Smiths Millpond Fishing Guide, Robeson County, North Carolina

• Overview

  Set in Robeson County, North Carolina, this is Smiths Millpond. Country round the bank runs to pine and hardwood. Surface area is around 41 acres, which gives you real water without needing a boat. The full circuit measures close to 1.1 miles on foot. Lumberton is the closest place, 9.7 miles off. It is 25 miles to Fayetteville, the nearest city. It sits near the edge of the county, so check which rules apply.

• Where to Fish on Smiths Millpond

  Depth is unmeasured here, so let the shoreline guide you. Held water runs deepest at the wall and shallows back to the inflow. A reservoir gives you a hard edge, a shelf, and not much else. Fish documented in Robeson County include bluegill, redfin pickerel, warmouth, chain pickerel and pumpkinseed. What holds for the county may not hold for this water. Fish Smiths Millpond to its features, not to its size.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The warm month here averages 80°F; the cold one sits at 43°F. It fishes twelve months of the year. Shade and hour of day matter more than month. June to September is hot work, so the first and last hours are what count. It holds true on Smiths Millpond more years than not. Water temperature lags the air by a week or so.

• Tackle & Baits

  Ownership and access are not documented in what we hold. No built facilities appear in mapping around this water. A small crankbait along the drop and a worm in the thick stuff cover the bass. A landowner's word beats anything printed elsewhere. Where the way in crosses private ground, ask first. Failing this one, try White Oak Lake, 1.3 miles away. Nothing here settles the position at Smiths Millpond for certain.