Awanita Lake Fishing Guide, Greenville County, South Carolina

• Overview

  Set in Greenville County, South Carolina, this is Awanita Lake. The country here is oak and grass. It covers about 8 acres, so this is small water you can walk round in under an hour. It is high ground by South Carolina standards. Slater-Marietta lies 7 miles from the water. The big place round here is Charlotte, 93 miles distant. The county edge is within a short distance of the bank.

• Where to Fish on Awanita Lake

  No chart reached our records; the first cast is your sounding. Inflow corners move water, and moving water gathers fish. Points where the flooded channel swings in are the reliable ones. Records held for Greenville County cover bluegill, redbreast sunfish and seagreen darter. Species recorded across the county may be limited to a few waters. Awanita Lake repays a walk before the first cast.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Climate normals give 76°F for July and 39°F for January. Cold never closes this one. Heat pushes fish deep from June onwards, so start early. Spring and autumn carry the year; summer squeezes it into the ends of the day. Expect Awanita Lake to follow that timing. Settled weather over several days beats a single fine one.

• Tackle & Baits

  The access position is unclear from public sources. No made access is recorded, so a short walk in is the likely arrangement. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. Look for a notice board at the entrance. Some ground is open by custom rather than by right, so tread carefully. L A Hendricks Pond at 1.4 miles is the sensible second choice. Treat access at Awanita Lake as something to verify.