Fishing at Roses Pond, Wayne County, North Carolina

• Overview

  Roses Pond belongs to Wayne County, North Carolina. It sits in open plain country. You are 5.8 miles from Fremont. Goldsboro is 7 miles away, with Princeton at 7 miles. Alternatives close at hand: Sasser Millpond 5 miles away, 6.8 miles away is West Lake, Quaker Neck Lake 7.6 miles away, 9.9 miles away is Bear Creek W/S Lake Number Three and Wills Pond 10 miles away. Two sets of local rules meet not far from this water.

• Where to Fish on Roses Pond

  Open data we checked carries no depth for this water. A reservoir gives you a hard edge, a shelf, and not much else. Points where the flooded channel swings in are the reliable ones. Public occurrence data for Wayne County names bluegill, channel catfish, slender redhorse, margined madtom and redbreast sunfish. County data is a starting point rather than a guarantee. Anyone new to Roses Pond should walk it once before setting up.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Averages here run 79°F at the top of summer and 41°F at the bottom of winter. There is no frozen season to plan round. The cooler months are the comfortable ones to be out. March through May is the strongest run, with October and November a second stretch. Plan any trip to Roses Pond around it.

• Tackle & Baits

  Whether the bank is open is not something our records settle. Access is unmapped, which usually means a farm track and a walk. A wire trace and a big bright lure handle the pike; deep water asks for a heavier spoon. Read any posted signs at the access point rather than assuming. Some stretches are reserved and marked as such on the ground. Sasser Millpond, 5 miles away, makes the obvious fallback. Treat Roses Pond as unsettled until someone local tells you otherwise.