Pooles Millpond Fishing in Lexington County, South Carolina

• Overview

  Pooles Millpond lies in Lexington County, South Carolina. Country round the bank runs to dry hill. It covers about 20 acres, so this is small water you can walk round in under an hour. Gaston is the closest place, 11 miles off. For a city, Columbia is 24 miles off. Local rules may differ a few miles either side of here. About 47 inches falls in a year; July brings the most and April the least.

• Where to Fish on Pooles Millpond

  There is no published depth for this one, so start shallow and work out. The old creek line under the surface is the feature worth finding. A reservoir gives you a hard edge, a shelf, and not much else. Open occurrence data for the surrounding area lists chain pickerel, bluegill, eastern blackbanded darter and redfin pickerel. Use it to know what is possible here, not what is certain. The near bank of Pooles Millpond is often the one people ignore.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Expect July to average close to 80°F, with January the cold end at about 44°F. Heat sets the pattern from late spring onward. The first and last hours carry the summer; the middle is slow. The hot months push the fishing to dawn and dusk. The season on Pooles Millpond follows the weather closely.

• Tackle & Baits

  The paperwork position is blank for this one. Access is unmapped, which usually means a farm track and a walk. Pike mean a wire trace, no exceptions; big spoons and jerkbaits do the searching. Where access is informal, keep it that way by behaving. Rules for boats are stricter than rules for the bank in many places. Shumpert Pond at 0.6 miles is the sensible second choice. Nothing here settles the position at Pooles Millpond for certain.