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Lake Norman’s water level is about 1.5’ below full pond and is 3.1 below on Mountain Island Lake. The surface water temperature is in the eighties in water not affected by power generation on Lake Norman.



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Ever wonder why bass fishermen move around so much? The answer is simple. They try to catch as many fish as they can in a very short amount of time. In order to do so, they target the really aggressive bass, the ones that hit as soon as the bait touches the water, and then they ...

The spring spawning season is in full swing and the time to catch big bass is now. Because of unseasonably warm weather “nesting season” came early this year.

The good thing about fishing for bedding bass is that the only special equipment you need is a pair of ...

Hot Spot of the Week: Bass are moving out of deep water and staging for the spring spawn. Try fishing Ramsey and McCrary Creeks where the water temperature is a few degrees warmer than other creeks. Anglers, using the Alabama rig, continue to boast about the quality and quantity ...

Hot Spot of the Week: Bass fishing is excellent, particularly for those who target spotted bass. Warming water temperatures have drawn bass to the shallows, with the majority being caught in less than ten feet of water. Crappies and white perch are plentiful around brush and ...

With the beginning of a new fishing season, let’s focus on a few ideas that might improve the number of fish you catch. Start by cleaning out, re-organizing and replenishing the contents of your tackle boxes. Clean and lubricate reels and replace old line. Inspect and repair ...

Hot Spots of the Week: Suspended hybrids, stripers, bass and white perch are along the edges of the main river channel and major creek runs on both sides of the Highway 150 Bridge. Best bets are from marker 17A south to marker 13 and from marker 7 to marker 2A. White perch fishing ...

It’s a fact that forage fish (shad/herring) in Lake Norman are smaller than those in other Piedmont lakes. That’s why those who try to “match the hatch”, fish with small baits. Savvy anglers know that small baits catch fish of all sizes, while big baits are often ignored, particularly ...

What difference a few days make. The weather has changed dramatically and so has the fishing. Striper and hybrid fishing is improving, while bass and crappie have retreated to deeper water. The good news is that colder weather has increased the persistence of sea birds, making ...

The sea birds are back in full force, and they’re leading anglers to the fish. Reed Creek has been busy with anglers catching a mixed bag of bass, perch, stripers and hybrids. The same is true in Mountain and Stumpy Creeks. When fish aren’t surface feeding, they’re being caught ...

Hot Spots of the Week: Crappie fishing is good to very good with twenty fish limits coming from covered boat docks, bridge pilings and submerged brush piles. White perch fishing is also pretty good for those fishing live minnows in water to fifty feet deep. As mentioned previously, ...

Hot Spots of the Week: Spotted bass and hybrids are feeding on the surface early and late. Others are suspended in water to sixty feet wherever they find baitfish during the day. When fishing deep, baits of choice are drop-shot rigs, jigging spoons, bucktails and Alabama-rigs. ...

Hot Spots of the Week: High water has pushed bass closer to shore, where they’re being caught on top water, jerk and spinner baits. Back coves and shallow water dock pilings are excellent places to catch them. In addition, schoolie size spotted bass, hybrids and an occasional ...