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Lincolnton ‘royalty’ wins CATT Classic on Kerr Lake
Mike and Josh Queen of Lincolnton combined an opening-round catch of 15.09 pounds with a closing catch of 12.84 pounds to win at the May 18-19 CATT Classic on Kerr Lake. […]
Kerr Lake
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Look for Kerr Lake crappie to stay deep until water warms considerably
Unusually cold weather notwithstanding, crappie fishermen who want to land the biggest fish of the year should consider visiting John H. Kerr Reservoir. […]
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Real cool cats – How to catch Kerr Lake’s catfish
When winter arrives in North Carolina, only a few freshwater species remain consistently active enough for fishermen to target. […]
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Cooler weather has catfish action cranking up on Kerr Lake
Anglers looking to catch magnum-sized freshwater fish should think about visiting John H. Kerr Reservoir (aka Buggs Island) for blue and flathead catfish. […]
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Catfish action heating up at Kerr Lake
July usually is too hot and humid for anglers to chase most varieties of freshwater fish except two — mountain trout and catfish. […]
Bass Fishing
Kerr Lake’s new ‘structure’
During the glory days of the 1960s, ’70s and ’80s, Kerr Reservoir anglers knew spots that were the lake’s major bass magnets. […]
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Kinston H.S. football coach catches potential world-record blue catfish from Kerr Lake
Nick Anderson of Greenville knew that John H. Kerr Reservoir has produced some very large blue catfish in recent months, including a Virginia state record fish that weighed 109 pounds and a 95-pounder his father caught several weeks ago. […]
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Kerr Lake’s striper anglers now targeting big blue cats
With a dearth of medium- to large-size striped bass remaining in John H. Kerr Reservoir (aka Buggs Island), many of the impoundment’s former striper anglers have turned to cat fishing. […]
Fishing
Inman wins 2-day BFL on Kerr Lake
Mark Inman of Greensboro won the Aug. 28-29 FLW Bass Fishing League Piedmont Division tournament at Kerr Lake with a 2-day catch of 24 pounds, seven ounces. He took home $4,604, plus a Ranger Cup bonus of $2,000. […]
Bass Fishing
Virus devastating Kerr Lake bass population, LMBV confirmed
Biologists who monitor fish populations at John H. Kerr Reservoir(Buggs Island) for the Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries believe largemouth bass virus has taken hold in the lake. […]