Kerr Lake

[everythingthatswims]

This weekend I have a two day high school tournament on Kerr Lake. I have never been to the lake before but I will be going tomorrow morning to pre fish. Everything I have read and heard about Kerr is that you fish "the bushes". The current water levels appear as though the bushes will be high and dry. Any advice on fishing the lake when it's low? Also if anyone has fished the lake recently and could give me some feedback on water clarity that would be great!

[Nitrofreak]

Where are you launching from and what mode of transportation?

[Wayne P.]

The lake level has to be above 300 to be "in the bushes". As of 11:00 today it is at 299.11.

http://epec.saw.usace.army.mil/dsskerr.txt

 

[Nitrofreak]

I have always had some pretty decent luck fishing out of Bluestone Creek and Owens Creek, pay attention to hazards in each area, I feel like Owens offers more wood than Bluestone but also I feel like Bluestone offers more rock and hard bottom than Owens, both are relatively close to the state park, (assuming that's the launch area).

According to Charlie Taylor's report, the upper half is stained and lower half is clear, these are somewhat middle areas so I assume it is partially stained at least.

Im not sure if you are going in a boat or a yak, if you venture back into Bluestone then there are buoy markers directing you into Goodell Creek, in case you don't know and decide to venture into that area, travel in between the buoy markers, the red to your starboard (right) and green to your port (left) sides of your craft, opposite on your way out of course, to the right as you enter Goodell Creek is a rocky point that extends from shoreline all the way out to the red buoy, to the left of the green Buoy there is a point with an island that offers a good shelf in approx. 8 ft. of water with deep water access just out from the island, not sure if they are focused on the spawn but if they are on points make sure you check that area out, to the left across from Goodell Creek there is a cove, with good shallow areas back in the back, also an old roadbed with a possible house or something, could be an old bridge, I haven't been there yet with the downscan but on my old X96 picked up something of good size about smack dab in the middle of that cove.

Owens has a lot to offer as well, main lake points have some really good spotted areas that have trees and tree stumps along the way, also some trees that have been topped off in about 15 to 18 ft. of water, back in the back there are some submerged or partcially submerged wood and rock, just be careful wherever you venture but the lake has some really tremendous fishing almost anywhere you go, it's got both numbers and size.

 

[Dypsis]

I fished a club tourney April 15-17th, Sunday being the tournament.  Knowing where you are launching would help.  We launched out of Rudds.  We fished - Rudds, Grassy and Eastland.  Rudds (for us did not produce much) but a few small ones.  Grassy produced in the back creeks - we assumed males coming for spawn, mostly smaller fish.  Eastland produced most of our fish and best fish.  We fished rocky points.  I caught all my keepers but 1 on a C-Rig.  Shakey Head & cranks also produced in days other than Sunday. 

Good Luck.

[everythingthatswims]

7 hours ago, Nitrofreak said:

Where are you launching from and what mode of transportation?

Launching at occoneeche, mode of transportation is a 21' stratos that will scoot

[Nitrofreak]

27 minutes ago, everythingthatswims said:

Launching at occoneeche, mode of transportation is a 21' stratos that will scoot

Go get em tiger ! LOL !!

Thats about the best I can do with the post above, I don't have a whole lot of experience there, I go down to Lakefest every year, I have fished some of the North Carolina side and I can tell you that it's all a blast, one of the best top water places I have ever visited so far also one of the best jig places too, lots of techniques that you really like has a place down there, enjoy yourself, Good luck and be safe !!

Be sure to let us know how it all goes !!!