Hodges Lake Fishing in Horry County, South Carolina

• Overview

  Hodges Lake lies in Horry County, in South Carolina. The sea is 34 miles distant. By elevation it sits in the lower part of our South Carolina listings. 6.2 miles away sits Red Hill, the nearest town. Mullins follows at 8.1 miles, then Marion at 11 miles. It sits near the edge of the county, so check which rules apply. Most of the shoreline can be walked in a session.

• Where to Fish on Hodges Lake

  No depth figure has reached our records, which makes a plummet useful. Where the bottom changes texture, fish gather; find that line. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. Public wildlife records from this area list American eel, banded sunfish and blackbanded sunfish. Protected fish appear in the records for this area, so treat the list as information, not an invitation. The shape of Hodges Lake rewards a slow walk along one bank.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Average temperature peaks around 80°F in July and bottoms out near 44°F in January. Cooler months are the productive ones on most of this water. October and November give a second good stretch as it cools. Spring and autumn carry the year; summer squeezes it into the ends of the day. Plan any trip to Hodges Lake around it.

• Tackle & Baits

  Public data does not answer the access question here. Public mapping records no formal access here, so plan for a walk and soft ground. For the panfish, a small hook, a float and a piece of worm outfish everything fancy. Where a permit is needed, the nearest town usually sells it. Close seasons apply to some species and not others. Granny Lake, 0.2 miles away, makes the obvious fallback. Rules at Hodges Lake are worth checking on the day.