Hard light and clear air over the water, with next to no ripple and a falling glass. The fish at Jack McGill Pond are likely to sit near the margins and any overhead cover. Block out the hours from the day. Cover water early, then settle where the signs are. Autumn fish are feeding up and less fussy than in summer.
The bites are average now
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Look for Jack McGill Pond in the Williamsburg County part of South Carolina. Oak and grass runs right down to the water. This is a pocket water of some 14 acres, and every part of it is reachable from the bank. Kingstree lies 9.6 miles from the water. Lake City lies 14 miles off, Johnsonville another 15 miles. There is no boundary nearby to worry about.
Depth is not on record here, so the bank has to tell you. Draw-down through summer strips the margins, so follow the water out. Built water gives depth close in, which suits a bank angler. On Jack McGill Pond the first feature you find is usually worth a session. Bright light pushes fish tight to whatever cover exists.
Average temperature peaks around 80°F in July and bottoms out near 45°F in January. Temperatures stay workable through the cold season. Spring and autumn carry the fishing; summer squeezes it into the edges of the day. November and March are the quiet, comfortable months to be out. Jack McGill Pond runs to that rhythm year in and year out.
Whether you may fish here is not something records settle. Public data shows nothing built here, so treat the whole approach as informal. State or provincial rules still apply whatever the bank status. Some stretches are reserved and marked as such on the ground. Should this one be busy, Eaddy Big Lake is 12 miles off. What applies at Jack McGill Pond may have changed since it was mapped.
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The bites are average now
| 00 | 01 | 02 | 03 | 04 | 05 | 06 | 07 | 08 | 09 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 |
| 2.5 | 2.9 | 2.7 | 3.1 | 3.2 | 2.5 | 2.7 | 2.5 | 3.1 | 3.9 | 4.3 | 4.1 | 2.9 | 3.1 | 3.6 | 3.6 | 2.6 | 1.6 | 1.7 | 1.9 | 3 | 3.9 | 4.2 | 4.5 |
| 49° | 46° | 45° | 45° | 44° | 43° | 42° | 41° | 46° | 51° | 56° | 61° | 64° | 67° | 68° | 69° | 68° | 64° | 59° | 56° | 54° | 52° | 50° | 50° |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 30.08 | 30.08 | 30.08 | 30.08 | 30.09 | 30.1 | 30.11 | 30.13 | 30.14 | 30.14 | 30.12 | 30.12 | 30.1 | 30.1 | 30.07 | 30.05 | 30.03 | 30.06 | 30.07 | 30.07 | 30.08 | 30.08 | 30.08 | 30.07 |
| 88 | 93 | 94 | 93 | 93 | 92 | 92 | 92 | 85 | 71 | 62 | 53 | 48 | 44 | 42 | 42 | 45 | 56 | 64 | 72 | 76 | 81 | 84 | 86 |
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