Fishing Greens Pond in Houston County, Georgia

• Overview

  Set in Houston County, Greens Pond is a Georgia water. Elevation runs to 456 feet. The water measures roughly 5 acres, so nothing here is far from anything else. On size it sits at the modest end of our Houston County list. Perry is the closest town at 5.2 miles. After that come Unadilla at 8.5 miles and Marshallville at 14 miles. The nearest boundary is a fair way off.

• Where to Fish on Greens 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. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. Public wildlife records from this area list bluegill, channel catfish, blackbanded darter, christmas darter and eastern blackbanded darter. Take it as evidence of what swims here, not a promise for one session. Take Greens Pond a stretch at a time.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Temperature averages peak at 81°F in July and bottom out at 46°F in January. Winter is a mild inconvenience here, nothing more. The first and last hours carry the summer; the middle is slow. April and May are the settled weeks, with October close behind. Plan any trip to Greens Pond around it.

• Tackle & Baits

  Whether you may fish here is not something records settle. No made access is recorded, so a short walk in is the likely arrangement. For the catfish, fish bottom baits into the deeper holes and let them sit. A phone call first saves an afternoon. Where parking is tight, arriving early solves most problems. Bloodworth Lake, 1.5 miles away, makes the obvious fallback. Rules at Greens Pond are worth checking on the day.