Newnan's Lake
(Alachua County):
Newnan's Lake (5800 acres), designated as a Fish
Management Area, is located about two miles east
of Gainesville on Highway 20. The lake is
surrounded by cypress trees that provide good
angling when water levels are high. Sparse areas
of emergent grasses, bulrush, and spatterdock
(water lilies) are found around the shoreline of
Newnans
Lake.
Access to Newnans
Lake has become more of an issue
as water levels continued to drop during the
summer months. However, anglers may still be
able to target bedding bluegill during the full
moon in October around the emergent grasses and
bulrush if water levels permit.
Newnans
Lake catch Largemouth Bass,
Channel Catfish, Crappie, Bluegill, Redear
Sunfish and limited Walleye and Tiger Muskie.
The catfish and
bream, and these can be caught year-round in
deeper areas of the lake and the lake
shoreline. Newnan’s Palm Point has been a hot
spot as well. The crappie fishing has been
hit-and-miss, but catches in the one to
one-and-a-half pound range are common in open
water.
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