Edwards Pond Fishing near Smithfield, Virginia

• Overview

  Edwards Pond belongs to Isle of Wight County, Virginia. It sits at 49 feet above sea level. At 12 acres it is the sort of place you fish for an evening rather than a day. 3.9 miles away sits Smithfield, the nearest town. Carrollton is 4 miles and Rushmere 10 miles. Water in the same corner: Scotts Factory Pond 1.5 miles off, Cat Ponds near enough 3.2 miles, Butlers Lake 3.7 miles off, Lake Rhodes near enough 3.9 miles and Smithfield Lake 4 miles off. Two sets of local rules meet not far from this water.

• Where to Fish on Edwards Pond

  Open data we checked carries no depth for this water. Rip-rap along the wall holds fish that the open bank never does. Points where the flooded channel swings in are the reliable ones. Across Isle of Wight County, recorded fish include bluegill, redfin pickerel and tessellated darter. County records show the wider picture rather than this one place. On Edwards Pond the obvious spot is not always the productive one.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Average temperature peaks around 78°F in July and bottoms out near 39°F in January. Temperatures stay workable through the cold season. October and November give a second good stretch as it cools. Autumn steadies things again once the heat lets go. The season on Edwards Pond rarely departs from it.

• Tackle & Baits

  Whether you may fish here is not something records settle. Mapping shows a jetty some half a mile off. Pike mean a wire trace, no exceptions; big spoons and jerkbaits do the searching. Where a permit is needed, the nearest town usually sells it. Rules for boats are stricter than rules for the bank in many places. Scotts Factory Pond, 1.5 miles away, makes the obvious fallback. For Edwards Pond, the notice at the access point is the final word.