Fishing at Turner Pond, Duplin County, North Carolina

• Overview

  Turner Pond lies in Duplin County, in North Carolina. It lies 108 feet above sea level. At 4 acres it is the sort of place you fish for an evening rather than a day. The closest town, Beulaville, is 11 miles distant. For a city, Wilmington is 58 miles off. What else is close: Maxwell Millpond at about 0.7 miles, Jenkins Pond 3.7 miles away, Hussey Pond at about 4.8 miles, Rouse Pond 5.2 miles away and Tull Millpond at about 6.1 miles. A county boundary sits nearby, which can matter for local access rules.

• Where to Fish on Turner Pond

  Open data we checked carries no depth for this water. Standing timber shows when the level drops, and fish sit against it. Levels move with the draw rather than the rain on water like this. Public occurrence data for Duplin County names sawcheek darter, bluegill, redfin pickerel, tadpole madtom and warmouth. Protected fish appear in the records for this area, so treat the list as information, not an invitation. On Turner Pond the obvious spot is not always the productive one.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The year swings from about 42°F in January to roughly 79°F in July. Temperatures stay workable through the cold season. The cooler months are the comfortable ones to be out. Late winter often fishes better here than midsummer does. It holds true on Turner Pond more years than not.

• Tackle & Baits

  There is no clear statement anywhere on who can fish it. There is no recorded infrastructure here; expect to find your own way in. A wire trace and a big bright lure handle the pike; deep water asks for a heavier spoon. Where access is informal, keep it that way by behaving. Where the way in crosses private ground, ask first. The nearest alternative is Maxwell Millpond, 0.7 miles out. Confirm access to Turner Pond locally before you travel.