Cedar Creek Millpond is still known to many locals as Swigget's pond since the Swigget Mill still stands next to the pond and was powered by the flow of water from the pond down to Cedar Creek. The Millpond is actually two ponds split in half by Route 224 (Fleatown Road). The smaller side is fed by Church Branch and flows under Fleatown Rd in to the larger side which is fed by Cubbage Pond. Cubbage is fed by Clendaniel's pond which is fed by Hudson pond. Because of the constant movement of water through the pond, it's probably one of the clearest ponds in the state. It does choke up with hydrila in late summer (July-August) but this generally recedes by October.
Cedar Creek is a private pond that used to have access from Fleatown Road but this spring (2006) DelDot erected a new guardrail that blocks the entrance. Access is only possible now by lifting your boat over the guardrail or fishing from the shoreline.
The millpond empties into Cedar Creek which feeds into the Delaware Bay. Cedar Creek is brackish (mixture of salt & fresh water) and is also tidal. The millpond and the creek meet on the bridge on Rt 30 South right before you reach Fleatown Rd. Lots of people fish off the bridge there and have some luck pulling in crappie, bluegill and yellow perch. Most people refer to it as a "spillway" but actually, it is a "tumble hole". The difference is that a spillway is fresh water running into freshwater (i.e. Cubbage pond flowing into Cedar Creek Millpond) and a tumble hole is the point where a freshwater pond flows into tidal water.
The distinction is unimportant to most casual fisherman but if you are trapping bait, the distinction between the two is critical. It is illegal in Delaware to trap bait in a fresh water pond or a spillway. You can, however, trap bait in a tumble hole or other tidal waters.
