west point lake

[ragdaddy]

Myself and some friends planning a trip to west point lake in March for some crappie fishing. Does Georgia and Alabama have a reciprocal liscence agreement. Also we need a place to stay any suggestions?
Thanks Mike

[cdawley4]

I used to fish at West Point Lake all the time when I was younger. Georgia does have reciprocal license agreements. We used to go to put our boat in at Highland Marina, located in Lagrange, GA. They have cabins that you can rent, but I don't know how much they run. You can rent them from the Marina. Last time I was down there about 13-15 years ago, they had 2-3 places you could put in your boat. We have never put in a boat in any of the Alabama ramps.

Hope that helps.

[ragdaddy]

Thanks for the reply we do have reservations at Highland now. I did some checking about the liscence it sounds like I can use it in parts of the lake but not all. If anybody knows for sure I would appreciate it.
Mike

[kevincellis]

Actually, you CAN use your Alabama licence in all parts of West Point. There are various places you can go to get fishing reports for West Point. The guide who does the reports at www.havefunfishing.com has a tackle shop which I hear is pretty good. There is also a WalMart not too far away which is well stocked. We (my family and I) rented cabins at Highland Marina last summer and had a great time.

Their reastarunt is pretty good, but the service is slow. They have fish cleaning stations free to use. Just up from the marina's cove is YellowJacket Creek which usually holds some great Crappie fishing, usually around the bridges and rip-rap.

Enjoy it, I am sure you will have a great time!

[ragdaddy]

Thanks for the info. One of my crew got seriously hurt at work so we have postponed our trip till next year.
Mike

[Iluv2fish]

I used to fish at West Point Lake all the time when I was younger. Georgia does have reciprocal license agreements. We used to go to put our boat in at Highland Marina, located in Lagrange, GA. They have cabins that you can rent, but I don't know how much they run. You can rent them from the Marina. Last time I was down there about 13-15 years ago, they had 2-3 places you could put in your boat. We have never put in a boat in any of the Alabama ramps.

Hope that helps.

Do you know if the crappie are running in lagrange? I want to go out this saturday.

[ragdaddy]

I still have not made it down yet, I'll be going at the end of the month.
Mike