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, bass are pretty active, with many coming from underneath boat docks and around downed timber, particularly up lake.

Lake Norman is about 2.6 feet below full pond and 2.5 feet below at Mountain Island Lake. The water surface temperature is in the high fifties and low sixties.

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. For additional information, e-mail Gus@LakeNorman.com.