There are many lakes in North Carolina with good fishing and
plenty of other recreational facilities. Go camping, water skiing,
swimming, boating ... Enjoy
| NC Lake Name |
Location & Description |
| Alligator Lake |
North Carolina coast: Hyde
County landmark: Intercoastal waterway nearby, Lake
Mattamuskeet
|
| Badin Lake |
closest town in NC:
Biscoe Landmark: Morrow Mountain State Park
|
| Bay Tree Lake |
closest town in NC:
Elizabethtown Landmark: Jones Lake
|
| Blewell Falls Lake |
closest town in NC:
Rockingham |
| Beaverdam Lake |
closest town in NC: Raleigh
landmark: Falls Lake
no gasoline powered boats allowed
|
| Big Lake |
closest town in NC: Raleigh
landmark: William B. Umstead State Park
game fish: largemouth bass, sunfish, darters
|
| Bushy Lake |
southeast of Fayetteville |
| Catfish Lake |
North Carolina Coast: closest
town in NC:
Havelock Landmark: Croatan National Park
|
| Catherine Lake |
closest town in NC:
Jacksonville |
| Falls Lake |
north of Raleigh, NC 50
and NC 98 beaches, campground, marina, boating, fishing,
picnicking
game fish: largemouth bass, crappie, bluegill
|
| Fontana Lake |
Western North Carolina
mountains: closest town in NC:
Robbinsville, Bryson City
Landmark: Great Smokey National Park, Fontana Dam
Game fish: Lake Trout, Bass, Crappy, Walleye Pike
|
| Great Lake |
North Carolina Coast: closest
town in NC:
Havelock Landmark: Croatan National Park
|
| Jones Lake |
Bladen County: closest
town in NC:
Elizabethtown, NC 242 game fish: perch, catfish,
pickerel, sunfish
sandy beach, picnic grounds, camping, Lake
trail for hiking, boat ramp, rowboats available for
rent.
lake is shallow
|
| Highrock Lake |
closest town in NC: Rockwell |
| Johnson Lake |
closest town in NC: Raleigh
landmark: William B. Umstead State Park
|
| Jordan Lake |
closest town in NC:
Apex, Raleigh, Cary, US 64 game fish: largemouth
bass, sunfish
sandy beaches, boating, picnic grounds, camping,
marina
|
| Kerr Lake |
closest town in NC:
Henderson game fish: crappie, largemouth bass,
bluegill, catfish, pickerel, striped bass
boating, marina, fishing, picnicking, camping, hiking
Landmark: VA/NC border
|
| Lake Adger |
closest town in NC: Tryon |
| Lake Ellis Simon |
North Carolina Coast: closest
town in NC:
Havelock Landmark: Croatan National Park
|
|
Lake James |
closest town in NC:
Nebo,
Marion Landmark:
Blue Ridge Parkway
|
| Lake Julian |
closest town in NC: Arden,
Fletcher,
Asheville no powerboats, sailboats allowed,
rent paddleboats,
|
| Lake Hiawassee |
Cherokee county, Western
North Carolina mountains: closest town in NC:
Murphy |
| Lake Hickory |
closest town in NC:
Hickory |
|
Lake Lure |
closest town in NC: Lake
Lure Landmark: Chimney Rock
|
|
Lake Norman |
closest town in NC:
Statesville,
Charlotte game fish: bluegill, perch, crappie,
catfish, largemouth bass, carp, shad
boating, fishing, hiking, picnicking, capming
|
| Lake Mattamuskeet |
North Carolina Coast: Hyde
County landmark: Intercoastal waterway nearby
|
| Lake Powhatan |
closest town in NC: Enka,
Candler, Arden, Fletcher,
Asheville, small lake with clean beach |
|
Lake Phelps |
closest town in NC: Creswell
NC - south of
Edenton, North Carolina Coast large shallow lake
- 8ft deep.
game fish: bass, yellow perch, channel catfish, white
catfish, bluegill, more
|
| Lake Rhodhiss |
closest town in NC: Valdese |
| Lake Sequoyah |
Western North Carolina
mountains: closest town in NC:
Highlands Landmark: Bridal Veil Falls, Dry Falls
|
| Lake Sapphire |
Western North Carolina
mountains: closest towns: Sapphire,
Brevard, Highlands Landmark: Lake Toxaway
|
| Lake Summit |
Western North Carolina:
closest town in NC: Tuxedo Landmark: NC/SC border
|
| Lake Tahoma |
Western North Carolina:
closest town in NC:
Marion |
| Lake Tillery |
Stanly County, closest
town in NC:
Albemarle Landmark: Morrow Mountain State Park,
Yadkin River, Uwherrie National Forest
game fish: largemouth bass, striped bass, white bass,
perch, bluegill, crappie, catfish
|
| Lake Townsend |
Greensboro US 29 Bryan
park complex
sailing, boating, fishing, golf
|
| Lake Toxaway |
Western North Carolina
mountains: closest town in NC: Sapphire,
Brevard, Highlands |
| Lake Waccamaw |
North Carolina Coast: closest
town in NC: west of
Wilmington, East of
Whiteville NC
boardwalk, pier, hiking, fishing, boating, camping,
picnic areas, shallow lake - alligators -
landmark: green swamp preserve NC 221
game fish: largemouth bass, perch, sunfish, silversides,
more
|
| Lake Wyle |
closest town in NC: Belmont,
Gastonia Landmark: NC/SC border
|
| Little Lake |
North Carolina Coast: closest
town in NC:
Havelock Landmark: Croatan National Park
|
| Long Lake |
North Carolina Coast: closest
town in NC:
Havelock Landmark: Croatan National Park
|
| Nantahala Lake |
Western North Carolina
mountains: closest town in NC:
Robbinsville , Bryson City Landmark: Lake Fontana,
Santeetlah Lake, Nantahala River - white rafting
game fish: Trout, bass, crappy
|
| Pungo Lake |
North Carolina coast: closest
town in NC:
Plymouth |
| Roanoke Rapids Lake |
closest town in NC:
Roanoke Rapids |
| Salters Lake |
Bladen county: closest
NC town:
Elizabethtown Landmark: Jones Lake
restricted to boating and fishing, need permit from
park office
|
| Santeetlah Lake |
Western North Carolina
mountains: closest town in NC:
Robbinsville, Bryson City Landmark: Joyce Kilmer
Memorial Forest
Game Fish: Lake Trout, Bass, Crappy, Catfish
|
| Singletery Lake |
closest town in NC: Kelly
southeast of
Elizabethtown, NC 53 boating, fishing, swimming,
camping, hiking
|
| Thorpe Lake |
Western North Carolina
mountains: closest town in NC: Cashiers |
| Tuckertown Lake |
closest town in NC: Rockwell |
| University Lake |
closest town in NC:
Chapel Hill Landmark: University of North Carolina
at Chapel Hill
|
| White Lake |
closest town in NC: east
of
Elizabethtown, NC 53 |
