Mountain Lake Fishing Guide, Greenville County, South Carolina

• Overview

  Mountain Lake is listed under Greenville County, South Carolina. Height above sea level is 1,194 feet. The far bank is a conversation away, so keep low and quiet. On size it sits at the modest end of our Greenville County list. 3.7 miles away sits Travelers Rest, the nearest town. Wade Hampton is 4 miles and Sans Souci 4.4 miles. The county line is nowhere near, so one local authority covers the water.

• Where to Fish on Mountain Lake

  No depth figure has reached our records, which makes a plummet useful. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. Public occurrence data for Greenville County names bluegill, redbreast sunfish and seagreen darter. The county list is broader than any single water. On Mountain Lake the quiet end is the one worth the extra effort.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Expect July to average close to 77°F, with January the cold end at about 40°F. Cooler months are the productive ones on most of this water. The cooler months are the comfortable ones to be out. The cooler months are the comfortable ones to fish here. The season on Mountain Lake rarely departs from it.

• Tackle & Baits

  Whether the bank is open is not something our records settle. Archery Range Lot is the nearest mapped car park, half a mile out. A picnic spot sits half a mile from the bank. There are toilets half a mile off. A small crankbait along the drop and a worm in the thick stuff cover the bass. Where access is informal, keep it that way by behaving. Some water is controlled locally without a sign saying so. Buckhorn Lake at 0.7 miles is the sensible second choice. None of that is settled for Mountain Lake in what we hold.