| Kerr Lake straddles the state line between Virginia | | | | bass fishing of your life. During the summer they will |
| and North Carolina. Known to Virginians as Buggs | | | | be found in water that is between 63 and 75 |
| Island Lake, it has 850 miles of shoreline and 50,000 | | | | degrees with them being most aggressive in water |
| acres of surface. It is the largest lake in North | | | | about 73 degrees. |
| Carolina and fishing on the lake is excellent with | | | | Crappie, it is well-known, are heavy schoolers. They |
| Largemouth Bass, Crappie, Catfish, White Bass/White | | | | like and underwater structure that they can swim |
| Perch and Striped Bass. It is feed by the Dan River | | | | about. A fish-finder comes in very handy when |
| and other feeder streams and its depth can be as | | | | locating a crappie hole. Be sure to mark it on your |
| much as 320 feet. | | | | GPS because leaving a bobber attached to a weight |
| Largemouth Bass is the predominate species fished | | | | is likely to be found by those who don't have |
| for on Kerr Lake and they take spinner baits and | | | | fish-finders and diminish your investment in your |
| crank baits. Largemouth love cover. Even a point of | | | | fish-finder. Jigs or minnows work best with crappie |
| land jutting out gives them security on one side. | | | | and midday to late evening is their heavy feeding |
| Underwater structures found by a fish-finder can also | | | | time. |
| hold largemouth. Tree stumps and boat docks are | | | | Catfish are striking live shad or bluegill. Fish the |
| also favorite haunts. In the spring they move to | | | | bottom a little ways offshore. Catfish like warmer |
| warmer, shallower water to establish their nests. | | | | water so inlets where the sun has a chance to warm |
| During this time they are aggressive feeders but | | | | are ideal. White bass are also a shoreline fish and like |
| once the nest is established, the male who guards | | | | small minnows and night crawlers. They are an |
| the nest will strike at nothing and just swim in circles | | | | opportunity for the fly fisherman to get some action. |
| above the nest. Once the eggs hatch they will strike | | | | Casting a weighed line with a large nymph or a San |
| at anything and you can enjoy some of the best | | | | Juan worm could get some strikes. |