Fishing Badin Lake

AKA: Badin Reservoir, Lake Badin

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Badin Lake, NC

Popular Fish Species Badin Lake, NC

Badin Lake Popular Fish - Largemouth Bass

Largemouth Bass Fishing

Currently, largemouth bass are thriving in Badin Lake due to excellent fisheries management. Fishing for largemouth bass is particularly good virtually any time they are shallow - in spring, mornings in summer, and during warm fall afternoons. Use shallow crankbaits around rip rap. Around grass use worms, jigs, topwater and spinnerbaits. In deeper water, big worms, jigs and spoons are three good weapons. In winter, spend your time on deeper structure. Other bass to be caught here include smallmouth bass and spotted bass.

Black Crappie

Black crappie roam in good numbers around Badin Lake, and are averaging a particularly good size this year. Crappie fishing is excellent. Crappie always like cover and structure, so look for brush, wood and vegetation. Using a fish finder can help locate schools of crappie, which tend to stack vertically around cover. In spring and fall focus on the 8 to 12 foot range. As the crappie move deep in summer and winter, follow points out deep, as well as find ledges near channels in deeper water. White crappie, in smaller numbers, also make this lake their home.

Blue Catfish Fishing

This year blue catfish are running in giant sizes in Badin Lake. Fishing for blue catfish is most often productive summer around any kind of structure. Road beds, creek channels and rocky points are all good places to begin. Use a slip sinker or Carolina rig with live bait, cut bait or other popular catfish baits. Other catfish in the lake include channel and flathead catfish.

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Fish species to fish for...

Guide to fishing for largemouth bass, smallmouth bass, spotted bass, channel catfish, flathead catfish, blue catfish, black crappie, redbreast sunfish, redear sunfish, white bass and striped bass at Badin Lake in North Carolina.

With depths of over 180 feet, Badin Lake water stays cooler during summer than many of the other lakes in the area. As the shallows warm, the fish move deeper for comfort - following the bait fish. Bass, stripers, crappie, white bass and catfish are favored targets of local anglers. The sunfish populations are healthy and grow to good eating size. Check out fishing reports for popular species at this lake. Badin Lake is a 5,000-acre reservoir in the central part of the state, with easy access from all directions. Over 100 miles of shoreline offers plenty of fishing opportunity - from shore or from a boat, canoe or kayak. Rocks, brush, boulders and boat docks are favorite targets for bass anglers.

Primary fish species residing in Badin Lake

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Badin Lake Amenities

Marina: YES
Boat Rental: YES
Boat Launch Ramp: YES
Campgrounds: YES
RV Hookups: YES
Lodging: YES
Convenience Store: NEARBY
Bait & Tackle: NEARBY
Restaurant: YES

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Marinas

Old North State Club Marina
139 Marina Ln
New London, NC 28127
336 461-4456

Public Boat Launch Ramps & Landings

Badin Lake Boat Ramp
This three-lane concrete ramp, with a dock and paved parking, is located in the southwest corner of the lake, off Highway 740.

Circle Drive Boat Ramp
With paved parking for forty vehicles with trailers, this is a concrete ramp with a doc. It is located in the northeast corner of the lake off Shoreline Drive

Cove Boat Ramp
Located at the end of Cove Road, along the east side of the lake, this is a two-lane concrete ramp with a dock and paved parking.

Gar Creek Boat Launch
This is a primitive, one-lane launch ramp and limited parking. Access is off Road 1164 in the northwest area of the lake.

North Shoreline Drive Ramp
Located in the middle-eastern quadrant of the lake, off Road 1177, this is a one-lane concrete ramp with limited parking and a dock.

Old Whitney Boat Ramp
This is a concrete ramp with paved parking and a dock, at the end of Old Whitney Road, in the northwest corner of the lake.