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July 22, 2026
HomeLake Norman

Lake Norman

Featured

Trolling cut bait, watching electronics, has been key to Lake Norman catfish

Brian Cope

Catfish are biting across Lake Norman in a variety of sizes, and Jerry Neeley of Jerry’s Fishing Guide Service said trolling with cut bait is the best way to catch them during on hot days.  […]

Content

Norman newbies – Lake Norman’s hybrids and spots like it hot

Dusty Wilson

Ask any angler what he or she wants more of and the answer will be simple and emphatic, “to catch more fish!”  Spanning 32,500 acres just north of Charlotte, the inland sea known as Lake Norman gives fisherman the opportunity to do just that.  […]

Featured

Lake Norman boy, 10, nets 4-foot flathead sunning near family dock

Justin Parker

Nick Holjak often fishes from his family’s dock at Lake Norman, or in a nearby cove from a makeshift boat, but the 10-year-old wasn’t even holding a rod when he landed the kind of fish many anglers spend their lives pursuing: a flathead catfish that weighed close to 40 pounds. […]

Bass Fishing

Try boat docks for Lake Norman’s spawning bass

Taylor Pardue

Largemouth bass have been making their way toward spawning beds for weeks at Lake Norman, but the days leading up to this past weekend’s full moon saw that movement pick up in a big way. […]

Featured

Lake Norman stripers blasting trolled Alabama rigs

Taylor Pardue

There’s a large sign on the concrete dam at Lake Norman’s Marshall Steam Station. Duke Energy makes it clear to “KEEP OFF,” but your journey isn’t over when you reach the forbidding message. […]

Featured

Lake Norman anglers welcome great cold-weather hybrid bite

Craig Holt

Lake Norman’s fishery has changed for the better, according to one guide, and the winter bite is showing exactly how, with a lot of hybrid bass being caught from the 32,510-acre reservoir on the Catawba River. […]

Featured

Sabiki rigs working over various Lake Norman species

Craig Holt

Lake Norman, like many other reservoirs in North Carolina, has seen major changes in its fish species. […]

Featured

South Carolina pro wins BASS Southern Open on Lake Norman

North Carolina Sportsman

South Carolina bass pro Andy Montgomery sacked his third solid limit of bass on Saturday and won the BASS Southern Open on Lake Norman with a three-day total of 37 pounds, 10 ounces. […]

Fishing Tournaments

Maiden pro retains lead in BASS Southern Open on Lake Norman

North Carolina Sportsman

David Williams didn’t have quite as good a day on Friday as he did on Thursday in the BASS Southern Open on Lake Norman, but the angler from Maiden is still ahead of the pack. […]

Featured

Maiden pro takes lead in BASS Southern Open on Lake Norman

From Bassmaster.com

David Williams of Maiden leads the BASS Southern Open after the first day on Lake Norman with a five-fish limit that weighed 14 pounds, 1 ounce.  […]

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Cape Fear River catfishing with Carolina ALL OUT

Catfish

Chris Douglas joins catfish angler Justin Riewhestahl to fish for Cape Fear River blue cats and flatheads, and they catch their share. […]

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Little girls, big fish

Catfish

Colt Turner was fishing with his daughters in June when they teamed up to catch a big catfish on the Dan River. […]

Plano

Plano Frost 32-quart cooler

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Plano knows plenty about plastics, so it’s only natural for them to make the high-performance, Frost 32-quart cooler. […]

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Kings Camo XKG Ridge Short

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