Thread: Lake Norman REPORT 11-9 bite is on!!

First trip of the season!! took the day off for a Doc apt in mooresville this morning and without delay went fishing! I dont get to pick and choose my days anymore, so i am going to go when the opportunity allows. Took about 45minutes putting my boat in striper mode, and i was underway

Man it was raining hard. My friend bailed on me because he was afraid of a little rain. As always i wanted to striper fish, but with the weather, thought id start jigging. Went to my #1 go to spot that i call "food lion"! If i ever want a mess of crappie on Norman, this is my 1 stop shop. Cast after cast after cast they were coming in. I kid you not, in about 40 minutes, i kept my 20, and threw back another 20. Not a single fish kept under 10 inches.

the rain eased some, so i started to peek around. looked in a few creeks and didnt see anything that excited me. after 30 minutes of poking around and getting sand blasted in my face from the rain, i decided to go to where i "usually" catch them this time of year. As i arrived to likely spot, i saw a couple of fish boiling on top, and thats all i needed to see. in 45 minutes, i landed 6 hybrids, and 1 nice striper. First time ever I had a striper jump like a largemouth on its first run. All fish caught on trolled A-rigs up top, and on the down rigger. Bite was so steady i was only able to troll 4 rods.

On the water at 10:45am, trailered up and on the road at exactly 130pm. It doesnt get any better than that!! Didnt see a boat out there the whole time.

Cant catch them sitting at home!

Nice report Pete. We love those rigs we got from you last year. I see the limit police are out already. LOL.