I'm new to Hickory and the main fishing location is Lake Hickory. I'm used to fishing smaller private ponds and I do just fine on ponds but I have no idea how to fish a lake. I don't have access to a boat usually so I just have the bank and a pier to fish from. My question is simply how do I fish a lake, and if anybody fishes in Hickory, what are the best places? I use a bait caster and I have just about every type of lure. Any help would be greatly appreciated.