Maynard Pond in Wake County: How and When to Fish It

• Overview

  In North Carolina, Maynard Pond belongs to Wake County. The surface lies 502 feet up. This is a pocket water of some 4 acres, and every part of it is reachable from the bank. Our Wake County list holds plenty of bigger water. For supplies, Cary is 0.8 miles out. Cary is the closest city, 0.6 miles away. One jurisdiction covers this water end to end.

• Where to Fish on Maynard Pond

  There is no recorded depth, so work from what you can see. Inflow corners move water, and moving water gathers fish. Look for where the old bank line still shows under the surface. Records held for Wake County cover bluegill, redbreast sunfish, green sunfish and largemouth bass. The county list is broader than any single water. Take Maynard Pond a stretch at a time.

• Seasonal Patterns

  July runs about 79°F on average, January about 40°F. The hard part of the year is the heat, not the cold. Shade and hour of day matter more than month. The hot months push the fishing to dawn and dusk. Anyone fishing Maynard Pond regularly works to that calendar. Early and late in the day beat the middle for most of the year.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access status is simply unknown for this water. Parking is mapped about half a mile from the bank. Toilets show in mapping about half a mile away. A nature reserve borders this water, which usually brings restrictions. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Where a permit is needed, the nearest town usually sells it. Where parking is tight, arriving early solves most problems. Hoffman Lake at 2.5 miles is the sensible second choice. For Maynard Pond in particular, ask before you travel.