Haulin' Bass Guide Service
Jamie Olive
3512 Old US Hwy 1
New Hill, NC 27562
bassguide@bellsouth.net
(919) 625-0707
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Falls Lake
Falls Lake was built by the U.S. Army Corp. of Engineers and completed in 1983. Falls is fed by major tributaries that include Little, Eno and Flat rivers, as well as New Light, Ledge and Lick creeks. Normal pool is 250 ft. above sea level. Hundreds of laydowns and patches of standing timber are found throughout the lake. Submerged roadbeds, islands and creek channel drops are key structural features. Falls offers great fishing year round with February, March and April being the best months of the year to catch a true trophy largemouth. Falls lake covers 12,400 acres and has 230 miles of undeveloped shoreline.
Jordan Lake
Jordan Lake was also built by the U.S. Army Corp. of Engineers and was completed in 1981. Major tributaries are Haw and New Hope Rivers, as well as Beaver, Little Beaver, Morgan and White Oak creeks. Normal pool is 216 ft. above sea level. Jordan covers 13,900 acres and offers great fishing year round. February, March and April offer the best opportunity for double digit largemouth. Creek channel drops, roadbeds, standing timber and laydowns all hold nice largemouth. Hybrid bass are also abundant in Jordan Lake.
Harris Lake
Harris Lake is owned by Progress Energy and is 4100 acres in size. Though it's considerably smaller than it's neighboring lakes and full of aquatic vegetation, Harris produces double digit bass every year. Bass can be caught a variety of ways on Harris. Key structural features are roadbeds, creek channel drops, and points.
Lake Wheeler
Relatively small in size, it makes up for in quality largemouth! Built in the 1950's, Lake Wheeler is one of the City of Raleigh's secondary water sources and has only 650 acres of water. It is a shallow rocky lake with patches of timber and a defined channel. It is an awesome fishery that has produced many double digit largemouth. This park also offers ammenities such as a snack bar, meeting facilities and picnic areas. Best of all, it is located only minutes from downtown Raleigh.
Cape Fear River
The Cape Fear is a blackwater river that forms just south of Jordan Lake and flows past Fayetteville to empty in the Atlantic near Wilmington. It is the longest river entirely within North Carolina and offers a great variety of fishing opportunities.
CHARLOTTE AREA
Lake Wylie
Lake Wylie is 17 miles from Charlotte, one of the nation's fastest growing commercial and financial centers and home of the Charlotte Douglas International Airport; 15 miles from Rock Hill, South Carolina; and less than 75 miles from Columbia, the capital of SC. With 325 miles of shoreline, Lake Wylie is ideal for boating, fishing, water skiing and sailing. Mountain Island Lake was built in 1924 with the construction of Mountain Island Hydroelectric Station. The lake has approximately 3,281 acres of surface area and 61 miles of shoreline. The lake also supports Riverbend Steam Station by cooling the steam that drives the turbines and provides a dependable water supply for Mount Holly, Gastonia and Charlotte-Mecklenburg, North Carolina.
Lake Norman
Created in 1963 by Duke Energy, Lake Norman is 34 miles long with 520 miles of shoreline. Popular game fish in Lake Norman include crappie, bluegill and yellow perch, as well as striped, largemouth and white bass. The smaller park lake also has some choice fishing spots.