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Fishing regulations at Montgomery Pond, SC
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Fishing regulations in South Carolina can change throughout the year. Make sure to check this page before fishing for the most up to date rules and regulations for the current season. Local regulations govern when you can fish, the max size of the fish you can keep, how many fish you can keep, and more.
Below you will see fishing regulations for catching Largemouth bass as of May 2nd, 2026. To view regulations for a different fish species, please click on your preferred species in the drop-down.
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Bag limit
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No size limit.
A total of 40 game fish may be kept in any one day. This total shall not exceed more than the limits or exceptions listed below. Any game fish or species with a size limit listed must be landed with head and tail fin intact.
Special limits and regulations apply in:
- Blalock Lake: minimum size = 14- inches; bag limit = no more than 5 combined total of black bass;
- Chattooga River: minimum size = 12- inches; bag limit = no more than 10 combined total of black bass;
- Greenwood Lake: minimum size = 14-inches; bag limit = no more than 5 combined total of black bass;
- Hartwell Lake: minimum size = 12- inches; bag limit = no more than 10 combined total of black bass;
- Jocassee Lake: minimum size = 14- inches; bag limit = no more than 5 combined total of black bass;
- Keowee Lake: minimum size = 12- inches; bag limit = no more than 10 combined total of black bass;
- Marion Lake: minimum size = 14- inches; bag limit = no more than 5 combined total of black bass;
- Monticello Lake: minimum size = 14- inches; bag limit = no more than 5 combined total of black bass;
- Moultrie Lake: minimum size = 14- inches; bag limit = no more than 5 combined total of black bass;
- Murray Lake: minimum size = 14- inches; bag limit = no more than 5 combined total of black bass;
- Robinson Lake: minimum size = 12- inches; bag limit = no more than 5 combined total of black bass;
- Russell Lake (including Lake Hartwell Tailwater): minimum size = 12-inches; bag limit = no more than 10 combined total of black bass;
- Saluda River (middle reach): minimum size = 14-inches; bag limit = no more than 5 combined total of black bass;
- Santee River (upper reach): minimum size = 14-inches; bag limit no more than 5 combined total of black bass;
- Savannah River: minimum size = 12- inches; bag limit = no more than 10 combined total of black bass;
- Secession Lake: minimum size = 14- inches; bag limit = no more than 5 combined total of black bass;
- Slade's Lake: minimum size = 12- inches; bag limit = no more than 2 combined total of black bass;
- Stevens Creek Reservoir: minimum size = 12-inches; bag limit = no more than 10 combined total of black bass;
- Thurmond Lake: minimum size = 12- inches; bag limit = no more than 10 combined total of black bass;
- Tugaloo Lake: minimum size = 12- inches; bag limit = no more than 10 combined total of black bass;
- Wateree Lake: minimum size = 14- inches; bag limit = no more than 5 combined total of black bass;
- Wylie Lake: minimum size = 14- inches; bag limit = no more than 5 combined total of black bass;
- Yonah Lake: minimum size = 12- inches; bag limit = no more than 10 combined total of black bass;
Check with state parks, city reservoirs, or county parks for special limits and regulations that apply to those areas. For more information, see SCDNR website.
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FAQ about Montgomery Pond fishing
- Largemouth bass - 2 members reported to have caught this fish
- @michaelkarastanov reported a nice Largemouth bass.
- @nwscfishing reported a nice Largemouth bass.
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