Lake Norman

Published: Nov 1, 2018Updated: Jul 25, 2025

Species

Spotted Bass

Season

Summer (Current)

231 Fishing Reports

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Lake Norman Overview

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Top Techniques Reported for Spotted Bass + Summer

Hard Topwater (Walking)
7
Shakey Heads
5
Drop Shot
3
Hard Body Swimbaits
3
Hard Jerkbaits
3

Total Fishing Reports

231

Top Species Reported for Summer

Spotted Bass37 Reports
Largemouth Bass15 Reports
Catfish6 Reports
Panfish / Bluegill1 Report
Striped Bass1 Report

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Fishing Reports

231 Reports on Lake Norman

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Tin Ngou
Gold Ambassador
8/3/23
- Species
  Spotted Bass
- Season
  Summer
- Technique
  Topwater Walking
- Structure
  Baitfish
- Water Temperature
  85°
Today I went to a place where there’s a bit of discharge. This discharge creates some current which is key to shad and active fish. This area is fairly deep so the shad likes to run in there even in the summer because of the current. Today I saw schoolie size spotted bass chasing tiny shad on topwater so I threw a super spook jr. This bait is pretty heavy so I could make really long cast from the bank to reach areas they were chasing. Most of my bites today were when I casted to the spots where they just jumped. Not many bites just blind casting. I was throwing this super spook jr on my megabass orochi enforcer with a stradic 4000. I had 15lb braid to 12lb mono leader and I used a snap to allow the spook to walk easier. Although I didn’t catch any big ones today, I caught a decent amount on topwater which is always exciting.
MarcusLitt
Silver Ambassador
8/1/23
- Species
  Spotted Bass
- Season
  Summer
- Technique
  Soft Swimbaits (Sm/Md)
- Structure
  Docks
- Forage
  Bluegill
- Water Temperature
  90°
Tough bite for 4days... Been a hot summer. Night time is a good way to beat the heat.
Tin Ngou
Gold Ambassador
8/4/23
- Species
  Spotted Bass
- Season
  Summer
- Technique
  Hard Swimbaits
- Structure
  Boulders
Today I was fishing over a shallow flat where there are boulders all over the place. This area is really good to throw a glide bait because all the bass are hiding around the boulders and throwing a glide bait over the top of them gives them time to come up and ambush it. Today I chose to throw the river 2 sea S waver 120 in the light trout color because they can see this color a mile away. This bait isn’t too big or heavy so I can throw this on a regular bass rod. I was throwing it on a mh st croix mojo casting rod with a shimano slx. I had 30lb braid with a 15lb floro leader with a snap. Using a snap in a glide bait allows the bait to glide side to side more freely. The way I was working this bait was really slow. When I went over a pile of boulders I would slow down and let the bait sit there over the top to allow the fish to come out and eat it. The areas I was fishing were all less than 5ft deep.