LAKE LURE  LAKE LURE IS LOCATED AT THE END OF THE HICKORY NUT GORGE. FISHING ON LAKE LURE OFFERS CHANCES AT NUMBERS AS WELL AS SIZE OF FISH. LAKE LURE HAS HEALTHY POPULATIONS OF LARGEMOUTH, SMALLMOUTH, WHITE BASS, CRAPPIE, AND BLUEGILL. THE LAKE ALSO HAS YELLOW PERCH, CATFISH, TROUT, CARP, REDEYE, AND SUCKERS AS WELL. HALF AND FULL DAY TRIPS ARE AVAILABLE ON LAKE LURE. THE VERY POPULAR HALF DAY TRIPS ALLOW FOR ENOUGH QUALITY FISHING TIME AND PLENTY OF TIME TO SEE THE AREAS OTHER ATTRACTIONS. AFTER FISHING THIS LAKE FOR 25+ YEARS, I CAN GET YOU ON THE WATER FOR THE BEST TIME TO FISH AND ALLOW YOU TO PLAN THE REST OF YOUR DAY ACCORDINGLY. CALL OR EMAIL ME TODAY TO RESERVE YOUR CHOICE DATES.      cell ph: 828-674-5041   home ph: 828-625-5121   email: fishtale@rfci.net   ** WE HAVE BEEN EXPERIENCING SOME DIFFICULTY WITH OUR EMAIL. IF YOU DO NOT GET A RESPONSE FROM US IN 48 HOURS, PLEASE CALL US AT THE NUMBERS LISTED.** LAKE LURE IS VERY BUSY IN THE WARMER MONTHS SO RESERVE YOUR DATES TODAY!!!
AN EARLY SUMMER WHITE BASS. LAKE LURE HAS AN EXCELLENT WHITE BASS FISHERY.	HERE'S A 6 LB. 6 OZ. SMALLIE THAT CRUSHED A TOPWATER ON AN EARLY MAY MORNING!!!	A MARCH LARGEMOUTH
LAKE LURE FISHING REPORTS MOST RECENT REPORTS ARE AT THE BOTTOM WELCOME TO 2008!!! I AM FINALLY MAKING SOME MUCH OVERDUE UPDATES TO MY WEBSITE.  I PLAN TO KEEP CURRENT FISHING REPORTS POSTED. I ALSO PLAN ON KEEPING YOUR (AND A FEW OF MY) PICS POSTED.  AFTER A DOWNWARD SLIDE FROM 2003 TO 2006, THE FISHING ON LAKE LURE WAS MUCH IMPROVED IN 2007. LATE WINTER/EARLY SPRING SAW GOOD CRAPPIE AND WHITE BASS FISHING. LATE SPRING WAS SLOW OVERALL TILL THE SUMMER BITE KICKED IN. THIS WAS HIGHLIGHTED FOR ME WITH A 6LB. 6 OZ. SMALLMOUTH EARLY ON A MAY MORNING. FISHING WAS VERY GOOD WITH SOME GOOD LARGEMOUTH AND BIG WHITE BASS TILL LATE AUGUST. THE BITE WAS RATHER POOR TILL A GREAT DECEMBER CRAPPIE BITE. AND AS OF THE LAST DAY OF JANUARY 2008 THE BIG CRAPPIE SEEM TO BE HOLDING THEIR OWN.   THE RATHER POOR FISHING IN PREVIOUS YEARS HAS MADE IT VERY HARD TO PREDICT THE FISHING. BUT THE TOWN OF LAKE LURE IS MAKING EFFORTS TO IMPROVE THE FISHING. I GUESS WE'LL SEE WHAT THE REST OF 2008 HOLDS FOR THE LAKE LURE FISHING.   FEBRUARY WAS TOUGH AS USUAL. THE CRAPPIE BITE SLOWED A BIT AND THE BASS BITE WAS WELL BELOW PAR. MARCH HAS BROUGHT A FEW LARGEMOUTHS IN THE BOAT ALONG WITH SOME HUGE PRESPAWN PERCH. THE WATER TEMP IS HOVERING AROUND 45 DEGREEES BUT WITH A FEW WARM DAYS AND NIGHTS THE TEMP SHOULD START HEADING TOWARD THE 49 DEGREE MARK AND THE CRAPPIE AND WHITE BASS SHOULD START HEADING SHALLOW TO PREPARE TO SPAWN. HOPE TO SEE SOME SMALLIES SHOWING UP SOON. MARCH IS PROBABLY THE MOST TRANSITIONAL MONTH OF THE YEAR. FISH CHANGE HABITS AND LOCATIONS MORE AND ARE EFFECTED MORE BY COLD SNAPS THIS MONTH THAN ANY OTHER MONTH. ITS NOW THE 1ST WEEK OF APRIL. MID MARCH SAW THE WHITE BASS AND CRAPPIE BITE HEAT UP. AFTER A COUPLE OF VERY GOOD WEEKS, THE BITE SLOWED AROUND THE FULL MOON (AS USUAL). THE LARGEMOUTH AND SMALLMOUTH ARE LATE AGAIN THIS YEAR. A 6 LB. 13 OZ. LARGEMOUTH WAS A WELCOME MEMBER IN THE BOAT ON A STORMY MARCH SATURDAY THOUGH. THE BASS ARE STARTING TO SHOW UP ON THE BANKS AND IN COVES INDICATING THE SPAWN SHOULD BE ON THE FULL MOOM IN APRIL. LOOKS LIKE WE STILL HAVE SOME GOOD PRESPAWN FISHING AHEAD.   MAY 13TH. THE BASS FISHING HAS BEEN EXCELLENT FOR ABOUT 4 WEEKS NOW. GOOD NUMBERS OF LARGEMOUTH AND A FEW SMALLIES. THE FISH ARE THRU SPAWNING AND ARE FEEDING TO REGAIN SOME WIEGHT. TODAY WAS A LITTLE TOUGHER AFTER A STRONG FRONT BLEW THRU YESTERDAY THOUGH. MY CLIENTS STILL MANAGED TO BOAT 10 OR 11 (DEPENDS ON WHO WAS COUNTING : )THE FISH WILL SOON BE HEADING FOR THEIR SUMMER TIME HANGOUTS. I HAVEN'T DONE ANY CRAPPIE FISHING DUE TO THE GOOD BASS BITE. THE LARGEMOUTH FISHING USUALLY SLOWS DOWN FOR A WEEK OR TWO THIS TIME OF YEAR AS THEY TRANSITION FROM SHALLOW WATER TO DEEP WATER. WATER TEMPS ARE IN THE MID TO UPPER 60'S. THE BLUEGILL AND BREAM ARE ON THE BANKS AND SEEM TO BE BITING. JUNE 12TH. ITS NOT SUPPOSED TO BE SUMMER FOR A COUPLE MORE WEEKS BUT I THINK ITS A LITTLE EARLY. IT FINALLY COOLED OFF TO THE UPPER 90'S YESTERDAY AFTER 3 STRAIT DAYS OF TEMPS OF 102+!!! THE EARLY MORNING TRIPS ALLOW YOU TO MISS THE MOST OF THE HEAT. THE FISH ARE STILL BITING FAIRLY WELL. THE WHITE BASS HAVE BIT GOOD WHEN YOU CAN FIND THEM. THESE FISH ARE PULLING MACHINES AND WORTH A LITTLE TIME SPENT TO FIND THEM. THE LARGEMOUTH ARE BITING BUT YOU HAVE TO EARN THEM. WATER TEMPS IN THE MID 80'S MAKES THEM A LITTLE LAZY BUT WILL STILL BITE A PROPERLY PLACED LURE. THE BIG  (BREAM) ARE STILL BITING GOOD. THEY USUALLY COOPERATE WHEN NOTHING ELSE WILL.  ITS THE 1ST WEEK IN AUGUST AND THE DROUGHT HAS US IN ITS GRIP. AS OF LAST WEEK ALL THE BOAT RAMPS AT THE TOWN MARINA AND THE RESORTS ARE CLOSED DUE TO LOW WATER!!! I AM CURRENTLY SEEKING TO FIND A PRIVATE RAMP TO LAUNCH AT. THIS IS AN UNEXPECTED PROBLEM SINCE I HAVE NEVER SEEN LAKE LURE DROP DUE TO LOW WATER IN THE ALMOST 30 YEARS OF FISHING THIS LAKE. THE SMALL STREAM AND CREEK FLOW IS AT A TRICKLE AS WELL AS THE BROAD RIVER.THE FISHING HAS BEEN TOUGH, BUT EXPERIENCED FISHERMEN HAVE BEEN CATCHING SOME SMALLMOUTH AND LARGEMOUTH BASS. THE SCHOOLING BITE IS VERY EARLY AND SHORT LIVED. ANGLERS WITH LESS EXPERIENCE HAVE A HARDER TIME WITH THE BASS TECHNIQUES SO THEY HAVE BEEN CATCHING SOME NICE BREAM IN DEEPER WATER. I STILL HAVE A COUPLE OF OPTIONS IF THE LAKE IS STILL DOWN SO BE SURE AND EMAIL OR CALL AND WE CAN TALK ABOUT THE OTHER OPTIONS WE HAVE. AND PLEASE PRAY FOR RAIN! ITS THE LAST DAY OF SEPT. AND THE LAKE IS FULL!!! THANKS TO THE GOOD LORD FOR SENDING US THE REMNANTS OF THE HURRICANES TO RELIEVE SOME OF OUR DROUGHT CONDITIONS. THE FISHING TOOK A DOWNWARD TURN AFTER THE FAST RISE OF THE LAKE LEVEL THOUGH. THE LAST FEW TRIPS HAVE YIELDED ONLY A FEW SMALLMOUTHS AND A LARGEMOUTH OR TWO. WE'VE CAUGHT A FEW CRAPPIE BY ACCIDENT, THIS MIGHT BE A SIGN THEY ARE FIXING TO BITE. HOPEFULLY THE FISHING WILL IMPROVE WITH STABLE WATER. SEPT. HAS PROVED VERY TOUGH THE LAST 3 YEARS THOUGH. HOPEFULLY OCT. WILL BE BETTER. I'VE HAD SOME OF MY BEST DAYS ON LAKE LURE IN OCT. IF THE FISH WILL SCHOOL UP AND BE WHERE THEY ARE SUPPOSED TO BE THE FISHING CAN BE FUN. ITS FEB. 2009 AND ALTHOUGH THE PAST 3 DAYS HAVE BEEN IN THE 70'S, 4 DAYS AGO I COULD NOT GET MY BOAT ON THE LAKE SINCE IT WAS FROZE!!! FEB. IS USUALLY TOUGH ON LAKE LURE BUT THE CRAPPIE WILL USUALLY COOPERATE SOME. DEPENDING ON THE WEATHER TRENDS, MARCH IS USUALLY A GOOD TIME TO CATCH CRAPPIE AND WHITE BASS. I AM ALREADY GETTING SEVERAL TRIPS IN MARCH SO IF YOU HAVE A CERTAIN DAY YOU WANT TO FISH BE SURE AND CALL WELL IN ADVANCE, IF YOUR SCHEDULE IS FLEXIBLE YOU SHOULD BE ABLE TO GET A TRIP WITH SHORT NOTICE. THE TOWN OF LAKE LURE IS MAKING SEVERAL EFFORTS TO IMPROVE THE FISHERY AND I FEEL THEY ARE HEADING IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION. THE LAKE HAS FISHED WELL OVERALL THE PAST 2 YEARS, A WELCOME IMPROVEMENT OVER THE 3 YEARS PRIOR. ITS THE MIDDLE OF MAY. I HAVE BEEN A LITTLE SLACK ON THE FISHING REPORTS. MARCH HAD A GOOD SPELL OF CRAPPIE FISHING AND THEN TURNED OFF. MOST OF APRIL AND ALL OF MAY HAS HAD GOOD LARGEMOUTH AND SMALLMOUTH FISHING. IF THINGS GO AS THEY SHOULD THE WHITE BASS AND LARGEMOUTH WILL START SCHOOLING UP VERY SOON AND HOLD THIS PATTERN FOR THE MAJORITY OF THE SUMMER. THE CRAPPIE CAN BE CAUGHT AT TIMES IF YOU TARGET THEM. THEY LIKE TO ROAM IN OPEN WATER AND CAN BE HARD TO LOCATE. THE BREAM ARE BITING AND MAKE A GOOD TRIP FOR KIDS OR 1ST TIMERS. THEY ALSO CAN FILL IN A FEW HOURS ON A TOUGH DAY. MAY 28TH. THE SCHOOLING FISH HAVE STARTED SHOWING UP. SEVERAL NICE WHITE BASS, SMALLMOUTH, AND LARGEMOUTH HAVE CAME OVER THE GUNNEL IN THE PAST WEEK. FISHING GOT A BIT TOUGHER WEDNESDAY DUE TO FLOODING OF THE LAKE. THE SCHOOLING FISH HAVE SLOWED BUT FISH CAN STILL BE CAUGHT ALTHOUGH YOU HAVE TO WORK HARDER FOR THEM. I AM VERY THANKFUL FOR ALL THE MUCH NEEDED RAIN THE GOOD LORD HAS PROVIDED. IF THE STAINED WATER RECEEDS THE SCHOOLERS SHOULD BE BACK TO THEIR GAME. TRIPS ARE SLOWLY STARTING TO FILL SO IF YOU HAVE CHOICE DATES YOU CAN FISH THE EARLIER YOU CAN BOOK THE BETTER. JUNE 23. THE SCHOOLING FISH HAVE BEEN BITING. TODAY WAS TOPPED OFF WITH A NICE 23" LARGEMOUTH CAUGHT BY A CLIENT ON A TOPWATER BAIT!!!. ALTHOUGH THIS IS NOT THE NORM, MANY MORE QUALITY FISH ARE SHOWING UP THIS YEAR. THE LAKE COLOR IS BACK TO NORMAL. WATER TEMP IS HOVERING AROUND 78-80 DEG. OCTOBER 16TH. I GOT BEHIND ON MY REPORTS. THE FISHING WAS UP AND DOWN FROM JULY TILL NOW. MOST OF SEPTEMBER WAS SLOW BUT THE FISH ARE REALLY GETTING INTO THEIR FALL PATTERNS. IF THE WEATHER STAYS ON A NORMAL PATTERN THE FISHING SHOULD BE GOOD. THE WHITE BASS, CRAPPIE, AND PERCH ARE SCHOOLING UP GOOD BUT THE LARGEMOUTH AND SMALLMOUTH ARE STILL SCATTERED OUT. THE FISH BIT WELL LAST YEAR IN THE END OF OCTOBER AND EARLY NOVEMBER, HOPE THIS HOLDS TRUE THIS YEAR AS WELL. THE LAKE IS SUPPOSED TO BE LOWERED STARTING DECEMBER 1ST SO THERE IS STILL TIME TO GET IN SOME FALL FISHING. THE LAKE WILL BE DOWN TILL MARCH BUT I AM SEARCHING FOR A WAY TO HAVE ACESS THRU THE WINTER. IF YOU WANT TO GO THRU THE WINTER MONTHS BE SURE TO GIVE ME A CALL OR SEND AN EMAIL. THE CRAPPIE HAVE BEEN BITING VERY GOOD FOR THE LAST MONTH. IF YOU WANT A CHANCE TO CATCH SOME OF THE BIG LAKE LURE CRAPPIE, BE SURE TO CALL OR EMAIL TO GET A TRIP IN BEFORE THE DECEMBER DRAW DOWN. I AM COUNTING DOWN THE DAYS TILL LAKE LURE IS BACK UP TO FULL POOL. THE DATE HAS BEEN MOVED FROM MARCH 1ST TO MARCH 11TH. I BELIEVE I CAN NOW GET MY BOAT ON THE LAKE THANKS TO THE TOWN OF LAKE LURE DOING SOME BOAT RAMP REPAIRS. MARCH IS USUALLY A GOOD TIME FOR CRAPPIE AND WHITE BASS. HOPEFULLY THE VERY COLD WINTER WE HAVE HAD WILL GET THE EARLY LARGEMOUTH AND SMALLMOUTH BITE GOING. IT HAS BEEN A FEW YEARS SINCE WE HAD A GOOD BASS BITE IN MARCH, BUT WHEN IT WAS ON IT WAS EXCELLENT WITH SOME VERY GOOD QUANTITY AND QUALITY BEING CAUGHT.
2 FOR 1. THESE 2 LARGEMOUTH SMASHED A TOPWATER LURE AT THE SAME TIME. NEITHER ONE WAS WILLING TO GIVE UP THEIR SHARE!!!	HERE'S SEAN AND CAIT ENNIS WITH A COUPLE OF LAKE LURE SLAB CRAPPIE.	HERE'S MY WIFE AMANDA WITH 13 LAKE LURE CRAPPIE CAUGHT ON A LATE DECEMBER AFTERNOON.