Fishing Swift Creek Pond in Union County, Florida

• Overview

  Swift Creek Pond is one of the Union County waters in Florida. This is warm green lowland ground. Surface area runs to roughly 584 acres, so plan for one area rather than the whole. By elevation it is in the upper part of our Florida listings. Lake Butler is the closest place, 7.5 miles off. Macclenny is 15 miles and Starke 17 miles. Local rules may differ a few miles either side of here.

• Where to Fish on Swift Creek Pond

  There is no published depth for this one, so start shallow and work out. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. Documented catches and surveys in the area cover black crappie, bluegill, warmouth, tadpole madtom and brown bullhead. Records show what people reported, not what is stocked. On Swift Creek Pond a short move beats a long cast.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Expect July to average close to 81°F, with January the cold end at about 53°F. The season is continuous, with heat as the only real check. The first and last hours carry the summer; the middle is slow. Autumn steadies things again once the heat lets go. Time your trip to Swift Creek Pond by conditions rather than dates.

• Tackle & Baits

  No access rule appears in what we hold. Nothing built is recorded close to the bank here. Pike mean a wire trace, no exceptions; big spoons and jerkbaits do the searching. Rules differ from one water to the next round here. Signs go up and come down, so check on the day. The nearest alternative is Fisher Lake, 6.3 miles out. Confirm access to Swift Creek Pond locally before you travel.