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 ...

Lake Conditions: The water level on Lake Norman is about 4.1 feet below full pond and is 3.4 feet below on Mountain Island Lake. The surface water temperature is in the high thirties and low forties in water not affected by power generation on Lake Norman.

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What are they biting? That’s a question bass fishermen ask over and over again. Due to Lake Norman’s diverse habitat and water conditions, the list of productive lures is lengthy.

Lures that buzz, swish, gurgle and pop across the surface are categorized as topwater ...

While most Lake Norman anglers will target bass, hybrids and stripers this month, a few will fill their coolers with white perch that weigh up to a pound - surprising to those who fish for them during the summer months when average fish are half that size.

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Even the casual observer will notice the tens of thousands of sea birds that take up residence on Lake Norman every fall. Terns and gulls begin arriving in November and return to their nesting sites in April. Where they spend the rest of the year is anybody’s guess. Some say ...

February is a month of transition. Fish yearn to move to shallower sections of the lake to prepare for the spring spawning ritual. Water temperatures, not the groundhog’s shadow, will be the determining factor as to how soon the fish on Lake Norman will make that move. That ...

January is when many of the Lake Norman's hybrid striped bass, white perch and spotted bass move from the creeks to the main river channel. Add some larger than normal nine to ten pound striped bass, and it makes for fun fishing. Some anglers credit the better than normal fishing ...

Lake Conditions: The water level on Lake Norman is about 4.0 feet below full pond and 2.3 feet below full on Mountain Island Lake. The surface water temperature is in the mid to high forties in water not affected by power generation.

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The most frequently asked question about fishing is, “What types of fish can I expect to catch on Lake Norman?” Following, are the most sought after species:

Black Bass are the favorites of many, and Norman has both largemouth and spotted bass. The largemouth ...

Fish stories, like fables and fairy tales, are based on a little bit of truth and then embellished to make for better reading and listening. In fact, the main difference between a fish story and a fairy tale is the way it begins. A fairy tale starts with, “Once upon a time” ...

Anglers willing to brave January’s frigid waters will find plenty of bass, perch, hybrids and stripers in the Ramsey, Reed, Mountain, McCrary and Stumpy Creek arms of the lake throughout January.



Ramsey is a very large creek at the lower end of Lake ...