Fishing at Nobles Millpond, Edgecombe County, North Carolina

• Overview

  Set in Edgecombe County, North Carolina, this is Nobles Millpond. The land about it is oak and grass. With some 33 acres of water, there is room for a boat but no need of one. It lies lower than most water we list in North Carolina. Head to Pinetops, 7 miles away, for anything you forgot. Tarboro is 7.1 miles and Princeville 7.3 miles. It lies deep inside the county rather than near an edge.

• Where to Fish on Nobles Millpond

  Our records carry no depth, so judge it from the bank. Look for where the old bank line still shows under the surface. The arms fish better than the open middle whenever the water is up. Across Edgecombe County, recorded fish include Carolina madtom, bluegill, American eel and tessellated darter. Some of the species recorded here are protected or tightly regulated, so check what may be targeted before you fish. The near bank of Nobles Millpond is often the one people ignore.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Averages here run 79°F at the top of summer and 40°F at the bottom of winter. The awkward stretch is midsummer, not midwinter. The first and last hours carry the summer; the middle is slow. Spring and autumn carry the year; summer squeezes it into the ends of the day. Nobles Millpond runs to that rhythm year in and year out.

• Tackle & Baits

  Public sources are silent on who controls the bank. No slipway, car park or made path shows up nearby in mapping, so treat access as rough. For the catfish, fish bottom baits into the deeper holes and let them sit. Parking is often the real limit rather than the bank itself. Signs go up and come down, so check on the day. Wiggins Lake, 1.3 miles away, makes the obvious fallback. Check the current arrangement for Nobles Millpond.