Norman’s water level is about 1.8 feet below full pond and is 3.0 feet below full on Mountain Island Lake. The surface water temperature is in the sixties in water not affected by power generation on Lake Norman.
Hot Spots of the Week – Scattered stripers and hybrids are hitting A-rigs above the Highway 150 Bridge. Sabiki rigs are taking white perch in thirty to forty feet of water in Stumpy Creek. Crappie fishing is excellent around downed trees in Hicks Creek and shallow brush in Mountain Creek. Bass are hitting a variety of baits, mainly in water less than fifteen feet deep
Free Safe Boating Class - “How to Navigate Lake Norman Day or Night” will be held at The Peninsula Yacht Club, 18501 Harbor Light Blvd, Cornelius, NC at 6:30 p.m. on April 23rd. Becky Johnson and I will cover “Understanding LKN’s Channel Marker and Buoy System”, “How to Avoid Shallow Water”, “Ten Most Dangerous Spots”, and “Interpreting Lake Maps”. For more information, call Ashley at 704 892 7575.