Fishing Coneross Creek Reservoir in Oconee County, South Carolina

• Overview

  Coneross Creek Reservoir sits in Oconee County, out in South Carolina. The bank gives way to open plain. Roughly 61 acres: a morning covers one end, an afternoon the other. The whole outline is near 1.4 miles, and most of it is walkable. Few waters listed in Oconee County are bigger. Some 3.7 miles away sits Walhalla, the nearest settlement. Athens is the closest city, 55 miles away. The nearest boundary is a fair way off.

• Where to Fish on Coneross Creek Reservoir

  Depth is unknown to us, and the shoreline is the better guide. A reservoir gives you a hard edge, a shelf, and not much else. Held water runs deepest at the wall and shallows back to the inflow. Reported across Oconee County: bluegill, redbreast sunfish and largemouth bass. County records show what lives in the area; the local agency holds the water-by-water list. On Coneross Creek Reservoir that means starting tight and working out.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Long-run averages give July about 78°F and January about 40°F. It fishes twelve months of the year. Spring and autumn carry the fishing; summer squeezes it into the edges of the day. April and May are the settled weeks, with October close behind. Plan around that when you fish Coneross Creek Reservoir.

• Tackle & Baits

  Public sources are silent on who controls the bank. We find no slipway, car park or made path within a short radius, so treat access as rough. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Bank access can be seasonal on ground like this. Where the way in crosses private ground, ask first. Peters Pond, 1.6 miles away, makes the obvious fallback. Confirm access to Coneross Creek Reservoir locally before you travel.