Lake Norman
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Species
Spotted BassSeason
Winter
Technique
Ned Rigs
Structure
Docks
Water Temperature
52°
Species
Spotted BassSeason
Winter
Technique
Buzzbaits
Structure
Rip Rap
Water Temperature
52°
Despite the colder temperatures, they were still biting a topwater buzzbait in the morning on rip rap banks
Species
Spotted BassSeason
Winter
Technique
Crankbaits 0-6'
Structure
Rock Pile
Forage
Minnows
It's cold out there right now. Fish are pretty much gone from the pockets and are in the deeper creek channels. Feeding off points that are protected from wind Early in the morning. You can still find a few under the deeper docks, hugging the bottom.
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Winter
Technique
Hard Jerkbaits
Structure
Rip Rap
Fished the northern portion of Norman 1/15/22. Spent 8 hours fishing, tried a jig and a Ned on some docks that usually hold fish and didn’t get a bite. Took the trusty jerkbait down rock banks and points and caught 7 including this almost 3 pound largemouth.
Species
Spotted BassSeason
Winter
Technique
Bladed Jigs
Structure
Rip Rap
Forage
Shad
Water Temperature
56°
Targeting main lake banks with rocks and wind. Best 5 went for over 14lbs.
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Winter
Technique
Hard Jerkbaits
Structure
Points
Forage
Shad
Jerkbaits are a great wintertime bait. I found fish chasing bait on points. Making sure to pause the jerkbait is key in the winter.
Species
Spotted BassSeason
Winter
Technique
Football Jigs
Structure
Rock Pile
Forage
Shad
Fished around noon. Temp warmed from mid 30s to upper 50s. Started tossing the Gamakatsu 3/8 football jig with a Yamamoto hula grub on on rock pile in 10-12 feet. Current was running so slowly dragged the jig all over the rock pile until I got a nibble. That nibble turned into the fish in the picture. Continued fishing the rock pile with the hula grub which resulted in several more spotted bass. After the fish no longer bit the jig, I switched to a Zman MiniMax Chatter bait as small shad had begun schooling. I got a couple followers but no bites. One of the followers was in 1-2 feet of water. I then tossed an a-rig in 6 feet of water adjacent to the shallow water. My last fish of the day but the a-rig but was one of the followers on the chatterbait.
Species
Spotted BassSeason
Winter
Technique
Topwater Walking
Structure
Baitfish
Forage
Shad
Water Temperature
55°
Morning bite. Water around the hot hole was warmer than the surrounding lake and the bass were bursting on shad in open water. Pretty good topwater bite but the fish were smaller than average.
Species
Spotted BassSeason
Winter
Technique
Crankbaits 0-6'
Structure
Rock Pile
Forage
Shad
Reel slow but steady. Pause. Reel slow and steady jerk pause. Reel steady and slow. Repeat.
