(Macon, GA – March 1, 2024) The Macon Water Authority (MWA) continues to offer the public opportunities for outdoor recreation by providing access to Javors Lucas Lake – the utility’s 581-acre reservoir – for fishing and boating, as the 2024 Fishing Season runs from the first weekend in March until the end of October.
The cost for fishing at Javors Lucas Lake is $5 per day when fishing from the shore and $10 per day when fishing from a boat. Season passes are offered for $50 when fishing from the banks of the reservoir and $100 when fishing from a boat. Only boats with electric powered (trolling) motors are allowed on Javors Lucas Lake since it is the Authority’s primary source for drinking water production and adheres to stricter regulations than recreational lakes.
All guests fishing at Javors Lucas Lake must adhere to the rules and regulations governing the public use of the Authority’s reservoir and Georgia Public Waters, as provided by the MWA and the Georgia Department of Natural Resources (DNR), respectively. For the complete guide to Sport Fishing Regulations in Georgia, please visit the DNR Wildlife Resources Division’s website at https://georgiawildlife.com/fishing/angler-resources.
The 2024 MWA Public Fishing Season Schedule, including the dates and times Javors Lucas Lake is open to the public, is as follows:
- Beginning Sunday March 3, and extending through Sunday April 28, Javors Lucas Lake will be open for fishing three days per week on Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays, from 6:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
- From Friday May 3, through Sunday June 30, Javors Lucas Lake will be open for fishing the same three days per week on Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays, but from 6:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
- Note: Fishing will NOT be available on Monday May 27, 2024, for the Memorial Day Holiday.
- Javors Lucas Lake will be closed to the public for fishing and boating during the months of July and August but will re-open on Saturday Sept. 7, 2024.
- Note: Javors Lucas Lake will NOT be open on Independence Day (Thursday July 4, 2024) or on Labor Day (Monday Sept. 2, 2024).
- From Saturday Sept. 7, through Sunday Oct. 27, Javors Lucas Lake will re-open, but for two days per week on Saturdays and Sundays, from 7:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.
- Sunday Oct. 27, 2024, will be the last day of public fishing at Javors Lucas Lake for the 2024 MWA Public Fishing Season.
- Javors Lucas Lake will be closed for public fishing and boating during the months of November and December of 2024, as well as January and February of 2025.
The MWA reserves the right to close Javors Lucas Lake on a scheduled fishing day in the event of maintenance, inclement weather, natural disaster, system emergency, or for any other reason.
For more information on public access to Javors Lucas Lake, please refer to the MWA website at www.maconwater.org or contact the MWA Reservoirs Office at 478-464-5650.
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Chris Wood, Ph.D.
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