Fishing at Kemmons Pond, Walton County, Florida

• Overview

  Set in Walton County, Kemmons Pond is a Florida water. The shore lies 10 miles out. With some 28 acres of water, there is room for a boat but no need of one. Compared with other Florida water on our list, it sits high. Nearest place of any size is Crestview, 9.8 miles away. It is 95 miles to Mobile, the nearest city. Being near a boundary, it pays to know which side you are fishing.

• Where to Fish on Kemmons Pond

  No chart reached our records; the first cast is your sounding. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. Public wildlife records from this area list blackbanded darter, speckled madtom, spotted sunfish, coastal darter and black madtom. Local agencies keep the authoritative list for each water. Fish Kemmons Pond to its features, not to its size.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The warmest month averages 81°F, the coldest about 49°F. Warmth runs the whole year, so timing is about the hour, not the month. Late winter and spring fish steadiest here. February into May fishes hardest as the water warms. At Kemmons Pond the season follows that pattern closely.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing in our records says who may fish here. Nothing is listed nearby for parking or launching a boat. A wire trace and a big bright lure handle the pike; deep water asks for a heavier spoon. Check whether a boat is allowed before you tow one. Where parking is tight, arriving early solves most problems. For a change of water, Walton Pond is 2.2 miles distant. Ask locally about Kemmons Pond if anything is unclear.