Guide To Kids Fishing In North Carolina

Ideas and locations to take kids fishing in NC.

Fishing and the great outdoors offers kids an alternative to many influences they encounter in their busy lives today. A single fishing trip could be the turning point in a young life, and we encourage you to invest the time in North Carolina kids. The rewards are endless and it takes so little effort.

Places in North Carolina to take kids fishing

Consider these small lakes, ponds, creeks and urban fishing locations as places to take a kid fishing in the Tar Heel State.

Asheville
- French Broad River Park
- Lake Julian Park
- Lake Tomahawk Park

Charlotte
- Copperhead Island Park
- Freedom Park Lake
- George Poston Park
- Hornet's Nest Park Pond
- McAlpine Creek Park Pond
- Lake Wylie in
- Mountain Island Lake
- Park Road Park
- Reedy Creek Park Ponds
- Squirrel Lake

Durham
- Eno River State Park
- Lake Michie

Fayetteville
- J. Bayard Clark Park
- Lake Rim Park
- Mazarick Park

Greensboro
- Bur-Mil Park Ponds
- Greensboro Country Park
- Hagan-Stone Park Ponds
- Higgins Lake
- Lake Brandt
- Lake Townsend
- Oak Hollow Lake
- Oka T. Hester Park Lake

Huntersville
- Geitner-Rotary Park
- Lake Norman State Park

Jackson
- Apex Community Park Lake
- Bass Lake Park
- Frog Pond
- Lake Michael Park

Murphy
- Apalachia Lake

Raleigh
- William B. Umstead Park
- Blue Jay Point Park
- Harris Lake County Park
- Lake Johnson
- Lake Wheeler Park
- Reedy Creek Lake
- Shelley Lake
- Sycamore Lake

Shelby
- Kings Mountain Reservoir

Top 3 tips for taking kids fishing in NC

1. Make sure that the goal is to have fun. Catching fish is a bonus.

2. Keep it simple. Simple tackle, techniques and locations.

3. Keep the focus on the kids. Be a hero by helping them enjoy the day.

Click here for additional tips to create a successful day of fishing for kids.

Kids, fishing and smiles naturally go together. Take a kid fishing and you just might change the course of their life. Then take pictures and send us one of them holding their prized catch. We will happily post it here.

Youngsters with their prized catch

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Levi Martin, age 12 yrs old. Caught this nice bass on a plastic worm, fishing in a friend's pond in Faith, NC. Quickly he was shouting with excitement as he was reeling it in. Then it jumped and splashed with a fight. Levi then scooped the fish out of the water with his hands. At that moment he realized the monster sized bass that he caught. This is his biggest catch ever! So proud and excited!

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John Yelton, 11 years old, from Denver North Carolina caught this 4 1/2 lb black drum at Ocean Crest pier in Oak Island, NC.

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A very proud Aubry Ford caught this black crappie at the Eno River in Durham North Carolina.

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13 year old Kayla Devaney, caught this nice 3 lb 2 oz bass at Cane Creek Park in Waxhaw, NC on Wednesday May 25 at about 3 pm while fishing with with worms.

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Julia Pethtel shows off a nice 17 3/4", 3 lb 5 oz bass she caught at a private pond in Asheville, North Carolina while fishing with with a weedless rigged, watermelon super fluke, on a #2 worm hook.

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Cade Buchanan caught this nice catfish at Belews Creek Lake in North Carolina.

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Nine-year old, Landon Gozalkowski shows off his bowfin he caught in the Catawba River in Hickory North Carolina.

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