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Jordan Lake crappie have made first big move out of deep water
Jordan Lake’s black crappies are migrating out of deep water and have reached staging areas for the coming spring spawn. […]
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Bold in the cold – Jordan Lake’s crappie fishery has returned to prominence after a 2011 fish kill
Although everyone knows the spring spawn makes crappie as vulnerable as carnival kewpie dolls, March and April actually aren’t the best months to catch trophy fish. […]
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Rising water level moves Jordan Lake bass to backs of creeks
Fluctuating water levels are challenging Jordan Lake anglers, especially after rains in the last 10 days put shad on the move towards the backs of creeks. […]
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Autumn slab fest? Jordan Lake crappie fishermen expect a great fall
Happily for crappie fishermen, Jordan Lake has recovered from a massive 2011 fish kill. The rare combination of a cold-weather threadfin shad die-off that February, then a week of 100-degree temperatures that July wiped out a lot of fish. […]
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Stick to New Hope Creek channel for Jordan Lake crappie
One angler who doesn’t need any convincing that Jordan Lake’s crappie fishery has returned to prominence is Freddie Sinclair, a guide from Clayton. […]
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Crappie biting deep at Falls of Neuse, Jordan lakes
The crappie spawn has ended at North Carolina’s larger Piedmont lakes, but that doesn’t mean anglers can’t catch more tasty sac au lait. Triangle-area guide Freddie Sinclair said it’s been business as usual for him at his two favorite lakes, Falls of the Neuse and Jordan […]
Bass Fishing
Ninth Warriors on the Water tournament draws 150 angler teams to Jordan Lake
The ninth annual Warriors on the Water Bass Tournament – the idea came from three military retirees – drew 150 two-man teams last Friday at Jordan Lake, with 2013 winners Will Blanton of Fayetteville and Cory Kidwell of Alariogordo, N.M., defending their title with a 5-bass limit that weighed 20.13 pounds and included the day’s big fish, a 7.60-pounder. […]
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Slab royalty – Is Jordan Lake the king of North Carolina’s crappie mountain once again?
Fishermen have lamented for two years, wondering what happened to B. Everett Jordan Lake, one of North Carolina’s best reservoirs for crappie. […]
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Slow-trolling producing plenty of Jordan Lake crappie
It may be tough to find bass that will bite at Jordan Lake in January, but crappie fishermen remain on cruise control — if you can call moving at less than a mile an hour cruising. […]
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Jordan Lake crappie working over baits fished in New Hope channel
Cold weather is often difficult in freshwater because many fish species go into a lockdown mode as their metabolism slows. Not so for crappie, and not at Jordan Lake. […]