Hot Spots of the Week: White perch and spotted bass are suspended in water to forty feet. Cat fishing is improving with water temperatures topping high eighty degrees. Stink baits fished from docks and anchored boats are tempting channel cats, while a variety of fresh cut and live baits are luring blue and flatheads. Deep docks, river points and humps are the places to catch larger bass throughout the day. Some hybrid and striped bass are hitting live bait and A-rigs upriver when the current is flowing.
The surface water temperature varies by location, but is mainly in the high eighties and low nineties in open waters not affected by power generation. The water level is about 4.6 feet below full pond on Lake Norman and 3.5 feet below on Mountain Island Lake.
Photo Credit: Capt. Gus
David Streng holds a spotted bass
Upcoming Events:
A free safe boating class on “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 August 12th. 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.
Capt. Gus Gustafson of Lake Norman Ventures, Inc. is an Outdoor Columnist and a full time Professional Fishing Guide on Lake Norman, NC. Visit his website, www.FishingWithGus.com or call 704-617-6812.