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Kerr Lake / Buggs Island, NC

Lake in Vance County, North Carolina. 50,000-acre reservoir on the VA/NC border. Largemouth bass, striped bass, crappie, and smallmouth bass. One of the Southeast's top fisheries.

60

Overall bite score

Scored 29 min ago · recomputed every 30 minutes

Water tempModeled76
Pressure trendNOAAfalling80
SolunarComputedmoon 56% lit45
Recent stockingState data50
Time of dayComputed50
WindNOAA50
Cloud coverNOAA35
PrecipitationNOAA50

Each instrument reads 0 to 100. The score is their weighted blend, tuned for lakes and reservoirs. No black box: every reading names its source.

What swims here

6 tracked species in Kerr Lake / Buggs Island, with the months each fishes best.

Black Crappiecommon · best Mar-May, Oct-Nov
Channel Catfishcommon · best May-Aug
Largemouth Basscommon · best Mar-Jun, Sep-Oct
Striped Basscommon · best Apr-May, Oct-Dec
Smallmouth Basspresent · best Apr-Jun, Sep-Oct
White Crappiepresent

Water facts

TypeLake
CountyVance
StateNorth Carolina
WaterFreshwater

Kerr Lake State Recreation Area. Multiple NCWRC and USACE launches. Satterwhite Point, Henderson Point, Nutbush Bridge.

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