Lake Blackshear Fishing Spot

• Elevation: 261'
• Last Modified By: vinny60 on 09/08/09 02:53 PM
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Georgia Veterans State Park: Established as a memorial to U.S. veterans, this park features a museum with aircraft, armored vehicles, uniforms, weapons, medals, and other items from the Revolutionary through Gulf Wars. Visitors can spend the day or longer exploring the area by land or lake. The SAM Shortline Excursion Train also runs through the park on its way from Cordele to Plains, allowing riders to see an antique telephone museum, Habitat for Humanity's Global Village, President Jimmy Carter's boyhood farm, and other attractions. The 18-hole golf course and pro shop, along with 8,600-acre Lake Blackshear, make this one of Georgia's most popular state parks. Lake Blackshear Resort and Golf Club is located on the Central and Western portion of the Park. Facilities: 1,308 Acres 77 Tent, Trailer, RV Campsites ($17-$22) - cable TV hookups Swimming Beach Lake Blackshear -- Marina One-mile Nature Trail Four Picnic Shelters ($40) Two Group Shelters (seats 100 and 150, $110-$160) Pioneer Campground ($15) R/C Model Airplane Flying Field Frisbee disc course (Opened in September 2005) Activities: SAM Shortline Excursion Train Boating and Waterskiing, with private boats permitted and boat launch area Fishing - bass, crappie, catfish, bream Georgia Veteran's Memorial Golf Course Park Hours: 7 a.m. - 10 p.m. Office Hours: 8 a.m. - 5 p.m. a lake full of bass, bream, crappie and catfish on a classic southern impoundment, complete with cypress flats, flooded timber and all the hidden coves and secret fishing holes that make the experience one of a kind for anglers. Lake Blackshear provides the perfect location for unique boating and fishing experiences with family or with company outings. Lake Blackshear was created in 1930 by the damming of the Flint River to provide low-cost power to the citizens of Crisp County. Today, the lake offers more than 8,000 acres of water and shoreline recreation. Reservoir is on the Flint River, located 10 miles east of I-75 off Exit 101 on Hwy 280, also Exit 99, Hwy. 300

Lake Blackshear is a man-made lake on the Flint River in Georgia created by a dam that was constructed in the late 1920s. It is approximately 20 miles (32 km) long and varies in width but is rarely more than one mile (1.6 km) wide; it covers approximately 8,500 acres (34 km2). Interestingly, when the dam was constructed, little to no effort was made to cut the trees that would soon be underwater. It was believed that the trees would soon die and fall down once submerged. While this was true for many of the trees, there are still many living Cypress trees in the middle of the lake and there are still many dead trees that have not fallen down.