Colonial Lake Fishing in Kershaw County, South Carolina

• Overview

  Colonial Lake sits in Kershaw County, out in South Carolina. It sits in open plain. Around 76 acres of surface means several distinct areas to work. With about 1.8 miles of edge, you can try several depths in one session. Few waters listed in Kershaw County are bigger. Camden is the closest place, 4.8 miles off. Columbia sits 33 miles out, and it is the nearest city worth the name. It lies deep inside the county rather than near an edge.

• Where to Fish on Colonial Lake

  There is no recorded depth, so work from what you can see. Built water gives depth close in, which suits a bank angler. Inflow corners move water, and moving water gathers fish. Fish reported in the area, according to open records, include seagreen darter, bluegill, margined madtom and dollar sunfish. Local agencies hold the definitive list for this water. On Colonial Lake the first feature you find is usually worth a session.

• Seasonal Patterns

  On the long-term average, July reads 80°F and January reads 43°F. No part of the year shuts this water. October and November give a second good stretch as it cools. Late winter often fishes better here than midsummer does. Colonial Lake runs to its own calendar within the local pattern.

• Tackle & Baits

  Who may fish here is not settled in anything we hold. No slipway, car park or made path shows up nearby in mapping, so treat access as rough. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. A phone call first saves an afternoon. Keep proof of licence with you rather than in the car. The nearest alternative is Cool Springs Upper Pond, 1.9 miles out. Confirm before you fish Colonial Lake.