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Lake James Fishing


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Top Lake James Fishing Spots

  1. Canal Boat Ramp
    7/11/2018 10:50:00 PM -

  2. Hidden Cove Boat Ramp
    7/11/2018 10:50:00 PM -

  3. Boat Ramp2250
    5/3/2022 5:19:45 PM -

  4. Cone Mills Lake
    5/19/2011 10:47:31 PM - Cone Mills Lake 35.2835, -81.8015

  5. Rocky Point92
    5/3/2022 5:21:15 PM -

  6. Island Point
    4/6/2019 3:10:29 PM - Island Point

  7. Rocks403
    5/3/2022 5:21:15 PM -

  8. Brown Trout94
    4/1/2021 5:15:12 PM -

  9. Boat Ramp1308
    5/3/2022 5:19:45 PM -

  10. Good Bank
    4/6/2019 3:10:29 PM - Good Bank


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Lake James Fishing Forecast

Target Species of Fish

Based on historical data for fishing Lake James, you should target one of the following species for this time of year:

  1. Brown Trout

    2. Brown Trout

    There is a 57.14% catch rate for Brown Trout, based on 16 Brown Trout counted.

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    Brown

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  2. Bluegill

    3. Bluegill

    There is a 14.29% catch rate for Bluegill, based on 4 Bluegill counted.

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  3. Black Crappie

    4. Black Crappie

    There is a 3.57% catch rate for Black Crappie, based on 1 Black Crappie counted.

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  4. Brook Trout

    5. Brook Trout

    There is a 3.57% catch rate for Brook Trout, based on 1 Brook Trout counted.

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    Brook

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  5. Channel Catfish

    6. Channel Catfish

    There is a 3.57% catch rate for Channel Catfish, based on 1 Channel Catfish counted.

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    Channel

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  6. Rainbow Trout

    7. Rainbow Trout

    There is a 3.57% catch rate for Rainbow Trout, based on 1 Rainbow Trout counted.

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  7. Redbreast Sunfish

    8. Redbreast Sunfish

    There is a 3.57% catch rate for Redbreast Sunfish, based on 1 Redbreast Sunfish counted.

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  8. Redear Sunfish

    9. Redear Sunfish

    There is a 3.57% catch rate for Redear Sunfish, based on 1 Redear Sunfish counted.

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  9. Rock Bass

    10. Rock Bass

    There is a 3.57% catch rate for Rock Bass, based on 1 Rock Bass counted.

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  10. Smallmouth Bass

    11. Smallmouth Bass

    There is a 3.57% catch rate for Smallmouth Bass, based on 1 Smallmouth Bass counted.

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Recommendations above based on 10 species of fish and 28 fish counted for March around Lake James.

To date, there are 29 species of fish and a total of 2751 fish counted for Lake James and within a 30 mile (48 km) radius since 1/1/1860 (163 years).

Last Update: 3/22/2023 2:05:21 AM

*** PLEASE NOTE ***
Please check local, state/province, and federal laws before fishing for any species found on this site. All data is based on historical data found for this area, and in some cases as far back as the year 1600.

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Latest Lake James Fishing Reports

  • Largemouth Bass and Hybrid Striped Bass
    8/25/2022 5:04:27 PM - Fished Lake Lure the last couple of days. Caught a total of 14 largemouth bass and 12 hybrid striped bass. KVM crankbait was the top bait this trip.

  • Hybrid Striped Bass and Largemouth Bass
    8/25/2022 10:15:00 AM - Good hybrid striped bass and largemouth bass fishing.

  • Brown Trout
    3/26/2020 12:04:44 AM - Late fishing report for March 13. Went to the mountains for the weekend and got to catch up with some old friends. Took a fishing pole of course... Heard there were Smal

  • Davidson River and Watauga River Fly Fishing Report January 28 2020
    1/28/2020 1:16:49 PM - January 28 2020 Asheville Area Fly Fishing Report Davidson and other Medium to Small Sized Streams in Pisgah National Forest Our small stream fishing has been all over the pl

  • Asheville European Nymphing Lessons
    11/3/2019 11:46:34 AM - Dates Fly Tying Dates (5:00pm-7:00pm) pick 2 11/25 12/2 12/9 1/6 Fishing Dates (10am-2pm) pick 1 1/11 2/1 more dates available as needed. Cost $150 per angler Euro nymphing 1

  • Asheville Fly Fishing Lessons
    10/31/2019 2:52:25 PM - Fly Fishing Lessons in Asheville NC Dates for 2019 11/10 11/11 11/23 11/24 This class is designed for the beginning angler who wants to focus on developing skills to use on t

  • Asheville Fly Fishing Report October 25 2019
    10/25/2019 12:07:44 PM - Asheville Area Fly Fishing Report October 25 2019 Davidson River The Davidson has been fishing ok the last week. We have had a lot of good rain fall and flows are great. The

  • Asheville Area Fly Fishing Report 10/08/19
    10/8/2019 2:33:22 PM - Asheville Area Fly Fishing Report 10/8/2019 Davidson River Fishing Report The rain is falling as I write this so take that into consideration in the next couple days. Compare

  • Asheville Area Fly Fishing September 12 2019
    9/12/2019 2:59:16 PM - Davidson River Fly Fishing Report The Davidson river has been up and down the last couple weeks. We have had some really good days and some really tough days. Jeremy had a cl

  • Asheville Area Fly Fishing Report 8/13/19
    8/13/2019 2:11:02 PM - Asheville Area Fishing Report 8/13/19 Fly Fishing Report for Asheville Western North Carolina and East Tennessee Davidson River Fly Fishing Report The Davidson has fished ok

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