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Lake Norman, NC

Reservoir spanning Mecklenburg/Iredell/Lincoln counties, North Carolina. NC's largest man-made lake at 32,510 acres. Excellent largemouth bass, striped bass, catfish, and crappie. Near Charlotte.

48

Overall bite score

Scored 9 min ago · recomputed every 30 minutes

Water tempGauge24
Pressure trendNOAAfalling80
SolunarComputedmoon 61% lit48
Recent stockingState data50
Time of dayComputed40
WindNOAA60
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

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

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

Water facts

TypeReservoir
CountyMecklenburg/Iredell/Lincoln
StateNorth Carolina
WaterFreshwater

Multiple public launches. Stumpy Creek, Hagers Creek, Ramsey Creek.

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