Taylors Pond in Peach County: How and When to Fish It

• Overview

  You will find Taylors Pond in Peach County, Georgia. The bank is 427 feet above sea level. Surface area runs to about 12 acres — small enough to read in one session. Supplies mean a trip to Fort Valley, 3.9 miles off. Columbus is the closest city, 65 miles away. Others close at hand: Cleveland Lake about 5.1 miles, Lake Henry 5.8 miles, Whipple Lake about 6.8 miles, Twin Lakes 7.7 miles and Housers Millpond about 7.8 miles. Rules can differ a short way off, since the county line is near.

• Where to Fish on Taylors Pond

  There is no recorded depth, so work from what you can see. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. Take Taylors Pond a stretch at a time. There are dozens within 15 miles, rising to dozens at 30 miles.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Averages here run 81°F at the top of summer and 46°F at the bottom of winter. Heat sets the pattern from late spring onward. The cooler months are the comfortable ones to be out. The cooler months are the comfortable ones to fish here. Time your trip to Taylors Pond by conditions rather than dates.

• Tackle & Baits

  Whether the bank is open is not something our records settle. Nothing is mapped in the way of a ramp or car park within a short radius. Check whether a boat is allowed before you tow one. Signs go up and come down, so check on the day. Should this one be busy, Cleveland Lake is 5.1 miles off. None of that is settled for Taylors Pond in what we hold.