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Falls Lake NC Fishing
Bass
are transitioning from spawning waters to deeper water. Some
already are being caught out on the ledges, but most remain shallow, in about
6 to 10 feet of water. The morning bite is good for anglers fishing top-water
lures around the grass. Later in the day, the fish move off the bank and will
hit jigs and crankbaits.
Fontana Lake NC
Fishing
Continuing limits of smallmouth on crankbaits, shiners fished
around rocky banks and points. Largemouth on topwater lures at dawn and dusk.
Walleye on crawlers.
High Rock Lake
NC Fishing
Good to excellent for bream, mostly on crickets. Fair crappie
on minnows.
Lake Hickory NC Fishing
Stripers uplake at Hickory on drift-fished shad and shiners.
Crappie around brushy cover on jigs and minnows.
Kerr Lake NC Fishing
Using live bait or trolling bucktails
is working for striped bass anglers, who are finding
fish near the rivers that feed the lake and in the major creeks.
Crappie are biting in a variety of depths - shallow,
8 to 10 feet and around 15 to 20 feet - and around bridges, docks, laydowns
and brush. The spawn is mostly done but continues. Bass
also are in a variety of locations. For shallow fish on rocky points,
crankbaits and jigs are working; the top-water bite is good in the morning;
and during the day, fish move out to 10- to 15-foot depths and hit
Carolina-rigged baits and crankbaits.
Norman Lake NC
Fishing
Limits of largemouth and spotted bass on crankbaits, surface
lures cast to the banks in very early morning. After about 8 a.m. they're
hitting around natural rock piles and rip-rap. Striped bass 30 to 40 feet deep
in the main channel on live baits. Catfish in the backs of coves on cut baits.
Lake James NC Fishing
Very good for walleye on crawlers worked with spinner rigs
along clay shoreline. Smallmouth bass on shiners cast to points.
Jordan Lake NC Fishing
Business is brisk for minnows, and
crappie anglers are putting them to
good use. Bass are around
spawning beds.
Lake Wylie NC
Fishing
Largemouth in the backs of coves and in main channel shoreline
pockets on soft plastics. Also around docks on jigs. Catfish on cut baits at
creek inflows. Improving for white perch around underwater humps 20 feet deep
on earthworms, minnows.
North Carolina Walleye Fishing
North Carolina walleye spawn in spring and when they have the
option will choose to migrate from the lake up into feeder streams to spawn.
Walleye will also seek out shallow bars or shoals with clean bottom surfaces
near deep water. They prefer small fish and will eat crustaceans, worms
and insects. They tend to be somewhat wary and prefer the safety of deeper
darker water. Try fishing for walleye from sundown to midnight, particularly
during the heat of summer. Fish for North Carolina walleye with live
bait, crankbaits, spoons, small spinner baits as well as plastic worms and
grubs.
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