Reeds Run in Pickens County: How and When to Fish It

• Overview

  Reeds Run lies in Pickens County, in South Carolina. The water sits 1,109 feet up. Compared with other South Carolina water on our list, it sits high. The nearest place of any size is Pickens, 9.3 miles away. For a city, Athens is 83 miles off. Also on the doorstep: Pinnacle Lake lies 1 mile on, Table Rock Reservoir at 3.2 miles, Finleys Lake lies 4 miles on, Lawton Lake at 4.3 miles and Garren Lake lies 4.5 miles on. A border sits close enough to be relevant to the paperwork.

• Where to Fish on Reeds Run

  No depth figure appears in our records, so the bank has to tell you. Wading opens water that no bank angler reaches. After rain the colour clears from the surface first, so fish the edges. Public occurrence data for Pickens County names bluegill, redbreast sunfish and seagreen darter. Read it as a county summary, not a water-by-water list. Take Reeds Run a stretch at a time.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Averages move between 38°F in January and 74°F in July. The year never really closes; it just gets uncomfortable in summer. October and November give a second good stretch as it cools. February into May fishes hardest as the water warms. Keep it in mind when planning a trip to Reeds Run.

• Tackle & Baits

  We have no record of the rules that apply on this bank. There is a mapped slipway roughly half a mile away. You can park half a mile away and walk in from there. There is a jetty half a mile off, worth knowing on a busy day. There are toilets half a mile off. Take the rules with you rather than trusting memory. Close seasons apply to some species and not others. Pinnacle Lake, 1 mile away, makes the obvious fallback. The position on Reeds Run is worth confirming on the day.