McDade Pond Fishing near Hephzibah, Georgia

• Overview

  McDade Pond is listed under Richmond County, Georgia. Around the bank it is oak and grass. It covers about 21 acres, so this is small water you can walk round in under an hour. It lies lower than most water we list in Georgia. Hephzibah is the closest place, 5.7 miles off. It is 72 miles to Columbia, the nearest city. The nearest edge is a long way off, so local rules apply throughout.

• Where to Fish on McDade Pond

  There is no recorded depth, so work from what you can see. Draw-down through summer strips the margins, so follow the water out. Rip-rap along the wall holds fish that the open bank never does. Public wildlife records from this area list blackbanded darter, bluegill and chain pickerel. It is a record of sightings and surveys, so use it as a guide. Take McDade Pond a stretch at a time.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Temperature averages peak at 81°F in July and bottom out at 45°F in January. It fishes twelve months of the year. Spring and autumn carry the fishing; summer squeezes it into the edges of the day. The hot months push the fishing to dawn and dusk. McDade Pond fishes to that pattern most years.

• Tackle & Baits

  Ownership and access are not documented in what we hold. Mapping shows an empty shoreline: no ramp, no jetty, no marked entry. For the pike, wire up and throw larger lures along the weed edges. Local rules can differ across the county line, so check where you stand. Where the way in crosses private ground, ask first. Should this one be busy, Goshen Lake is 1.1 miles off. Treat McDade Pond as unsettled until someone local tells you otherwise.