Turnage Millpond, North Carolina: Fishing Spots and Seasons

• Overview

  Greene County, North Carolina, is where Turnage Millpond sits. Salt water lies 39 miles off. It covers about 16 acres, so this is small water you can walk round in under an hour. On size it sits at the modest end of our Greene County list. For a base, Snow Hill sits 3.9 miles out. The big place round here is Raleigh, 57 miles distant. A border sits close enough to be relevant to the paperwork.

• Where to Fish on Turnage Millpond

  No published figure covers depth, so learn it as you fish. Draw-down through summer strips the margins, so follow the water out. Levels move with the draw rather than the rain on water like this. Records held for Greene County cover American eel, bluegill and largemouth bass. Several of these carry legal protection or closed seasons; the rulebook comes before the rod. Fish Turnage Millpond where the bottom changes rather than where it looks deep.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The warm month here averages 79°F; the cold one sits at 42°F. The year never really closes; it just gets uncomfortable in summer. October and November give a second good stretch as it cools. The hot months push the fishing to dawn and dusk. At Turnage Millpond the season follows that pattern closely.

• Tackle & Baits

  The rules here are undocumented as far as public sources go. There is no mapped parking or launch close by, which usually means walking in. A small crankbait along the drop and a worm in the thick stuff cover the bass. Where the road in crosses private land, ask first. Access can change hands, so last year's answer may not hold. Failing this one, try Bear Creek W/S Lake Number Twelve, 3.6 miles away. Nothing on Turnage Millpond should be assumed from this page alone.