Fishing Taylor Millpond in Lexington County, South Carolina

• Overview

  South Carolina holds Taylor Millpond, in Lexington County. Country round the bank runs to oak and grass. The water measures roughly 17 acres, so nothing here is far from anything else. Some 7.9 miles away sits Red Bank, the nearest settlement. Leesville lies 8 miles off, Lexington another 8.7 miles. In the same area: Crouts Pond 1.3 miles off, Hayes Pond at about 1.4 miles, Taylor Pond 2.1 miles off, Koons Pond at about 2.5 miles and Oswalds Pond 2.6 miles off. No border sits close enough to matter.

• Where to Fish on Taylor Millpond

  Depth remains unrecorded, so treat the first session as a survey. Built water gives depth close in, which suits a bank angler. A reservoir gives you a hard edge, a shelf, and not much else. Public wildlife records from this area list bluegill, redbreast sunfish, black crappie, largemouth bass and margined madtom. Records come from public data, not from a stocking programme. At Taylor Millpond the first feature you find is worth twenty minutes.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Typical July readings run about 80°F; by January the average is down near 43°F. No part of the year shuts this water. The cooler months are the comfortable ones to be out. Autumn steadies things again once the heat lets go. The season on Taylor Millpond rarely departs from it. Late evening often out-fishes the whole afternoon.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing on record says whether the bank is open or closed. Nothing is mapped in the way of a ramp or car park within a short radius. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. Read any posted signs at the access point rather than assuming. Check whether bait restrictions apply before you buy any. The nearest alternative is Crouts Pond, 1.3 miles out. Treat access at Taylor Millpond as something to verify.