Fishing Horseshoe Pond in Goochland County, Virginia

• Overview

  Horseshoe Pond is set in Goochland County, Virginia. It stands 295 feet above sea level. Small at around 8 acres: two anglers spread out cover most of it. 9.8 miles away sits Wyndham, the nearest town. Richmond is the closest city, 20 miles away. Round about: Lake Fullstream 1.7 miles off, Richmonds Pond (2.4 miles), Carter and Harrell Lake 2.7 miles off, Mount Bernard Lake (3.7 miles) and Dover Lake 4.2 miles off. A county boundary sits nearby, which can matter for local access rules.

• Where to Fish on Horseshoe Pond

  Nothing we hold settles how deep this runs. Held water runs deepest at the wall and shallows back to the inflow. Standing timber shows when the level drops, and fish sit against it. Records held for Goochland County cover bluegill, smallmouth bass, tessellated darter, fantail darter and channel catfish. The county list is broader than any single water. Read Horseshoe Pond before you fish it and the day goes better.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The warm month here averages 77°F; the cold one sits at 35°F. A long season, with weather mattering more than the month. Cover comes and goes, so treat it with suspicion rather than trust. November and March are the quiet, comfortable months to be out. It holds true on Horseshoe Pond more years than not.

• Tackle & Baits

  The paperwork position is blank for this one. Nothing built is recorded close to the bank here. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Rules for this water may differ from the county norm. Some stretches are reserved and marked as such on the ground. Lake Fullstream, 1.7 miles away, makes the obvious fallback. The position on Horseshoe Pond is worth confirming on the day.