Fishing at Tart Millpond, Sampson County, North Carolina

• Overview

  Tart Millpond belongs to Sampson County, North Carolina. The bank is 157 feet above sea level. Small at around 6 acres: two anglers spread out cover most of it. It is a small entry by Sampson County standards. The town to know is Plain View, 5.7 miles out. After that come Dunn at 8.9 miles and Erwin at 11 miles. A county line runs close by, so local bylaws can differ within a short drive.

• Where to Fish on Tart Millpond

  No published figure covers depth, so learn it as you fish. Held water runs deepest at the wall and shallows back to the inflow. Levels move with the draw rather than the rain on water like this. Fish documented in Sampson County include swamp darter, bluegill, redfin pickerel and yellow perch. Protected fish appear in the records for this area, so treat the list as information, not an invitation. At Tart Millpond light and wind decide more than tackle does.

• Seasonal Patterns

  July is the warm end of the year here, averaging about 79°F, while January sits near 41°F. Winter is the comfortable season here rather than the difficult one. The cooler months are the comfortable ones to be out. Spring and autumn carry the year; summer squeezes it into the ends of the day. The season on Tart Millpond rarely departs from it.

• Tackle & Baits

  The access position is unclear from public sources. We find no slipway, car park or made path within a short radius, so treat access as rough. Pike mean a wire trace, no exceptions; big spoons and jerkbaits do the searching. Rules differ from one water to the next round here. Where tickets apply, they are sold in the nearest town rather than on the bank. Naylor Pond, 1.8 miles away, makes the obvious fallback. Confirm before you fish Tart Millpond.