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**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.
- ITS
MAY 20TH 2010, THE FISH ARE SCHOOLED UP AND READY TO BE CAUGHT!!! GIVE ME A CALL IF YOU ARE WANTING TO GO FISHING, SOME OF
THE BEST WHITE BASS AND LARGEMOUTH ARE CAUGHT IN THE NEXT WEEK OR TWO SO DONT WAIT!
- ITS JUNE
1ST, 2010. THE FISH ARE WHERE THEY ARE SUPPOSED TO BE AND BITING WHAT THEY SHOULD!!! I LIKE IT WHEN ITS THIS WAY. GOOD NUMBERS
OF RATHER LARGE WHITE BASS AND NORMAL SIZE LARGEMOUTH HAVE BEEN BITING ALONG WITH AN OCCASIONAL SMALLIE MIXED IN. AS PER MY
PREVIOUS REPORT, THIS CAN BE SOME OF THE BETTER FISHING ALL YEAR SO IF YOU ARE THINKING ABOUT GOING, DONT PUT IT OFF, NOW
IS THE TIME.
- JULY 12TH 2010. THERE HAVE BEEN SOME VERY GOOD SIZE WHITE BASS CAUGHT IN THE PAST
FEW WEEKS. THE SCHOOLERS WERE AT THE TOP OF THERE GAME WITH SOME VERY GOOD TOPWATER BITES AND "DEEPER BITES". THE
BITE HAS SLOWED SOME DUE TO THE EVER INCREASING WATER TEMPS. THE FISH CAN STILL BE CAUGHT YOU JUST HAVE TO WORK A LITTLE HARDER
FOR THEM. GOOD AND BAD NEWS, 1ST THE BAD. WITH THE SLOW ECONOMY I HAVE ALOT OF OPEN SLOTS TO FILL. THE GOOD NEWS, WITH THE
SLOW ECONOMY THERE ARE ALOT OF OPEN SLOTS FOR YOU TO PICK FROM. CALL OR EMAIL IF YOU WANT TO SPEND THE MORNING FISHING LAKE
LURE. AND KEEP AN EYE OUT, I PLAN ON HAVING A "SAMPLE VIDEO" OF THE LAKE LURE FISHING ON YOU TUBE SOON.
- ITS THE END OF AUGUST. THE FISHING HAS SLOWED SOME AS THE WHITE BASS HAVE A CASE OF LOCK JAW. THE LARGEMOUTH HAVE
BEEN COOPERATING SOME BUT THE TECHNIQUE TO CATCH THEM IS SLOW AND SLOWER. ONE HALF DAY TRIP THIS WEEK HAD ABOUT 8 LARGEMOUTH
IN THE BOAT AND SEVERAL MORE MISSED OR LOST, AND ANOTHER HALF DAY HAD 1 LARGEMOUTH AND 1 SMALLMOUTH WITH SEVERAL MISSES. ALOT
HAS TO DO WITH ABILITY AND THAT AWFUL WORD PATIENCE. HOPE THE WHITE BASS GET BACK INTO THE SWING OF THINGS, HOPEING THE FULL
MOON IS WHAT HAD THEM BIENG FINICKY.
- ITS EARLY NOVEMBER. YES, I'VE BEEN SLACK ON REPORTS. I
BLAME IT ON TWO THINGS, A "PROJECT" I HAVE BEEN WORKING ON FOR QUITE SOME TIME AND THE BIRTH OF OUR DAUGHTER
MINDA! SHE CAME A LITTLE EARLY AND WE HAVE BEEN BUSY WITH HER. I HATE I LEFT YOU WITH THE LAST REPORT, A BAD ONE. THE FISHING
PICKED BACK UP IN EARLY SEPT. WITH THE LARGEMOUTH. THE CRAPPIE HAVE BEEN BITING PRETTY GOOD SINCE ABOUT THE MIDDLE OF OCT.
I HAVE SOME YOUTUBE FOOTAGE I WANT TO UPLOAD BUT I HAVE BEEN HAVING A TIME WITH FORMATTING, UGGGGGHHHHHH!!! ANYWAY, THE
NEXT COUPLE OF MONTHS SHOULD BE GOOD FOR CRAPPIE AND WHITE BASS. AND YOU DONT HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT BOAT TRAFFIC EITHER.
- 2 MORE DAYS AND ITS DECEMBER. THE CRAPPIE FISHING HAS BEEN REALLY
GOOD LATELY. THE LAST 3 CHARTERS HAVE HAD SOME BIG BLACK CRAPPIE COMING OVER THE STARBOARD SIDE. LAKE LURE HAS A VERY GOOD
"AVERAGE SIZE" CRAPPIE. THIS KIND OF FISHING IS GOOD AND EASY FOR THE WHOLE FAMILY. THERE IS SOME COLD WEATHER THIS
TIME OF YEAR BUT ALOT OF THE DAYS WARM UP VERY NICELY. IF YOU ARE LOOKING FOR SOMETHING TO DO ON YOUR WINTER GETAWAY YOU MIGHT
WANT TO TRY LAKE LURE CRAPPIE FISHING.
- JANUARY 31 2011. CCCCCOLD!!!
THATS WHAT SATURDAY'S CHARTER WAS, OR AT LEAST THE WATER ANYWAY. WATER TEMP WAS 38.8 DEGREES, AN ICE FISHERMAN MIGHT LAUGH
AT THAT BUT HERE IN THE SOUTHERN APPALACHIANS THATS COLD. MY CLIENT DONE BETTER THAN EXPECTED CATCHING 9 IN A HALF DAY, 3
LARGEMOUTH, 3 SMALLMOUTH, AND 3 CRAPPIE. WE HAD SEVERAL MORE BITES AND LOST A COUPLE. PATIENCE PAYS IN THE COLD.
- FEB. 7. FISHING IS STILL PRETTY GOOD FOR THE MIDDLE OF WINTER. CAUGHT A MIXED BAG
SAT. MOSTLY WHITE BASS AND 2 LARGEMOUTH. RAN ACROSS A GOOD SCHOOL OF CRAPPIE BUT LET THEM REST FOR A WHILE. IF YOU'RE IN OR
AROUND LAKE LURE AND ARE LOOKING FOR SOMETHING TO DO, YOU MIGHT WANT TO TRY WINTER FISHING.
- MARCH 16. THE WATER IS WARMING AND ITS CRAPPIE AND WHITE BASS TIME AND TRIPS ARE STARTING
TO BOOK.
- APRIL 14TH. THE BASS FISHING IS GETTING GOOD. LAST
TRIP WAS TOPPED OFF WHEN MY CLIENT MARK CAUGHT HIS PERSONAL BEST LARGEMOUTH AT 6 LB. 5 OZ!!! THE FISH ARE IN SPAWN MODE AND
ARE STARTING TO COOPERATE.
- MAY 19. THE LARGEMOUTH AND SMALLMOUTH
ARE BITING. THE WHITE BASS SHOULD BE GETTING READY TO BITE. THE WEATHER HAS BEEN STRANGE TO SAY THE LEAST SO THINGS ARE A
LITTLE LATE THIS YEAR.
- ITS THE LAST DAY OF JUNE AND THE WHITE
BASS HAVE BEEN BITING. THE TOPWATER BITE HAS BEEN SLOW WITH SMALLER FISH SHOWING UP, BUT THE DEEPER SCHOOLERS HAVE BIT FOR
THE MOST PART. THE BLUEGILL FISHING HAS BEEN GOOD AND THE LARGEMOUTH FISHING HAS SLOWED, BUT THEY CAN BE CAUGHT BY THE EXPERIENCED
CLIENTS I TAKE OUT, IT JUST TAKES SOME WORK AND PATIENCE.
- JULY
7TH. EVEDENTLY THE FISH DID NOT LIKE MY LAST REPORT. THE BIGGER WHITE BASS SEEM TO BE ON HOLD, WHILE THE SMALLER WHITE BASS
HAVE BEEN BITING FAIRLY GOOD.
- I AM NOW DOING FISHING REPORTS AT THE FACEBOOK PAGE BELOW.
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