Saluda Terrace Gardens Pond Fishing near West Columbia, South Carolina

• Overview

  This water sits in Lexington County, South Carolina. It stands 190 feet above sea level. At 10 acres it is the sort of place you fish for an evening rather than a day. Some 1.6 miles away sits West Columbia, the nearest settlement. Saint Andrews follows at 2.3 miles, then Columbia at 3.2 miles. A border sits close enough to be relevant to the paperwork.

• Where to Fish on Saluda Terrace Gardens Pond

  We hold no depth figure for this one. Levels move with the draw rather than the rain on water like this. Rip-rap along the wall holds fish that the open bank never does. Documented catches and surveys in the area cover bluegill, redbreast sunfish, largemouth bass, smallmouth bass and redfin pickerel. Local agencies keep the authoritative list for each water. The near bank of Saluda Terrace Gardens Pond is often the one people ignore.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Long-term averages put July at about 81°F and January near 44°F. Long warm spells define the calendar more than any cold. The first and last hours carry the summer; the middle is slow. April and May are the settled weeks, with October close behind. Saluda Terrace Gardens Pond runs to its own calendar within the local pattern.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access is not recorded for this water. Mapping shows a ramp about half a mile from the shore. Recorded parking is half a mile off, far enough to travel light. There is a toilet block some half a mile out. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Sort the permit out before you load the car. Access can change hands, so last year's answer may not hold. Should this one be busy, Quail Hollow Lake Number One is 1.5 miles off. None of that is settled for Saluda Terrace Gardens Pond in what we hold.