Closest access points

Fishing near Charlotte, NC

In the North Carolina Piedmont. Lake Norman — the state’s largest man-made lake — sits just north on the Catawba.

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Lake Wylie

15 mi · ~21 min drive · York Co., SC
90/100

Top today: Striped Bass — drop everything — ideal day for striped bass.

Lake Norman

23 mi · ~33 min drive · Iredell Co., NC
74/100

Top today: Largemouth Bass — great day to fish for largemouth bass.

Lake Murray

82 mi · ~1 hr 58 min drive · Lexington Co., SC
55/100

Top today: Striped Bass — workable day for striped bass.

Jordan Lake

106 mi · ~2 hr 33 min drive · Chatham Co., NC
78/100

Top today: Striped Bass — great day to fish for striped bass.

Watauga River

112 mi · ~2 hr 42 min drive · Carter Co., TN
68/100

Top today: Rainbow Trout — workable day for rainbow trout.

South Holston River

114 mi · ~2 hr 44 min drive · Sullivan Co., TN
68/100

Top today: Rainbow Trout — workable day for rainbow trout.

Lake Marion

123 mi · ~2 hr 57 min drive · Clarendon Co., SC
78/100

Top today: Blue Catfish — great day to fish for blue catfish.

Lake Hartwell

124 mi · ~2 hr 59 min drive · Anderson Co., SC
65/100

Top today: Striped Bass — workable day for striped bass.

Claytor Lake

127 mi · ~3 hr 2 min drive · Pulaski Co., VA
68/100

Top today: Smallmouth Bass — workable day for smallmouth bass.

Santee Cooper (Lake Marion)

129 mi · ~3 hr 6 min drive · Orangeburg Co., SC
80/100

Top today: Striped Bass — great day to fish for striped bass.

Falls Lake

132 mi · ~3 hr 10 min drive · Wake Co., NC
53/100

Top today: Striped Bass — marginal conditions for striped bass.

Clarks Hill Lake (J. Strom Thurmond)

133 mi · ~3 hr 12 min drive · McCormick Co., SC
80/100

Top today: Striped Bass — great day to fish for striped bass.

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