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Denver, NC
I have a Uncle that just bought land in a gated com and will start building in 2 weeks right near Lake Norman
Whats the scoop on fishing that area?? I will have a free place to stay when ever I want. He will be there next summer part time and full time the next year. Thanks
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08-05-2009, 01:38 PM
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Blue can probably tell yoiu more than me. I've fished Lake Norman 3-4 times and had decent luck with freshwater of course. Bream, crappie, bass etc.
I heard tell some real nice bass & catfish have been caught out of there.
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08-05-2009, 01:40 PM
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Cool MJ.
Lake norman is a big deep lake. The striper fishing is improving there but still its a quanity vs. quality striper lake for the most part. You catch the 5 - 8 lbers mostly. If I remember correctly they introduced threadfin shad there a few years ago and it is helping the fishery somewhat. There are blue catfish, spotted and largemouth bass, crappie and bream in addition to the stripers. I always had fun when we fished there and we never got skunked in our 3 - 4 trips. We used rainbow trout for bait which you can buy at the local tackle shops. They are expensive but make great baits. When I get my bait tank fixed up and a little more experience fishing with shad you'll have to come down and fish with us!
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08-05-2009, 01:42 PM
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Hey Garage, that is funny as He11! We simultaneously posted and both of us have only fished LN 3 - 4 times! I caught my 1st striper there prolly 10 years ago!
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08-05-2009, 01:44 PM
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We can catch all the bait we need in High Rock lake - big hickory shad - then haul arse down the interstate to Norman.
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08-05-2009, 01:45 PM
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yep I saw that, it's been a while since I was there but what I remember it was very nice. Macojoe will need a green card to put in and fish there won't he!!
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08-05-2009, 02:04 PM
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I haven't fished Norman...yet, but if you come down, I'll come up there and we'll give it a shot...specially if BR brings us some of those shad he mentioned...winter time is my favorite striper time down here...if you got time, wee'll sneak down to Hartwell and take a shot at some larger fish...16 lber recently and 23 lber couple of months ago...rare, but they get much larger...weighed one that was found still barely alive several years back...bottomed out a 55 lb scale and woulda kept goin' except for the pin...
Norman's about 90 miles NE of me...no promises on what we'll catch, but promise to give it my best shot...
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08-05-2009, 02:08 PM
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Heck, just drive a little further and we'll hit badin. Good numbers of 10 - 15 lb fish in there.
If we fish Norman using your techniques I about guarantee success. I say that because if I could catch them 10 yrs ago in my piece of crap boat with no real bait tank, ANYBODY could! What time we leavin? 
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08-05-2009, 02:29 PM
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Thanks guys! Like I said he will be part time next summer and full time the year after. I am going to give him this info!
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08-05-2009, 05:08 PM
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Speakin' of Green Cards...you DID check Willy's before he got on your boat, right??... 
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