Fishing Report For Randleman Lake, NC

By Rick Seaman

April 10, 2025

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Fishing Report Randleman Lake, NC

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Popular Fish Species Randleman Lake, NC

Largemouth Bass

Current Report: Good
Outlook: Good To Very Good

There is plenty of structure here, and locals report focusing on cover, be it shallow or deep. The bass are shallow now and are beginning the spawning dance. Worms and jigs are always a good choice her, as are crankbaits and vibrating jigs. By the time the spawn is over the water will be warm enough to catch some nice bass on topwater. This topwater action will last through Summer and Fall, early and late in the day. During Summer, keep an eye on the thermocline to determine the maximum depth to fish, as there is very little oxygen below the thermocline. During slow times deep or shallow, when the bass are finicky, a stick worm rigged wacky style, has been catching fish.

Black Crappie

Uncle Buck's Panfish Creatures Curly Tail Minnow Rigged

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

Crappie fishing has been great at Randleman Lake for the last 5 years. The crappie are nice and fat, feeding on threadfin and gizzard shad. Spring is the premiere time to be on the water as crappie move into shallow coves to spawn. However, the fishing is pretty good year round when you fish deeper after Spring. They may be anywhere from 15' to 35' deep. Electronics is the quickest way to locate schools. Bridge pilings, brush, timber and deep vegetation are a good place to cast small crappie jigs or live minnows. Light tackle with 4 lb to 8 lb line is ideal. Locals report good success using fish finders to locate schools of crappie, which tend to stack vertically around cover. In Spring and Fall focus on the 8 to 12 foot range.

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Guide to fishing for largemouth bass, channel catfish, white crappie and bluegill at Randleman Lake in North Carolina.

Randleman Lake is a 3,000-acre lake with over 100 miles of shoreline. Bass and crappie are popular with plenty of big bass being caught. Deep channels, ledges and humps attract bass offer good structure. There is a fishing pier, and fishing from the bank is not allowed.

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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".