Bland Pond Fishing near East Rockingham, North Carolina

• Overview

  Bland Pond sits within Richmond County in North Carolina. It sits in pine and hardwood. Small at around 3 acres: two anglers spread out cover most of it. The town to know is East Rockingham, 2.3 miles out. For a city, Fayetteville is 50 miles off. Close by you also have: Cox Pond roughly 0.9 miles, Battley Pond 1.6 miles away, Kinsman Lake roughly 1.9 miles, Richmond Technical Institute Lake 2.4 miles away and Lees Pond roughly 2.4 miles. It lies deep inside the county rather than near an edge.

• Where to Fish on Bland Pond

  Depth is not on record here, which means reading the ground instead. Built water gives depth close in, which suits a bank angler. Look for where the old bank line still shows under the surface. Richmond County records list pinewoods darter, dollar sunfish, margined madtom, sawcheek darter and bluegill among the fish reported. What holds for the county may not hold for this water. Bland Pond gives up its fish to patience rather than distance.

• Seasonal Patterns

  July is the warm end of the year here, averaging about 80°F, while January sits near 42°F. Warm months push fish deep; cool months bring them back. Spring and autumn carry the fishing; summer squeezes it into the edges of the day. February into May fishes hardest as the water warms. Anyone fishing Bland Pond regularly works to that calendar.

• Tackle & Baits

  Whether the bank is open is not something our records settle. The nearest mapped parking is half a mile away, so the last stretch is on foot. Pike mean a wire trace, no exceptions; big spoons and jerkbaits do the searching. Local rules can differ across the county line, so check where you stand. Some stretches are reserved and marked as such on the ground. The nearest alternative is Cox Pond, 0.9 miles out. Nothing here settles the position at Bland Pond for certain.