Blows Topwater Bait 4 3/4" / Half Mirror Wakasagi

Hotbait

Evergreen International

Shower Blows Topwater Bait 4 3/4" / Half Mirror Wakasagi

1 Fishing Report

Reported for Topwater Walking

$18.99

Reaction Innovations

Vixen Ghost Herring / 4 3/4"

1 Fishing Report

Reported for Topwater Walking

$14.99

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Target Largemouth Bass During Fall

Lake Sinclair Fishing Reports for Fall Largemouth Bass

38 Reports on Lake Sinclair

9 Reports for Largemouth Bass + Fall

Most Relevant

Eddie Langford
Bronze Ambassador
9/16/23
- Season
  Summer
- Species
  Largemouth Bass
- Technique
  Bladed Jigs
- Structure
  Docks
Fishing Report for Largemouth Bass using Bladed Jigs in Summer (Docks)
Fished around some points with the jerkbait, before switching to the chatterbait to try and find some larger bass under some docks. Ended up catching a nice three pounder
Eddie recommended this gear for Lake Sinclair, GA
Hotbait
Z-Man Big Blade Chatterbait 1/2 oz / White
$11.99
Strike King KVD 100 Jerkbait Natural Shad / 3 1/2"
Out of Stock
Zoom Z Craw White Pearl / 4 1/4"
$4.99
FishingTheSoutheast
Bronze Ambassador
- Season
  Fall
- Species
  Largemouth Bass
- Technique
  Topwater Walking
- Structure
  Docks
- Forage
  Shad
Fishing Report for Largemouth Bass using Hard Topwater (Walking) in Fall (Docks)
fishing topwater walking baits around docks, stumps, green grass, shallow water where their is deep water near by and around bait balls are great places to fish walking baits!
Brendan recommended this gear for Lake Sinclair, GA
Hotbait
Evergreen International Shower Blows Topwater Bait 4 3/4" / Half Mirror Wakasagi
$18.99
Reaction Innovations Vixen Ghost Herring / 4 3/4"
Out of Stock
Strike King KVD Sexy Dawg Topwater Carolina Chrome / 4 1/2"
Out of Stock
Omnia Community Member
Bronze Ambassador
- Season
  Fall
- Species
  Largemouth Bass
- Technique
  Frogs/Toads
- Structure
  Submerged Vegetation
- Forage
  Shad
Fishing Report for Largemouth Bass using Frogs/Toads in Fall (Submerged Vegetation)
Black Toad & Buzz Bait over Hydrilla Walking bait on secondary points, halfway back in the creeks
Recommended gear for Lake Sinclair, GA
Hotbait
Zoom Horny Toad Black / 4 1/4"
$3.99
~~$4.99~~
Heddon Zara Spook Bone / 4 1/2"
$7.99