Reynolds Pond Fishing in Sussex County, Delaware

• Overview

  Set in Sussex County, Delaware, this is Reynolds Pond. This is mixed woodland ground. Surface area is around 33 acres, which gives you real water without needing a boat. Around 1.1 miles of margin, front to back. Milton at 3.3 miles is the nearest place to stop. Milford is 8 miles and Georgetown 8.8 miles. Not far off: Waples Pond (2.1 miles), Wagamons Pond sits 3.2 miles out, Diamond Pond (3.7 miles), Noah Pond sits 3.8 miles out and Teal Pond (3.9 miles). The nearest boundary is a fair way off.

• Where to Fish on Reynolds Pond

  We hold no survey for this water; read the slope of the shoreline instead. Held water runs deepest at the wall and shallows back to the inflow. Levels move with the draw rather than the rain on water like this. Records held for Sussex County cover American eel, white perch and bluegill. Several of these carry legal protection or closed seasons; the rulebook comes before the rod. Reynolds Pond repays a walk before the first cast.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The warmest month averages 76°F, the coldest about 34°F. Neither winter nor summer shuts things down for long. Cover comes and goes, so treat it with suspicion rather than trust. February into May fishes hardest as the water warms. It sets the rhythm of the year at Reynolds Pond.

• Tackle & Baits

  No public source sets out the position on this bank. Mapping records no facilities at all near this water. Largemouth respond to soft plastics tight to cover; go weedless where the growth is heavy. Parking is often the real limit rather than the bank itself. Where tickets apply, they are sold in the nearest town rather than on the bank. Failing this one, try Waples Pond, 2.1 miles away. The position on Reynolds Pond is worth confirming on the day.