Catfish
Target Lake Norman flatheads around perch schools
Lake Norman flatheads heat up in summer. Find the white perch, and you’ll find the flatheads. […]
Lake Norman
Newsletters
Blue-tagged hybrids on Norman part of WRC study
The NCWRC is asking angler who catch hybrid bass with a blue tag to release these fish. They are part of a study being conducted by the Commission. […]
Crappie/Bream
Catawba River chain of lakes fishing report
Angler on the Catawba River chain of lakes are catching multiple species of fish, including stripers, white perch, and crappie. […]
Bass Fishing
Baitfish, dingy water turn on Lake Norman bass
The dingy water and plentiful baitfish on Lake Norman have the bass biting like mad. […]
Crappie/Bream
Lake Norman crappie are moving shallow
Guide Gus Gustafson of Lake Norman Ventures said March is the best or second-best month for crappie at North Carolina’s Lake Norman. […]
Catfish
Work ledges for Lake Norman’s winter cats
Fish cut bait on lower-lake ledges for Lake Norman catfish. […]
Fishing Hotspots
Lake Norman’s flatheads are biting from deep holes
During the summer, Lake Norman’s flathead catfish like to hang out in deeper holes, and anglers can catch them under schools of white perch. […]
Catfish
Blues in winter: Lake Norman fishing produces cool cats
Lake Norman is a trophy catfish hotspot, and it is especially good during the winter months. […]
Bass Fishing
Lake Norman hybrids give fishermen fits as water cools and fish school up more
Guide Gus Gustafson of Lake Norman Ventures said fishermen should take advantage of the resurgence of hybrid bass at Lake Norman, especially in November.
Catfish
Hot weather means red-hot catfish bite on Lake Norman
The summer heat hasn’t stopped Lake Norman anglers from catching plenty of catfish. […]
Bass Fishing
Lake Norman’s spots are crushing topwater lures and drop-shots
Don’t let the summer heat keep you off of Lake Norman. The largemouth bass has slowed, but the spots are just as aggressive as ever. […]
Bass Fishing
Hunt Norman’s hybrids – February is time to hunt hybrid bass on North Carolina’s Lake Norman
In 2012, when the N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission decided to quit stocking striped bass in Lake Norman, that probably wasn’t the best news for Bob Curan, who grew up fishing for striped bass in the Chesapeake Bay before moving to North Carolina in 1997 and putting in 15 years learning the 32,500-acre lake north of Charlotte. […]
Crappie/Bream
Go light for chilled Lake Norman crappie
Guide Gus Gustafson of Lake Norman Ventures said winter crappie fishing at Lake Norman presents a good news/bad news scenario. […]
Featured
Fish consumption warning issued for all of Lake Norman
Hybrid striped bass are a popular gamefish in a number of lakes in the Carolinas. They are fun to catch, and they’re also tasty, but anglers shouldn’t be too eager to eat them out of at least one North Carolina lake. […]