Lake Lure, NC

Lake in Rutherford County, North Carolina. 720-acre mountain lake in Rutherford County. Largemouth and smallmouth bass, crappie, bluegill. Scenic Hickory Nut Gorge setting.

Overall bite score

Scored 2 min ago · recomputed every 30 minutes

Water tempModeled74

Pressure trendNOAArising50

SolunarComputedmoon 60% lit47

Recent stockingState data50

Time of dayComputed70

WindNOAA10

Cloud coverNOAA100

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

5 tracked species in Lake Lure, with the months each fishes best.

Black Crappiecommon · best Mar-May, Oct-Nov

Bluegillcommon · best May-Aug

Largemouth Basscommon · best Mar-Jun, Sep-Oct

Channel Catfishpresent · best May-Aug

Smallmouth Basspresent · best Apr-Jun, Sep-Oct

Water facts

TypeLake

CountyRutherford

StateNorth Carolina

WaterFreshwater

Town of Lake Lure public access. Boat rentals available. Speed limits enforced.

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