Burgess Pond

Anglers looking at Pickens County will find Burgess Pond, a reservoir; I would give one easy-to-read part of the lake a fair chance and resist moving until I get a useful clue from the first hour. A first trip should leave me with something specific, so I would stay around one manageable part of the lake until I see enough in the first setup.

Burgess Pond Size, Maximum Depth and Volume

Reliable acreage, maximum depth, and storage figures are hard to verify for Burgess Pond, so I would leave those numbers open until an official reservoir report documents the value and fish one nearby part of the lake until I see enough in the opening stretch.

Fish Species and Best Baits

The fish community recorded at Burgess Pond includes Bluegill and Largemouth Bass, which makes a single target fish a practical way to start around one short starting zone until I get a clear read from the first few casts. For bass on Burgess Pond, I would use one moving bait and one bottom-contact bait around one sheltered starting zone, changing only when I get a clear read from the nearby water.

A Practical Burgess Pond Game Plan

My first plan for Burgess Pond would be to fish one straightforward area near the launch deliberately and change one part of the plan before the rest only after I get a clear read from the first hour. When I learn something from the first setup, I would stay around one promising area near the launch on Burgess Pond and build the rest of the trip around that pattern. If I learn something from the opening stretch, I would count that as a successful first visit and come back to Burgess Pond with one easy-to-read piece of water already on the short list.