Pine Grove Lake Fishing Guide, Greenville County, South Carolina

• Overview

  Pine Grove Lake stands in Greenville County, South Carolina. Elevation runs to 922 feet. At roughly 4 acres, the whole thing is within casting reach of a single walk. Compared with other South Carolina water on our list, it sits high. Wade Hampton sits 2.1 miles from here and is the nearest stop. It is 87 miles to Athens, the nearest city. The line between counties passes nearby, which can change who manages the water.

• Where to Fish on Pine Grove Lake

  No depth figure has reached our records, which makes a plummet useful. A reservoir gives you a hard edge, a shelf, and not much else. Held water runs deepest at the wall and shallows back to the inflow. Open biodiversity records for Greenville County list bluegill, redbreast sunfish, seagreen darter and striped jumprock. It is the county picture; the agency list is water-specific. The near bank of Pine Grove Lake is often the one people ignore.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Climate normals give 79°F for July and 41°F for January. Cooler months are the productive ones on most of this water. October and November give a second good stretch as it cools. Late winter often fishes better here than midsummer does. Pine Grove Lake fishes to that pattern most years.

• Tackle & Baits

  Whether you may fish here is not something records settle. A car park sits roughly half a mile away. There are picnic tables half a mile away. A small crankbait along the drop and a worm in the thick stuff cover the bass. Rules differ from one water to the next round here. Close seasons apply to some species and not others. Should this one be busy, Woods Lake is 1.8 miles off. Where Pine Grove Lake is concerned, a local answer beats a written one.