Scotts Lake, South Carolina: Fishing Spots and Seasons

• Overview

  Look for Scotts Lake in Aiken County, South Carolina. Height above sea level is 328 feet. The water measures roughly 7 acres, so nothing here is far from anything else. Most waters listed here for Aiken County are larger. Aiken is the closest town at 7.1 miles. It is 43 miles to Columbia, the nearest city. This one is safely inside the county line.

• Where to Fish on Scotts Lake

  Depth went unrecorded, which puts the reading back on you. Look for where the old bank line still shows under the surface. Points where the flooded channel swings in are the reliable ones. Species logged nearby in open biodiversity records include speckled madtom, eastern blackbanded darter, green sunfish, chain pickerel and blackbanded sunfish. Check the state or provincial list before planning around one species. Work Scotts Lake in sections rather than trying to cover it.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Long-term averages put July at about 80°F and January near 44°F. The awkward stretch is midsummer, not midwinter. Spring and autumn carry the fishing; summer squeezes it into the edges of the day. April and May are the settled weeks, with October close behind. Scotts Lake fishes to that pattern most years.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing in our records says who may fish here. Mapping records no facilities at all near this water. For the pike, wire up and throw larger lures along the weed edges. Where the road in crosses private land, ask first. Some ground is open by custom rather than by right, so tread carefully. For a change of water, Wrights Millpond is 1.9 miles distant. Confirm before you fish Scotts Lake.