Long Pond Fishing near North Myrtle Beach, South Carolina

• Overview

  Long Pond sits within Horry County in South Carolina. The surroundings are dry hill. It runs to roughly 29 acres — big enough to hold fish away from the bank, small enough to learn. Size puts it in the front rank of our Horry County list. Some 4.8 miles away sits North Myrtle Beach, the nearest settlement. The big place round here is Wilmington, 56 miles distant. No county line comes close, which keeps the paperwork simple.

• Where to Fish on Long Pond

  Depth here is unknown, so count the lead down before committing. Salt or brackish and tidal: fish the flow, rest at slack, and watch the mud on a falling tide. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. At least one recorded species is protected in parts of its range; read the local rules before targeting anything. Take Long Pond a stretch at a time.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Seasonal averages run from 46°F in January up to 81°F in July. Summer heat is the limit here, not winter cold. Late winter and spring fish steadiest here. The hot months push the fishing to dawn and dusk. Long Pond runs to that rhythm year in and year out. Barometer swings matter more than a degree or two.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing we hold confirms whether access is permitted. A toilet block sits 0.9 miles away. Bluegill and other panfish take small jigs or worms under a float near any cover. State or provincial rules still apply whatever the bank status. Night access is frequently treated as a separate matter. The nearest alternative is Alligator Pond, 0.7 miles out. None of that is settled for Long Pond in what we hold.