Fishing at Kings Pond, Lexington County, South Carolina

• Overview

  Kings Pond is a Lexington County water, in South Carolina. Elevation runs to 308 feet. The nearest place of any size is Gaston, 9.2 miles away. Oak Grove is 14 miles and South Congaree 15 miles. Nearby, in order: Brooker Pond about 2.1 miles, Shumpert Pond (3.4 miles), Pooles Millpond about 3.6 miles, Corbett Lake (4.3 miles) and Sharpes Pond about 4.8 miles. Being near a boundary, it pays to know which side you are fishing.

• Where to Fish on Kings Pond

  No published figure covers depth, so learn it as you fish. Rip-rap along the wall holds fish that the open bank never does. Draw-down through summer strips the margins, so follow the water out. Species logged nearby in open biodiversity records include chain pickerel, bluegill, eastern blackbanded darter and redfin pickerel. Use it to know what is possible here, not what is certain. Kings Pond gives up its fish to patience rather than distance.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Typical July readings run about 80°F; by January the average is down near 44°F. Fish stay active all year, but they move with the heat. Late winter and spring fish steadiest here. June to September is hot work, so the first and last hours are what count. Plan around that when you fish Kings Pond.

• Tackle & Baits

  The rules here are undocumented as far as public sources go. Public data shows nothing built here, so treat the whole approach as informal. Pike mean a wire trace, no exceptions; big spoons and jerkbaits do the searching. Where a permit is needed, the nearest town usually sells it. Where parking is tight, arriving early solves most problems. For a change of water, Brooker Pond is 2.1 miles distant. The position on Kings Pond is worth confirming on the day.