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. […]
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. […]
Featured
Lake Norman slabs are deep
Quality crappie can be caught in bitter, cold weather at Lake Norman with the use of visual aids.
“The fish will be in 25 feet of water or deeper,” said guide Gus Gustafson. “The most-effective way to find them and catch them is with side-scan and down-scan electronic units. Without these visual aids, opportunities are limited.”
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A great spot to be in – Anglers flock to Lake Norman for North Carolina’s best spotted bass fishing
One morning last December, a bass tournament was blasting off out of the McCrary Creek boating ramp, aka Queens Landing, but Carson Orellana of Mooresville, N.C., was perfectly content to let the traffic clear before he backed his Nitro down the ramp and pushed off into Lake Norman.
Bass Fishing
Top tips for catching more Lake Norman spotted bass
Fishing for spotted bass on Lake Norman greatly improves in October as the water temperature gradually declines from the 80s into the lower 70s, according to Bob Curan of Bob’s Professional Fishing Guide Service.
Featured
Bryan Thrift wins FLW Invitational on Lake Norman
North Carolina native Bryan Thrift won the Walmart FLW Invitational on Lake Norman this past weekend, narrowly beating fellow North Carolinian Scott Beattie by less than half a pound. In all, 9 anglers from the Carolinas placed in the top 20 of the event.