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NORTH CAROLINA
June
Subject: Lake Norman
Striper Fishing Report 6/30/02STRIPER FISHIN' WITH GUS !
June 30, 2002
There has been a lot of trolling activity in the mouths of Davidson and Mountain Creeks.
I spoke with one angler who was using down riggers. He stated that " fish were biting
late into the morning on lines set 40 to 60 feet deep." Most days he catches 5 to 10 fish
before noon. Stripers are also being caught between Marker 1A and the Cowens Ford Dam.
Live Bait is being slow trolled while suspended at varying depths below the boat.
Folks fishing after dark are catching stripers trolling artificials, live baiting or casting
lures to lighted docks and bridges. Up-lake stripers are active between Markers 18 and 23.
Small schooling fish can be found around the islands at daylight. Live herring and shad
continue to be the baits of choice. Anglers fishing with me this week enjoyed excellent
early morning fishing. Thursday Jim G., an airline pilot, and his father- in-law Jerry,
boated and released 33 striped bass. Their fish were caught on points close to the old
river channel. Live blueback herring were used as bait. Cloud cover and a light wind
allowed the fish to feed well into the morning. The next day Joe C. and his family
group landed 14 stripers along with incidental catfish and large mouth bass. Friday's
fish were found feeding along a steep drop off near the old river channel. Saturday,
Joe Midkiff and I fished for a couple of hours and landed 34 stripers. The biggest fish
weighed a little over eight pounds. Joe believes in keeping the smaller legal size fish
and releasing the larger fish. A picture was taken of his 8-pound striper before it was
released. The Hot Spot of the week is the edge of the old river channel from Marker 6
to the Peninsular Yacht Club. The lake level is 97.2 ft., down 2.8 ft. from full pond.
The water surface temperature at Marker 10 is 83 degrees. Additional information about
Lake Norman striper fishing is available on the web at www.lakenormanstriperfishing.com.
Tips from Gus
v South Carolina Fishing licenses expire on June 30, 2002
v Try catching bait fish with a Sabiki Rig.
v Topography maps of Lake Norman are available at local tackle shops.
v Live bait rods should have a light action tip and be 7 to 9 ft. long.
v 1/0 circle hooks work well when using average size bait.
GUS GUSTAFSON
LAKE NORMAN VENTURES
STRIPER FISHING GUIDE SERVICE
134 ROYAL POINTE WAY
MOORESVILLE, NC 28117
704 896 1704
E-MAIL: LKNORMANVENTURES@AOL.COM
WEB SITE: WWW.LAKENORMANSTRIPERFISHING.COMBadin
Posted by Striperman--Ron W. on 6/30/2002
Fished Badin from daylight till 3:15 caught 1 Lg mouth 5-6 lbs on gizzard caught the night
before in my secret bait hole. Marked bait and what I thought was stripers all day. Are there
realy stripers in this lake ?? Ate speggitti instead of stiper but had a good time. I am looking for
a new fishing partner for the summer that loves fishing at least half as much as me. Seems like
my old buddies always have a excuse.I fish most every saturday and think about fishing all
other days. ron w. stripermanLake Norman
Posted by fc on 6/30/2002
Went with Backcountry Saturday morning to verify the stories of large numbers of stripers being
caught in June on Lake Norman (still hard for me to believe).
Left his dock at 5:30 A.M. and rode to a place where the river bed (75 feet deep) curved fairly
close to the bank and points went right out to the channel. Dropped 4 downlines with S.C.
blueback herring to the bottom and looked around. Fished for a half hour, nothing. Picked up
and moved 500 yards to another identical spot (channel bend near point). Did the same thing
putting out baits to the bottom (35-45 feet). 5 minutes later saw a big school of bait and fish.
All 4 rods went down, caught all 4 fat healthy 3 to 4 pound stripers. We kept putting baits out
and as soon as we hit bottom, picked up 2 cranks, bam another fish.
By 7:00 A.M. we had a limit of 3 to 4 pound keepers in my cooler. We caught 34 stripers all
together. We kept smaller fish and released bigger ones. The biggest striper was the 28th fish
at 8lbs. Took a picture of him/her and released. It was like going to fishing school. We would
move from the deep water up to the point (picking the spots on the x-15). We would get there,
see the fish on the depth finder and more than once, all 4 rods went down (almost lost 2
because the rod holders weren't tight enough). Went back to the 1st spot when the fish left the
2nd spot and caught a bunch there too. At around 9:30 the fish quit biting and moved somewhere
to rest and stay cool. So did we. The whole thing was so stressful that I went in to work
Saturday afternoon to calm myself back down.
thanks BC
fc
Winston-Salem Journal
S P O R T S
Fishing Report
Around the State
June 25, 102
Around the State
• Stripers are hitting trolled lures at Buggs Island and Lake Hickory.Subject: lake norman, North Carolina
Submitted by Fish norman guide service
Date Fished: 6/25/02
Water Temperature: 82
Water Clarity: 2-3 feet
Half day trip yeilded stripers on main river,artificial baits worked well.the stripers are rapidily
on the move.it was a hot afternoon but a fun day of fishing.Subject: Lake Gaston
Stripers
From: Mack
Sunday, June 23, 2002
My father, grandfather, and I put in at lake gaston, at the steel bridge. We were on the lake at 5:45am.
We pulled redfins over the pipeline a few times, caught a keeper striper by the steel bridge and then
powered up to the 85 bridge. Still pulling redfins, my grandfather hooked into a citation walleye,
in the area of 3-4lbs. We continued pulling the redfins, and I hooked into a huge striper
across from the "flats." We had to chase it in order to keep it from spooling us, and then I waged
a battle with this fish for who knows how long. When we finally got the fish into the boat, I was shaking.
A 14lb 8oz striper, my biggest one yet, caught on a black and chrome deepdiving redfin._________________________________________
Lake Norman
STRIPER FISHIN' WITH GUS !
June 23, 2002Summertime striper fishing is in full swing. Lake Norman stripers are feeding early and again after dark.
Anglers fishing at these times are enjoying the wake free waters at daylight and a moonlit lake at night.
The river channel and mouths of major creeks below marker 13 are yielding stripers to anglers that slow
troll live bait, or pull deep diving lures with lead core line and down planers. Live bait fishermen are
using shad, herring and shiners, while popular artificial baits include deep diving Red Fins, 1 to 2
oz. Roadrunners and large Bucktails. Clients fishing with me this week enjoyed varying degrees of success.
Tuesday, Phil G. and his son Barrett, caught a near limit of stripers in deep water. The following day, a
group celebrating Zach's 9th, birthday, caught and released most of the 21 stripers they boated. Saturday,
Jim S and his son Jamey landed 12 fish in spite of a strong northeast wind. Lou M. and I fished for a
couple of hours Sunday morning. We boated and released 13 stripers before 9:30am. The method of
fishing used this week is called down lining. Live bait is suspended 20 to 50 feet below the rod tip in
water 30 to 70 feet deep while the boat is maneuvered by an electric trolling motor.
Call Gus at 704 896 1704 for additional information about Lake Norman striper fishing or to book a fishing trip.
The Hot Spots of the week are the points and humps in the mouth of Davidson Creek.
The Best Bait of the week is Blueback Herring.
The lake level is 97.6 ft. down 2.4 ft. from full pond.
The water surface temperature at Marker 10 is 83 degrees.Tips from Gus
v Check the expiration date on your fishing license
v Wet hands before handling bait or unhooking fish
v Frozen jugs of water are great for cooling bait tank water
v Net fish head firstGUS GUSTAFSON
LAKE NORMAN VENTURES
STRIPER FISHING GUIDE SERVICE
134 ROYAL POINTE WAY
MOORESVILLE, NC 28117
704 896 1704
E-MAIL: LKNORMANVENTURES@AOL.COM
WEB SITE: WWW.LAKENORMANSTRIPERFISHING.COM_________________________________________________ Subject: Norman, North Carolina
Submitted by jrod
Date Fished: 6/22/02
Water Clarity: 2-3 feet
Fished up river of State Park. Stated early and got in on a good top water bite right at sun up.
Fish quit until they started pulling water, then caught a few good ones on 3" flukes and Zara puppy.
Fish very finicky but a good day none the less. Cat fish hiting up river around the A-frame house in holes.
No stripes even though we netted good bait. Thanks to Ron Ledbeter for teaching
me about this lake, may he rest in peace. He and his TV show taught me and many other
people a lot. TLSUBJECT: Highrock / Badin
Submitted by TravisB from NORTH CAROLINA on 6/22/02
Brent and I blew the dust of the downriggers and leadcore setups and headed to Highrock early in the a.m.
We took about a dozen or so large herring (thanks to Brent) and tried those the 1st hour or so.
Only had a couple of skinned tails to show for our live baiting efforts. Switched to artifical and
pulled all the 20+ foot water we could find, nothing. At about 9:30 we decided to headto greener pastures.
Launching and loading was a nightmare at Highrock with the water being down so low.
Some guy infront of us was trying it in a 2wd truck. Needless to say, he had to be pulled out.
That whole fiasco took every bit of an hour.Was back in the water on Badin around 11am.
Trolled from north of palmers around towards alcoa, with no takers. We marked
most fish in 40-50ft of water, but couldn't talk any of them into biting. Better luck next time.
TBBuggs Island (Kerr Lake)
Posted by stumpjumper on 6/18/2002
Hello everyone,
I am trying to give fishing reports as often as I can, I think it is good for the fishery and the club. Went out
early and fished between marker 6 and 10. Caught some 3 to 4 inch shad at ivy hill ramp (dock). Lost 2
nice stripers, both hit on live bait. Also did some Trolling with leaded line, soft plastic shad and light spoon
(double rig setup) had no luck.Thanks for all the fishing updates, this club sure beats Smith Mountain Lake
striper club. Good fishing to you allBuggs Island (Kerr Lake)
Posted by Budman on 6/18/2002
See Crawdads post below, they did pretty good sitting on the RR tressel up from Bullocksville. Me and
Bud's Girl ended up at the Rockwall Friday night to get out of the wind.. It was pretty tough trying to
navigate through the Cut Thru at night. After (3) try's I ended up going around the island. Bait came to the
lights real quick and the catfish and white perch kept me busy most of the night, but only one throw back
striper. We had loads of fun and did a little fishing too. Quite an adventure to be on Kerr at night, all night.
I'd forgotten how bad it feels the next day without sleep and how hard it is to tie on hooks at night.Buggs Island (Kerr Lake)
Posted by Crawdad on 6/17/2002
Friday night was very good! Sidekick And I ended up with 4 keepers and at least that many though backs.
The largest ran 14.5 LBS. The bait was slow to come to the lights but once it did the fun began. The cats
and the white perch were all nihgt long. Saturday night was good also.
We boated two Keepers and three though backs. LOTS of catfish(no great sizes).
We fished the RR tresel in Nutbush Creek. We anchored in the channel where the RR tresel drops off
into the channel ~65 ft of water droped submesable lights. We caught all our fish on downrods 40 ft deep.
The bait of the day was small Herring, 4" to 6".
Good times!!!
Rockchaser Caught 3 nice keepers also. He fished the same area.
Nice to see Budman,BudGirl,Doctor and Nightowl....__________________________________
LAKE NORMAN
STRIPER FISHING REPORT
June 16, 2002Stripers are feeding off the edges of river and creek channels. Start fishing between 5:00 am and 6:00 am
to improve your chances of catching summer stripers. The morning bite can be fast and furious.
On a trip earlier this week three lines had hook ups before the fourth bait hit the water.
Shad and herring continue to attract more stripers than any other bait. They should be fished on down
lines suspended 20 to 70 feet below the boat. The lake's water temperature is in the low to mid eighties.
Fish are moving deeper where the cooler water holds more oxygen. Look for fish from marker 13 to
Cowans Ford Dam. Active fish can also being found between the Railroad Bridge and I-40. Stay away
from the hot hole affected water around the Marshall Steam Plant and the McGuire Nuclear Plant. Darwin
and Marshall, both of Lincolnton, had limited catches Saturday morning. Sunday, Tom A. and Dennis N.
from Troutman caught limit stringers also. We fished deep river points and used blueback herring both days.
Call Gus at 704 896 1704 or visit his web site at www.lakenormanstriperfishing.com for additional information
about Lake Norman striper fishing. The lake level is 97.9 ft.or 2.1 below full pond. The surface water temperature
at Marker 10 is 82 degrees. The Hot Spot of the week is area between the mouth of Davidson Creek and the
Cowans Ford Dam.GUS GUSTAFSON
LAKE NORMAN VENTURES
STRIPER FISHING GUIDE SERVICE
134 ROYAL POINTE WAY
MOORESVILLE, NC 28117
704 896 1704
E-MAIL: LKNORMANVENTURES@AOL.COM
WEB SITE: WWW.LAKENORMANSTRIPERFISHING.COM
_____________________________________________________________Winston-Salem Journal
S P O R T S
Fishing Report
Around the State
June 16, 2002
Around the State August is a good six weeks away, but reports from tackle shops and
marinas around North Carolina this week sound like it’s already “dog days” for area anglers.
• Here are the high spots.
• At Badin Lake, stripers and flathead catfish are hitting live bait;
• At Lake Hickory, striper fishermen are doing well trolling around main-lake points;
• Buggs Island stripers are from Island to Nutbush creeks, being caught on trolled lures.
Buggs Island (Kerr Lake)
Posted by Snooze on 6/15/2002
Rough,Rough,Rough. Winds and white caps everywhere. Started pulling the bucktales at sunrise near the
dam and ended up at Ivy Hill. One descent keeper was picked up at the mouth of Eastland. A couple of
hard hits near the power lines but no hook up. Rough day on the water but sure beat working around the
house.____________________________________________
LAKE NORMAN
STRIPER FISHING REPORT
June 9, 2002Summer stripers are cruising the edges of deepwater creeks and the old river channel on Lake Norman.
Fishermen are locating large schools with their depth finders then down lining live bait or dropping jigs to
trigger strikes. Fish are shallowest at daylight, 20 to 30 ft. They move to deeper water by 7:30 or 8:00.
Anglers suspending baits 40 to 70 deep are catching stripers through midmorning. On calm mornings some
fish surface feed in large coves and on shallow flats. If you see fish rolling, stop and make a few
casts or pull live baits through the area. Shad and blueback herring are the preferred baits but anglers
using big shiners are reporting excellent catches. Shiners do not have the flash and action of shad or
herring so the bigger the shiner the better. Barry P. and his group celebrating the high school graduation
of one of his sons caught 16 stripers on Wednesday. They fished in deep water using blueback herring on
down lines. Sunday, Charles and his wife Ellenda of Charlotte caught 7 stripers up to 6.5
pounds. The stringer was complete when Charles landed a 20-pound blue cat. The big fish was caught
on a spinning rod spooled with 10lb test line. Call Gus at 704 896 1704 for additional information about
Lake Norman stripers or to book a fishing trip. The lake level is 98.4 or 1.6 ft below full pond and the
water surface temperature is 81 degrees at marker 11. The Hot Spot of the week is the old river channel
from marker 1A to marker 13.Tips From Gus v Down lining is the suspension of baits at some level between the surface
and the bottom of the water column.
v A good starting point is 20 to 30 ft.
v When you detect fish on your finder adjust baits to a depth slightly higher
then the depth indicated by the arches.
v How to rig a down line:
v Place an egg sinker on your line followed by a bead than tie the line to a two-way swivel.
Attach a 3 to 6 ft piece of leader material to the other end of the two-way.
Than tie a hook to the terminal end of the leader. Bait the hook with a shad, herring or shiner.
v Rods should be placed in holders that are horizontal to the water surface.
v Reel drags should be light enough to prevent line breakage.
v Casting reels with level winds and clickers are recommended.GUS GUSTAFSON morning. You can bet we will next time. Submitted by: wayne.l.parker@worldnet.att.net
LAKE NORMAN VENTURES
STRIPER FISHING GUIDE SERVICE
134 ROYAL POINTE WAY
MOORESVILLE, NC 28117
704 896 1704
E-MAIL: LKNORMANVENTURES@AOL.COM
WEB SITE: WWW.LAKENORMANSTRIPERFISHING.COM
Buggs Island (Kerr Lake)
Posted by trollmole on 6/11/2002
HEY CRAWDAD,hadnt been night fishn lately,but was
doing a little early morning live baiting this past weekend,and did fairly well,3-8lbers and 1 just
over 17 at the mouth of blue bird,we got nice gizzard bait under 39 hwy bridge and own back
up in the shallow cove on the left,also got some smaller baits at nutbush bridge,as of sunday evening
there was a nice school of fish at the triangle and the mouth of nutbush creek,right now seems to be
small schools scattered all over the lake,probably want be back until the week of the 4th,if you make
it up that week give trollmole and tinman a holler,due to family activities that week most of our fishn will
be done at nite,we are camping at hybernia and will probably give the tressels a try,
hope to see ya there,anthony...Buggs Island (Kerr Lake)
Posted by Blue on Blue on 6/11/2002
Tried down-rigging for the 1st time this year, picked up one stray off Eastland, down about 24ftSUBJECT: Mt. Island
Submitted by trapper from NORTH CAROLINA on 6/3/02
Fished Mt.Island sunday night...caught a few stripes all in the 5lb range and a few cats 8-12lbs...all fish were
caught in 6-12' of water...area was out of that cove n ramp that ajoins latta plantation..,tight lines 2 allWinston-Salem Journal
S P O R T S
Fishing Report
Around the State
June 7, 2002
• At Lake Norman, stripers continue to be caught on live bait in the tailrace below Lookout Dam;Lake Norman
Posted by robert wood on 6/2/2002
two of us went sun morning a spy told us where gus fished this week went there caught 7 four
keepers three throw backs on shinners fished bit from 530 am to sun came up thanks gusBuggs Island (Kerr Lake)
Posted by Crawdad on 6/6/2002
Sidekick and I started out early Sunday. Caught nice bluebacks around the small bridge in sandy creek.
The gizzard shad was all the way in the back of the cove. They where schooled up so you had to though
on the flip.We started down by goat Island for the morning with no luck. We moved to the mouth of the
outlet cove and picked up one ~8 lbs on a gizzard shad.
Talked with the Doctor and they picked up one around goat island ~ 8 lbs on Sat.Subject: Jordan Lake, North Carolina
Submitted by FishGetter
Date Fished: 6/3/02
Water Temperature: 85
Water Clarity: 1 foot
Lake water levels continues to drop due to severe lack of rain. Lake is at 213.9 and falling.
Water remains clear to mostly clear. Numbers of bass are being caught on c-rigs on points and drops,
key depth is 8-12 ft. Baits include small finese worms, ceniped's and Hawg Caller lizards.
Most fish are just under keeper size, 16 inches, with an occasional keeper. Better quality
bass coming on deeper diving crankbaits, like Hawg Caller flat side and Poes 300 & 400, keying
on same area's. Topwater action is limited to early morn and late evening with some schooling activity
from whites and hybrids. Stripers being caught by trolling medium running cranks in main lake area.
Good Fish'n ! www.outdoorsusa.net/jordanlakeSUBJECT: High Rock
Submitted by Flat Out from NORTH CAROLINA on 6/30/01
100 bass boat t/ment with none of them having any respect for others fishing..full throttle boats flying within 50
yards all day long.. no stripes but 2 HUGE l/m's and it was great watching them bass fishermen have a cow
as we boated both l/m's..lost 3 or 4 other fish and most likely they were l/m's also but very very big..
bait was easy and stayed alive all day long..
brentSUBJECT: Lake jordan
Submitted by Trick from NORTH CAROLINA on 6/30/01
Thought we would go try jordan friday,word of advise..dont get on hwy-64,its a mess.anyways we trolled with
everything in the box.did manage 5 stripes in the boat,and missed a couple pulls.saw an older fellow with his
other half wearing them out on live bait.he said he caught 14,then ran out of bait.guess we should have taken
the old bait tank and net with us.lots of fish were marked,but very slow day.Badin.
6/29/01 Flat Out from NORTH CAROLINA
Mark, I am not sure on the bait situation right now..the past 2 months it has been very tough to come by.
.Most of the bait is usually found in garr crk (right accross from the Whitney Landing) and coves from garr crk
back to the damm that divides tuckerstown & badin..i always put in at whitney landing but the alcoa landing
is top notch.. most of the fish right now are being caught right at the main lake point called palmers island
or in the alcoa channel coming out from alcoa landing..if you put in at alcoa the first main point you come to
on the left is what i call the palmers area..the are tons of very nice humps in the alcoa channel to palmers..
i have been getting my bait at h/rock and transporting to badin..if you do put in at alcoa and need bait, make that left at
palmers and kind of bear to the rt and follow that main lake area to to garr crk on the rt and whitney will be on the
left..garr crk is bordered by tons of smaller homes, if you get to the tressel that go over the lake, you have just passed
whitney and garr but only by 1/8 of mile (if that) but the damm will be just ahead a 1/2 mile or so under that tressel ..
hope this helps and good luck..i will be trying my luck tomorrow at h/rock very early..
brentS P O R T S
Fishing Report
"Around the State."
June 28, 2001
Compiled by Dan Kibler
Striper fishing continues to be good in most reservoirs, with the best action this
week at Lake Norman (on live bait around the mouth of creeks), Buggs Island
(on trolled lures from buoy 5 to the dam and in Nutbush Creek) and at Badin Lake
(on live bait in the Old Whitney area).Buggs Island (Kerr)
Posted by Budman on 6/25/2001
Caught (1) 25" striper around Buoy 3 Sunday am. By time I got it to the boat I had all the lines in one big
tangle. Could'nt tell which rod it hit but bit a black and silver redfin. Had to cut all the lines and re-tie. May
have been two and just lost one. Just put up the rods and took my daughter tubing after that.Buggs Island (Kerr)
Posted by Jaybee on 6/25/2001
Went to Jordan with my father Friday and picked up 6 stripers between 19-26". Largest came mid-day on
Flat-A plug fished 100 feet back. All others came on 4-colors of leadcore on either spoons or leadhead
grubs. Jordan fish seem to like the small stuff. My dad went to Buggs Sunday and managed only 1 striper
about 7 pounds off leadcore bucktail.Buggs Island (Kerr)
Posted by WharfRat on 6/23/2001
Fished around Eastland Thurs evening, saw a few caught but I didnt get any. Fri. morning a bunch of boats
trolling around the damn. I lost one around Bouy B, and finally got an 8+ pounder in the boat near North
Bend. Alot of fish were caught in that area till about noon. Meat Dog was out there with me and he got
one too. Good luck.
S P O R T S
Fishing Report
"Around the State."
June 21, 2001
Compiled by Dan Kibler
Stripers are hitting live bait on the lower end at Norman, especially around the
mouth of creeks. Fish are concentrated in the Old Whitney area at Badin Lake,
with some early-late topwater action. Fishermen are doing well trolling at Buggs
Island around the mouth of Nutbush Creek and just above the dam at Lake Gaston.SUBJECT: badin
Submitted by nunn from NORTH CAROLINA on 6/19/01
Fished from 3 til bout 8 pm. Caught 6 stripes and 1 cat. White bass breakin top everywhere.
Water was a hot 85 degrees. Looks like the trollers will rule the roost for the rest of the summer
with bait still hard to get. Nunn out.......S P O R T S
Fishing Report
"Around the State."
June 15, 2001
Compiled by Dan Kibler
Stripers have finished their spawning runs at most reservoirs in North Carolina
and have moved back into main-lake areas. At Lake Norman, they're bunched
up in the State Park area; at Badin, the Old Whitney area has been productive,
with some topwater action reported. At Lake Gaston, trollers are taking them at
mid-lake, and at Buggs Island, they're hitting trolled lures from the dam to buoy
8 and in Nutbush Creek.SUBJECT: Badin
Submitted by Flat Out from NORTH CAROLINA on 6/15/01
Slow days..Nothing on thurs but a blue cat..
Friday managed 5 fish but all under 21 inches..
got bait at h/rock and did not look for it at badin..
my e/mail is down, so i will reply to you fellas soon..
good fishing to all
BrentSUBJECT: Hickory
Submitted by Tom Bare from NORTH CAROLINA on 6/15/01
Managed two late yesterday afternoon on big gizzards. Didn't have much time but from what my buddies tell me,
the summer patern has set in. 321 bridge to the tailrace has been producing quantities of 10-20 pounders.
Just got back from the islands, leaving out again next Friday for the last Bahamas Billfish Championship tournament,
hope to get on the river a few times next week, time permitting. I'll be back on it hard after the tx.
Tom.SUBJECT: Badin
Submitted by Sam harrell from NORTH CAROLINA on 6/14/01
Fished with Capt'n Toby Anderson yesterday evening and braved the elements. At one point we had to beach
his boat and head for higher ground as the rain and lightning danced all around us. Considering the weather ,
we still managed to boat 7 nice Stripers
in 2.5 hrs . Thanks again Toby! Later , Sam H.Subject: falls, North Carolina
Submitted by Jb
Date Fished: 6/14/01
Water Temperature: 80
Water Clarity: 2-3 feet
Went last night, got on the water around 6pm and headed from barton's creek towards the damn.
Saw the three other boats on the lake all fishing around the S-curve just before the isalnd. I wondered if the
stripers or hybrids are that consistent? I went on down the lake and looked for rocky points. tried c-rig, cranks,
and jigs to no avail. Finally saw some action on the top and tied on a Z-spook. Caught one 2lbs bass and three
good stripers. I think I lucked into these fish, I've never caught any stripers at Falls. Any info on how big they
can get or how often they can be had and what are the best conditions?
Stripers From: Bassfevr, NORTH CAROLINA
Caught one last Sunday morning that went over 10 pounds
stripers From: jb NORTH CAROLINA
Fever, two of them would go better than 8lbs, one 10 and the other around 5. This could get addictive!SUBJECT: Badin
Submitted by Victor from NORTH CAROLINA on 6/12/01
Outsmarted again. Only managed to get a few small LM and small cats. Found some small stripers schooling
in the back of Fred's Cove. Got several strikes but caught only one on dual crappie jig rig. These stripers
were only about a pound. Tried several places with bass shiners on the bottom, off the bottom, under floats,
and free-lining. Not the best of days but better than work.Subject: Badin lake, North Carolina
Submitted by Big al
Date Fished: 6/12/01
Water Temperature: Hot
Water Clarity: 2-3 feet
Fished badin from 8:00 till 3:00.weather was cloudy and hot.fishing for stripers but only caught catfish.thats
my luck.did see a couple of guys catch some good bass on top water between 12:00 and 1:00. they were
fishing the tree lines on the right just before the tuckertown dam.water seems to be up quite a bit and is in the
trees a little. also the water is really clear and warm.hope this report helps someone.and remember, if you
cant catch them , at least be a good net man.Lake Hickory
Posted by RHINO on 6/11/2001
Not a very successful Saturday evening fish this weekend on Hickory. Bait was tuff. Took
almost 3.5 hours to get enough shad to fish with. Had one pull and landed 0 fishing off the
points both free and down. Pretty water. There was more traffic on Hickory than I've even
seen at Norman. Probably had a lot to do with fishing being slow. I also tried the cooler water
at dam near upper side, no luck.Subject: Falls, North Carolina
Submitted by Bassfevr
Date Fished: 6/10/01
Water Temperature: 75
Water Clarity: 2-3 feet
Got on the water at 8:15am.... fished a point with a crig for a while, nothing. Moved a little deeper and
started throwing a Fat Free Shad Fingerling and BAM! Pulled like a 3lb+ fish at first then started pulling very
very hard and deep. After a few minutes of him taking drag from my spinning reel with 8lb test, and me reeling on
him, I finally got him to the boat, a 10-3 striper. First time I caught a striper over a pound at falls....
Anyone know how Falls is progressing as a striper fishery?SUBJECT: Badin
Submitted by Flat Out from NORTH CAROLINA on 6/9/01
fished on friday with 30 baits and started fishing at 3pm and was out by 4:15..caught only 6 fish but missed
others due to multiple hooks ups and tangles..fought big fish, est near 25lbs, for 20 min. to have him get off
at the boat..fish caught were 20-24 inches long..Badin
T.ment
Only had 6 boats enter but all great people and plenty of fun..
1st place..Capt Greg Byers and myself with 5 fish @ 26.1 lbs
2nd place..Capt Hook with 5 fish at 23.12lbs
3rd place..Decoy (Jim) with 4 or 5 fish @ 22.2lbs and big fish of 6.2 for that pot..
fish started to turn on as the t/ment wound down and should be a great evening bite..we caught our fish
primarly on plainer boards & flat lines with 2 on down rods..Greg caught 1st fish of the day casting to surface
action with a zare spook (great hook up and action)..had a great time with EXCELLENT people..Brent..Badin
6/9/2001 Decoy from NORTH CAROLINA
I thought I was going to be empty handed but 1 hour before time to be at the dock the fish moved in
and got 4 fish in four passes. I did loose a 15+ lb. fish at the boat at around 11:00, got tangled up in other line.
I also got a 17 1/2" striper early (should of stretched him) along with several large mouths. It was a tough day
but it pays to never give up. Good time, great people, hope to do it again. I am going to try some new spots
in the morning. Good fishing Jim Willett (Decoy)Badin
6/9/2001 Todd McGhee from NORTH CAROLINA
Hey, Some lakes are harder than others. Badin Lake in North Carolina is a hard lure lake day or night.
I can tell you from experience Lake Murray and Clark Hill have both produced quality fish trolling leadcore
line at night with Rapala Slivers. I have found that Stripers are often in 24 ft humps at night. You need to get a
good graph so you can find the bait line. If you can get your plug to run within that bait line at night, you have a
good chance of catching good stipers. I know for sure 26 stipers between 4-15 pounds were caught
June 6, 2001 at Clarke Hill ToddWinston Salem Journal
Around the State
June 7, 2001
• Stripers continue their spawning runs at Lake Norman and Lookout Shoals
on the Catawba River chain, but fish are already back downlake at Buggs
Island (Island Creek area) and Badin Lake (Old Whitney area).
• Live shad is most productive bait.Badin
6/7/2001 Whaler from NORTH CAROLINA
Wednesday while trying to get shad in cove, saw first schooling action in a long time.
I thought shad. Got amonst them and threw net. Turned out to be large blue back herring about 10-12" long,
later I found out full of eggs. While throwing net to schools of herring I caught & released white bass,
white perch, largemouth bass, channel cats. Also something I had never done before, tossed net & retrieved
5 stripers about 15" each in 1 cast. The spawning BB's had everything whipped into a frenzy. Partner &
I remarked that we wished we could just stop and fish the school with light tackle & have a little fun. No large
fish in that area as near as we could tell. Released all non-shad & non-herring safe & sound. Did better netting
]bait than we did fishing. Caught 3 stripers on cut, 1 cat, several pulls we should have caught.Badin
6/6/2001 Decoy from NORTH CAROLINA
I may try to fish the tourney Saturday as well. I should of fished the one last Saturday. We had a 15,
two 12's two 10's and several 8 & 6 pound fish. Picked them up trolling off points. I am sure if I do fish
the tourney I won't catch a fish. Good Luck To All. JimSubject: Lake Gaston
Date: Tue, 05 Jun 2001
Got to steel bridge at 7:15 headed down to where upper Gaston
broadens out and had 3 boats company;pulled side planners and free lines for
1 hour w/no hits. Watched as bass fisherman pulled in large cat30-35lbs. on
the flat upstream of duck blind. Back to river below damn for rest of
morning w/only one 5# brought to boat.None of fish caught below damn have
ever had red sores as all we have ever caught seem to have on Kerr Lake;
your thoughts on this and if cooler water of discharge below damn will hold
stripes during summer months? Saw pics of tourney and winners; you've done an excellent job
w/creating the site and all the improvements.
DreamstriperSUBJECT: Badin
Submitted by Peter E.
Found bait in Fred's cove. Fished several humps late afternoon into early evening without success.
I did not hear of or see anyone else do any better. I saw several boats trolling with downriggers. Maybe the
fish have moved deep?? Happy fishing.
PeteBuggs Island (Kerr)
Posted by Cutbait on 6/3/2001
Well,the tounament was a lot of compotition then I thought.Me,Rock,and Shadrap went out and caught
two stripers in the nutbush creek.One was 9lbs. and the other was 10. Overall we had a great day. Cutbait_______________
June 30, 2000
Compiled by Dan KiblerLookout Shoals Lake
Only a few stripers in tailrace.Badin Lake
Not many stripers this week.Lake Tillery
Stripers slower.Kerr Lake (Buggs Island)
Stripers from Rudd’s Creek to Nutbush Creek, mostly trolling.
________________________
Subject: Tuesday fishin (Kerr Lake)
Date: Tue, 27 Jun 2000
Put in Ivy hill , 9.00 A.M headed towards rockwall ,put lines out Gillagans
isle . trolled towards cut through , boats gatherin around bouy 3 talk of 6+
caught am went through no hits headed toward piney point , talk of school on
gillagans isl. good hits . continued towards dam ,boats gatherin around bouy
2 went in caught 1 14 lbs change baits to match green buck tail 7 lb hit
leadcore 1 more on downrigger but lost , fish shutdown 12.30 p.m. , fun day
but wish I got there earlier cause boats reported big catches early morning
REELLUCK.Posted: 6/20/00 (Kerr Lake)
Went to Buggs this weekend with some friends of mine, we trolled saturday and sunday in the
mornings and evenings. Caught one striper Friday at the Graveyard, but it was not a keeper.
Other boats were catching fish. We did not catch any more. Stripers were caught along the
rockwall, Gilligans Island, Rock Hole, Vido Hole and Ivy hill. There were a lot of throw backs
small striper, and some keepers. thanks Submitted by: Striperboat@aol.comKerr Lake
Saturday fishing
Saturday, 24-Jun-2000
Shadrap and I drifted live bait from the cut-through to #6 all day. We marked fish on and off all day around #5, landed
one keeper (6 1/2 lbs) and missed two others. It sounded like the trollers faired pretty well in the early morning
between #5 and Striper City.
(Rock)Rock Subject: Badin Report 06/21/00
Date: Thu, 22 Jun 2000 13:31:20 -0400
From: "Brian Cohen"
Looked like a great day. Mostly cloudy, the heat wave of the last two weeks broke slightly, threatening to
rain and little boat traffic. The problem was, for me, no bites. Fishing shiners from 2"-5" in length at varying depths
from 8'-30' along drop-offs and across the mouths of bays while drifting or trolling with the electric motor.My
electronics were without signs of fish for most of the day until I went out near the golf course. Heavy concentrations
of fish appeared on my electronics from the shoal westward about 300 yards as the water transitions form 6' to 40' .
I put two rods out with shiners and drifted through the schools. The shiners got excited but were not taken. Tried
shad raps, stump thumpers, and deep spinners and still had zero bites. Some topwater feeding was taking place on
the southeast part of the island that is closest to the golf course, so I tried pop r's with the same disappointing results.
I am somewhat new to this lake, but I like the layout and will thankfully listen to local advice. Also, I am in the
process of learning how to throw a cast net for shad and would truly appreciate advice on where and when to throw
for shad and how to clearly id them on the electronics.Subject: Kerr Lake fishing on tuesday
Date: Wed, 21 Jun 2000
Was great , put in at Ivy Hill 9:00am put lines out trollin , lots of boats
from ramp to rock wall , reports of fish being caught at rock wall and bouy 6
and 7 with good schools around got to bouy 7 no hits .Saw several boats with
some good pulls . Pulled away from the fleet changed baits , secound pass
caught 1 10lb another small , saw lots of boats headed towards bouy 7 soon as
they got within site seemed like everybody hooked up ,some throwbacks some
big . Headed back around hooked good size walleye 18",coulden't believe it
,first I ever caught ,got in and caught 2 more stripers one 7 and other 12 or
so lbs. Fleet headed towards eastland creeks ,action seemed to slow made
another pass headed back at noon, there on the move ,hopes this helps someone
fishin kerr ,REELLUCK______________________
Fishing Report
June 23, 2000
Compiled by Dan KiblerLookout Shoals Lake
Some stripers being picked up on live bait in tailrace.Lake Norman
Stripers slow.Badin Lake
Good action on striped bass trolling and using live bait.Lake Tillery
Stripers much slower.Falls of Neuse Lake
A few stripers back downlake.Kerr Lake (Buggs Island)
Stripers from Grassy Creek to Eagle Point.
______________Kerr Lake Report,
As of Friday am 6/23/00, schooling stripers are still being caught from Power Lines to the
Dam trolling bucktails and redfins. Most being caught around 25 to 30 feet
deep. Monitor channel 68 to keep current on where they are finding the
schools. There are a few being caught in Nutbush Creek on live bait which have
seemed to run a little larger. (Budman)This is the results of the
Buggs Island Striper Club
Tournament on Kerr Lake 6/19/00
First place-13lbs-0 ozs-Mark Kwiatkowski(Crawdad)
$360.00
Second place-11lbs-0 oz-Rick Ellington(TheDoctor)
$225.00
Third place-7lbs. 4oz. Lowell Smith (Rock)
$150.00
Fourth Place-5lbs. 4oz.-Marrion Hall (Ramrod)
Ambasouror 6500 reel.
Fifth Place-3lbs.15oz.-Steve McBride (Hardroller)
Ugly Stick 6'6" Rod.
Sixth Place-3lbs 4oz-James Champion (No Fish)
SUBJECT: badin fishing on saturday on 6/18/00
Submitted by b man
got in the water at 5:30 but it took about 2 hrs to get nice bait..ended up with 100 shad and started fishing at about
8am..caught 2 fish right off the bat (6lb & 4lb) and missed a couple more..caught a 3-4lb lm in 70ft of water but no
other fish (at least until after i left at 3:30pm)..left mr nunn as he headed to private t/ment which ran from 4-10pm..
i will tell you that his 50 gal vest tank is the machine of all machines..we kept at least 100 bait in the tank and they
came out better than when they went in. thanks again for the great time mr nunn and i hope the t/ment was yours
for the taking.we marked a ton of fish in alcoa area but they would not even make our shad nervous..i have a
feeling they fed on the full moon (fri night).. b manSUBJECT: Badin on fri,sat and mon....
Submitted by nunn from NORTH CAROLINA on
Caught a pair of 13 lbrs fri and several in the 5 to 6 lb range. Fished with b man sat and caught a few small ones
early in the day. Fished a local t-ment from 4 til 9 pm sat and got skunked. Darn it hurts to be honest sometimes.
Went down monday around lunch, made 3 casts in the mouth of freds, the first of which yielded 68 perfect 4 to 5
inch gizzard shad. Saw the whole top of the net light up with flashes on the way down. Got about 120 bait and i was
off. Caught 5 and missed about that many within the first few hrs then nothing. Still blown away with this super tank.
Found this stuff called better bait that i put in the tank and it really works great. Turns the water light blue and really
keeps the shad kickin. Kept them for close to 10 hrs and not a one died or even got tired. Gave 2 dozen away to a
friend and ended up putting back 4 dozen or so. The darn things were actually jumping out of the net as i was trying
to put them back in the lake. I don't see how you could ask any more out of a bait tank than that this time of year.
Any body looking to make their own should look at this design for sure. Tight lines to all that get to go.... Nunn out
...... No doubt......SUBJECT: Badin on sat and sunday.....
Submitted by Nunn
caught 3 stripers on sat and several lm bass. Caught bait at freds. Had 130, 3 to 6 inch gizzard shad in the new
50 gal. vest tank by 9 am. Man them shad never had it so good. This thing looks like a high tech spa for shad.
Very easy to clean and keeps the water in perfect shape. You wouldn't believe what comes out of the scale catcher
in the first hr or so. Anyway, 13 hrs later at 10 pm i let 50 or 60 of some of the best looking shad go i had ever seen.
These things were in better shape than when i had caught them. They were literally jumping out of the bait net. Had 1
die all day and he was a re-hook. If you can't tell by now i'm very impressed with this tank. does everything its
supposed to and then some. Highly recommened. Got to the lake sunday at 5 pm and caught 5 stripes,2 lm, and
1, 12 lb cat. The fish are def in the main lake and seem to be off humps and points. Seems the upper end is a
waste of time here lately. Well i've taken up enough board space for now, good fishin to all that get to go
..... Nunn out... No Doubt.......______________________
Fishing Report
June 9, 2000
Compiled by Dan KiblerLookout Shoals Lake
Some small stripers at night on top.Lake Norman
Stripers slower; only a few hitting trolled lures
at mouth of coves.Tuckertown Lake
Stripers out of tailrace, back
in main lake.Badin Lake
Stripers fair on live bait.Kerr Lake (Buggs Island)
Stripers scattered.Lake Gaston
Stripers slow.
____________________
Lake Norman
Submitted by Skiff
I'm lost, I fished live bait night and day and could not buy a strike. Do the stripers on Lake Norman just vanish
when mothers day arives or have they gone deeper than ever? Up until the end of april it was no problem
locating fish, just waiting for them to turn on at some point during the day, but now its depressing to fight the
traffic and still no BITE. Lookout is right up the road, but I'm unfamiluar with the river section. HELP!!
6/5/2000 12:56:00 PM TomB says try this on the next full moon
Start at the channel marker across from Duke Power where the power lines are. Heading down river, put two
deep diving redfins behind the boat, put the boat in 20' and follow the contours, keeping the boat around 20'.
When you get to the next point pick the baits up [if you haven't marked or caught anything] and run straight across
towards the very large commercial property for sale sign. Heading right at it when the boats gets back up into 20'
make a 90 degree turn to the left and fish that flat all the way around the point. Let me
know how you do. Best night in the summer is 47 from those two spots. Troll as slowly as you can. I try to stay
around 2mph.Buggs Island (Kerr)
Sunday, 04-Jun-2000
We had a good day at junkmans curve,We boated 5 striper ,some white bass and a few cats.Some on
Gizzards some on herring.We caughtour bait at the boat ramp bridge.Talked to A lot of you out there
The message board was a great tool this weekend, thanks to reports from fri. And sat. look forward to the
tournament in two weeks. Till next time Mark(crawdad)Buggs Island (Kerr)
Sunday, 04-Jun-2000
Tom Hays and myself fished out of my boat around buoy 16. We caught (1) striper and a couple of big cats.
Tom says I should rename my boat the "Catfish Chaser". (Budman)Buggs Island (Kerr)
Saturday, 03-Jun-2000
Fished Sat. morning. Bait around Occoneechee and marina were small, very few large ones. Caught a catfish
about 10 lbs.and a white bass. Lost 2 nice stripers at boat. Lots of boats Junkmans to about 18. Heard on radio
several fish caught in this area but they were scattered all over. May be on lake tommorrow fishing. Also free lines
seem to be doing well. HardrollerBuggs Island (Kerr)
03-Jun-2000
Was up late Fri. afternoon. Heard they had an awesome early morning (between 16 and 17)(one boat said he
had 11 stripers and a cooler of cats). Nothin doin fri afternoon until just before dark when I heard reports of
them being schooled on the Occonechee side by Bouy 17. Saw one caught and about a 15lber in another guy's cooler.
They must have scattered cause thats all we saw. Caught one greenie but otherwise in the wrong place at the
wrong time, i guess. Sending in my registration today for the club. Unfortunatly I wont be there for the
tournament/meeting, have a wedding to go to. Hopefully, I will get a chance to meet with all of you real soon.
Good luck tommorow ( I would get there early) WharfRat____________________
Fishing Report
June 2, 2000
Compiled by Dan KiblerLookout Shoals Lake
A few stripers in tailrace on bucktails, live shad.Lake Norman
Stripers on live bait around humps.Badin Lake
Stripers back out of tailrace on live shad.Lake Tillery
Stripers slow.Kerr Lake (Buggs Island)
Stripers from Goat Island to Bluestone.Lake Gaston
Stripers slower.
_________________Crawdad and friends night fished Kerr Lake anchored at the submerged RR tracks near Bullocksville on June 12, 1999.
Caught 7 stripers. All caught on live herring 45' down. No hits on shad. Used underwater lights to attract bait.Posted: 6/9/99
I fished the first seven days in June all day at Kerr Lake. I come up every year for the first
week in June and stay at the Lake Motel Efficiencies. I caught one striper about 12 pounds
June 1 on the north side of goat island. The next 4 days I caught nothing at all, I fished from
mouth of the rivers, Bluestone creek, the bridges and goat island. June 6 me an my cousin and
brother caught nine stripers schooling late afternoon in grassy creek. June 7 and the last day for
my vacation my boat caught seven stripers off of the red bank near goat island. One of the
striped bass I caught at 45 ft and weighed 23 pounds, he is sitting at the taxidermist right now.
Submitted by: CRAZYJC@aol.comPosted: 6/7/99
Kerr Lake
My son and I fished for stripers near the dam on June 5 from 8am till 1pm. Tried trolling
umbrella lures and lightning shad in 80 feet of water. Saw a couple of fish on the depth sounder,
but they were very scattered. Saw one boat catch about a 10 pounder on a jig with a green
trailer. There were about 6 boats fishing in the vicinity. Do not believe that we saw any shad
schools on the sounder. Submitted by: PrdMasters@aol.comPosted: 6/2/99
My buddy and I fished from 6:00 AM to 1:30 PM at Kerr Lake Dam and just off Striper
Point. We slow trolled live bait (small bream) and various crank baits for over 4 hours without
a strike.Just about the time we were going to give up and head for the hill, I decided to try something
new. We tied on some new crank baits we had just purchased from Dick's, large "Lightning
Shad" , blue tint. These are very agressive deep running crank baits, and will run 25-30 ft deep
when trolled at high speed.We almost immediately had our first strike of the day, and boated a nice 8-1/2 pounder. About
45 minutes later..another strike,,,and we boated a beauty, 12-1/2 pounds. Since we had now
used up both the trolling motor batteries, we decided to call it a day. An especially good day
because I caught the biggest Striper.We caught both fish in approx 85 feet of water, off Striper Point.
Wish I knew what we would have done if we had started with the Lightning Shad in the
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