A bass boat is almost unnecessary - stand on any dock a little downstream from the NC 150 bridge and scout for shining, pebbled bass beds to cast over. While not biologically or ecologically ideal, the conditioning bass undergo from Marshall’s warm outflow is great news for fishermen. They get up underneath them, and when you get a goofy day when the weather’s kind of weird, they’re hard to catch because they just suspend under the dock until it’s ready for them to continue their progress.” “The problem with that on Lake Norman is there are so many boat docks, that’s where a lot of them like to stage. “They are conditioned (to use what habitat is available). “They don’t really have a choice,” Cherry said. With so much of the lake’s 520-mile shoreline taken up by development, fish at Norman have resorted to making their beds right under and around the boat docks instead. Traditional bass fishing says the fish will move into brushy and secluded side creeks to spawn, away from the deeper water and safe from most egg-stealing predators. Some last until early May, but April’s it. “It’s usually over by the third week in April. “They begin moving to creeks and shallower water beginning in mid-February,” Cherry said. Outside the steam plant’s outflow, the water is the requisite 55 to 65 degrees, so bass can spawn earlier at Norman than other North Carolina reservoirs that don’t have a warm-water discharge. They may get stubborn and hard to catch, but they don’t leave,” Cherry said.īass spawn based on water temperature and not according to the calendar, although the two usually go hand in hand. “The best thing about Lake Norman with the power plant is … once they make their move and go up there, they don’t leave. Just as oceanic fish move into the equatorial region during winter and back to polar waters in the summer, so bass in Lake Norman move to the water below Marshall in the winter and fan out during the warmer months. Think of it as a man-made tropical hideout. The warm outflow provides bass a place to rest during the winter and escape the cold-weather stupor that usually turns fishing off when hunting season begins. Environmentalists often frown on the warm water returned to lakes from factories, but in Norman’s case, it creates a fish haven. When the water returns after being used in the plant, it reenters Norman at a higher temperature. That level of production requires millions of gallons of water to create the steam and cool the machinery. According to its website, Duke Energy can get 2,090 megawatts of electricity out of the station’s four coal-fired, steam-driven power units. The lake gets its intense winter activity from the Marshall Steam Station, operated by Duke Energy off NC 150 on the west side of the lake around the mid-lake area. February fishing at Lake Norman is like that - unexpected action in unexpected areas. It was the first fish of the day, but certainly not the last. Suddenly, she had seen one cast too many she came alive and went after the bait with a burst of speed. No male was on the bed for some reason, so it fell to her to keep the eggs safe, motionless in the shadow cast by the ramp and the rising sun. It was tedious work, with a big female bass keeping watch over her bed nearby, uninterested in anything Cherry pitched her way. He wasn’t even chucking lures toward the open water he was pitching a football jig into a slim strip of water between the land and a dock. I would recommend this house to anyone! It was an easy stay & the house has lots of supplies (laundry detergent/ cleaning supplies/ shampoo etc.Cherry’s bass boat was barely in the water and away from the ramp when he cut the outboard and started casting. She left some thoughtful snacks for us upon arrival, which is always a nice touch! She also set up the crib for us which we needed for our one year old in the master bedroom. The owner/host was great and easy to get in touch with. We rented a boat for a few hours at the marina which is a 2 min drive from the house. The lake access is steps away, my husband and children loved kayaking on the lake, life jackets were provided which was nice. There’s a back porch with seating and a fire pit. Large open shower is in the master bathroom with a soaking tub where you can watch TV. All were modern, clean, and decorated nicely. There are three bedrooms/bathrooms upstairs. There’s one bedroom with adjoining bath downstairs and a powder room. I liked how there was plenty of seating, the large kitchen table has ten seats and the island has six comfortable stools. It’s beautiful and was decorated nicely with fall decor. We had a wonderful three night stay! When you walk into the home it has a great open layout, a huge kitchen and island, a large rectangular kitchen table, and a sitting area with a large TV.
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