Bedenbaugh Pond Number One Fishing near Joanna, South Carolina

• Overview

  Out in Newberry County, South Carolina, sits Bedenbaugh Pond Number One. Height above sea level is 574 feet. The water measures roughly 9 acres, so nothing here is far from anything else. Joanna sits 4.2 miles from the bank. Columbia sits 51 miles out, and it is the nearest city worth the name. A county line runs close by, so local bylaws can differ within a short drive.

• Where to Fish on Bedenbaugh Pond Number One

  No depth figure appears in our records, so the bank has to tell you. Standing timber shows when the level drops, and fish sit against it. The arms fish better than the open middle whenever the water is up. Public wildlife records from this area list redbreast sunfish, redfin pickerel and saluda darter. Check the state or provincial list before planning around one species. Work Bedenbaugh Pond Number One in sections rather than trying to cover it.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Long-run averages give July about 79°F and January about 41°F. No part of the year shuts this water. March through May is the strongest run, with autumn a second stretch. The cooler months are the comfortable ones to fish here. Bedenbaugh Pond Number One runs to that rhythm year in and year out.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access is not recorded for this water. There is no recorded infrastructure here; expect to find your own way in. Pike mean a wire trace, no exceptions; big spoons and jerkbaits do the searching. Bank access can be seasonal on ground like this. Some stretches are reserved and marked as such on the ground. Bedenbaughs Pond Number Two sits 1.1 miles off and takes the overflow. What applies at Bedenbaugh Pond Number One may have changed since it was mapped.