Fishing at Laney Pond, Chesterfield County, South Carolina

• Overview

  Set in Chesterfield County, Laney Pond is a South Carolina water. Beyond the shoreline you have open plain. Small at around 21 acres: two anglers spread out cover most of it. Some 3.1 miles away sits Cheraw, the nearest settlement. Beyond it, Chesterfield at 8.8 miles and Cordova at 15 miles. A county boundary sits nearby, which can matter for local access rules.

• Where to Fish on Laney Pond

  Our records hold no depth for this water. Levels move with the draw rather than the rain on water like this. Held water runs deepest at the wall and shallows back to the inflow. Survey and observation records for Chesterfield County include bluegill, sawcheek darter and dollar sunfish. Records at county level tell you what is around, not what is stocked here. On Laney Pond the obvious spot is not always the productive one.

• Seasonal Patterns

  July runs about 80°F on average, January about 42°F. Winter is a mild inconvenience here, nothing more. October and November give a second good stretch as it cools. February into May fishes hardest as the water warms. Anyone fishing Laney Pond regularly works to that calendar. Nights draw in quickly late in the season, so plan the walk back.

• Tackle & Baits

  Whether the bank is open is not something our records settle. Mapping records no facilities at all near this water. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Rules for this water may differ from the county norm. Some ground is open by custom rather than by right, so tread carefully. Gaddy Pond at 3.2 miles is the sensible second choice. Check the position at Laney Pond before loading the car.