Lake Norman - water temps in the low 80F range are putting the fish in their summer haunts. Spotted bass - main channel points and humps 5-30 ft. ; blue catfish - backs of creeks and coves < 20ft; white perch - 20-30 ft. in backs of creeks and c...

The spotted bass and white perch bite has been very good since the full moon. Significant pods of both species are chasing bait in 20-40ft of water along the main river channel and adjacent drainages. My parties are taking them on trolled Bandit cran...