Broad River
- Feb–May, Sep–Dec
- best months
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Broad River is a fishing area on the Georgia side of J. Strom Thurmond Lake, part of the J. Strom Thurmond Recreation Area managed by the Army Corps of Engineers. It is not a reservable site, so plan on visiting without a reservation. Spring and fall are the most comfortable times to fish. Typical averages from a nearby weather station at Calhoun Falls, South Carolina, show October highs around 75°F with lows near 50°F, and April highs around 74°F. July is the hottest month, with typical highs near 91°F. Bobby Brown State Park is about 2.4 miles away, and Gill Point campground is about 3.2 miles away. Across the state line in South Carolina, Calhoun Falls State Park is about 8.6 miles away.
- Bobby Brown State ParkLake fishing2.4 mi
- Gill PointCamping3.2 mi
- Calhoun Falls State ParkLake fishing8.6 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
- Amity Recreation AreaPier fishing · ~42 min drive
- Twin LakesLake fishing · ~1h 20m drive
- Soap Creek MarinaRiver fishing · ~27 min drive
- Richard B. Russell LakeLake fishing · ~28 min drive
- J. Strom Thurmond ReservoirLake fishing · ~31 min drive
- BroylesPier fishing · ~1h 7m drive
- Bobby Brown State ParkLake fishing · ~4 min drive
- Long Cane Ranger DistrictRiver fishing · ~1h 12m drive
- Lake HartwellLake fishing · ~1h 23m drive
- Parsons Mountain LakePier fishing · ~31 min drive
Best time to visit Broad River
Best months: February–May and September–December. Best months have typical highs of 55–85 °F, lows of 30 °F or warmer (32 °F where the station doesn't record snow), at most one snowy day and no more than 12 wet days.
Jan
54° / 32°
10 wet
Feb
58° / 35°
9 wet
Mar
66° / 40°
9 wet
Apr
74° / 49°
8 wet
May
81° / 58°
9 wet
Jun
88° / 67°
9 wet
Jul
91° / 70°
9 wet
Aug
90° / 69°
8 wet
Sep
84° / 63°
7 wet
Oct
75° / 50°
7 wet
Nov
65° / 40°
8 wet
Dec
56° / 34°
9 wet
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Calhoun Falls, SC, 8.3 mi away at 530 ft. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
