Carters Pond, Alabama: Fishing Spots and Seasons

• Overview

  Carters Pond falls in Pike County, part of Alabama. The surroundings are open plain. At 16 acres it is the sort of place you fish for an evening rather than a day. Troy is the closest town at 6.6 miles. For a city, Montgomery is 42 miles off. Near neighbours include: Whaleys Pond within 4 miles, Youngblood Lake some 4 miles off, Pike County Lake within 5.7 miles, Walters Pond some 7.4 miles off and Stephens Pond within 7.5 miles. Local rules may differ a few miles either side of here.

• Where to Fish on Carters Pond

  There is no recorded depth, so work from what you can see. Rip-rap along the wall holds fish that the open bank never does. Look for where the old bank line still shows under the surface. Biodiversity records within roughly six miles include blackbanded darter, bluegill, coastal darter and longear sunfish. The records cover the area rather than this water alone. Take Carters Pond a stretch at a time.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Averages here run 80°F at the top of summer and 47°F at the bottom of winter. The awkward stretch is midsummer, not midwinter. The first and last hours carry the summer; the middle is slow. February into May fishes hardest as the water warms. That is the shape of the year on Carters Pond.

• Tackle & Baits

  No public source sets out the position on this bank. Mapping records no facilities at all near this water. Bluegill and other panfish take small jigs or worms under a float near any cover. Rules differ from one water to the next round here. Where parking is tight, arriving early solves most problems. Should this one be busy, Whaleys Pond is 4 miles off. The position on Carters Pond is worth confirming on the day.