Fishing Report For Lake Glenville, NC

By Rick Seaman

February 25, 2025

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Fishing Report Lake Glenville, NC

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Popular Fish Species Lake Glenville, NC

Largemouth Bass

Current Report:Good To Very Good
Outlook: Very Good To Excellent

Thanks to a bountiful supply of bluegill and blueback herring, Lake Glenville has a ton of big bass swimming its waters. A wide variety of lures are catching nice largemouth here, with shad pattern crankbaits and jerkbaits at the top of the list. From early March through Fall, rocky banks are producing well with both lures. In Summer and mid-day on most warm days, the bass are moving off these banks, out to ledges and structure. Locals report switching to worms, jigs and spoons for these deeper fish.

Walleye

Current Report: Good
Outlook: Good To Very Good

Due to a continual stocking of walleye, Lake Glenville has a very solid population of quality fish. Spring and Fall are reported to be the best time of year to catch quality walleye here. Walleye like to slow cruise around flats and structure close to deep water. They primarily feed close to the bottom. Blade bait and swimbait worked slowly are effective, as are jigs tipped with minnows or nightcrawlers. Locals also report spoons, deep-diving crankbaits, and worm harness spinners are also catching nice walleye while trolling.

Rainbow Trout

Current Report: Good To Very Good
Outlook: Good To Very Good

Thanks to stocking efforts by the North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission, Lake Glenville is a popular rainbow trout fishery. The diet of a rainbow trout consists of insects, small fishes and crustaceans. Use flies or small lures, imitating their natural food, to tempt them into biting. Locals report using small spinners, miniature crankbaits and swimbaits, as well as nightcrawlers, salmon eggs and prepared baits.

Fish species to fish for...

Guide to fishing for largemouth bass, smallmouth bass, channel catfish, black crappie, walleye, rainbow trout, bluegill and bream at Lake Glenville in North Carolina.

Lake Glenville is a 1,470-acre lake with 26 miles of shoreline, in the southwest part of the state. In addition to great bass fishing, these waters provide opportunities for crappie, catfish, trout, sunfish and walleye anglers to enjoy some excellent fishing. Pockets, points, coves and channels provide a wide variety for the many fish species in the lake to hold and feed.

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Rick Seaman is a fishing enthusiast with over five decades of fishing experience, a retired tournament fisherman, author of numerous published articles on fishing, and co-author of the book "Bass Fishing - It's not WHAT you throw, It's WHERE you throw it".