Sharpes Pond Fishing near Gaston, South Carolina

• Overview

  Look for Sharpes Pond in the Lexington County part of South Carolina. It stands 315 feet above sea level. About 20 acres of surface, which puts the far bank inside easy sight. The town to know is Gaston, 4.8 miles out. Columbia sits 18 miles out, and it is the nearest city worth the name. Local rules may differ a few miles either side of here.

• Where to Fish on Sharpes Pond

  No published figure covers depth, so learn it as you fish. Points where the flooded channel swings in are the reliable ones. Draw-down through summer strips the margins, so follow the water out. Biodiversity records within roughly six miles include eastern blackbanded darter, bluegill, redbreast sunfish, turquoise darter and chain pickerel. The list reflects reported sightings and surveys rather than what is stocked. The shape of Sharpes Pond decides where the fish sit.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Averages here run 80°F at the top of summer and 44°F at the bottom of winter. Cooler months are the productive ones on most of this water. October and November give a second good stretch as it cools. June to September is hot work, so the first and last hours are what count. Sharpes Pond fishes to that pattern most years.

• Tackle & Baits

  Our records carry no access rule either way. Nothing built is recorded close to the bank here. Pike mean a wire trace, no exceptions; big spoons and jerkbaits do the searching. Season dates differ by species, so read the table. Where tickets apply, they are sold in the nearest town rather than on the bank. Failing this one, try Brookers Mill Pond, 1.2 miles away. Check the current arrangement for Sharpes Pond.