Falls Lake is pretty navigable everywhere below the big open area at
sandling beach on rt50. A lot of it is more like a big river than a lake
but that keeps the wake down a bit. Most people go up lake from the 50 ramp
or put in at one of the ramps above it. There are a lot of coves that
extend off the main lake. On weekends it is pretty busy and the bulk of the
boats are doing water sports sorts of things. The fishing guys are usually
around in the early morning on the weekends or during the week. There is
enough activity weekend days that you won't want to fish.

Kerr is huge. Like any man made lake in the southeast there are spots to
avoid but the majority of it is fine. The main lake on the river course is
pretty deep, getting close to 100ft at the dam. You can go well above
Clarkville on it. The nutbush creek leg, going into nc, is a little
shallower but you can easily go all the way to 39. It's very popular for
fishing and never really crowded weekends or week days. Except for the
fireworks around the 4th. It is one of the best fresh water striper lakes
on the east coast and also has a good bass population. When they built the
dam they accidentally trapped a bunch of stripers during spawning season.
No one expected them to survive since they could not get back to the ocean.
But it turned out they were perfectly happy to spend their entire lives in
fresh water. Kerr is the flood control lake on the river so it's elevation
can fluctuate a lot.

Jordan has larger open areas and I find the chop gets annoying on the
weekends. Around Roxboro is Hyco and Mayo. They are smaller and popular
for fishing. I don't fish and have only been to Mayo a few times (friend
has a house on it) so I can't tell you if the fishing is good or not.
Gaston would be sort of close to you as well. It is a pretty big lake but
because it has strict elevation control it is very built up. There are a
lot of houses on it. On the weekends it is busy. It is popular though and
you should probably give it a try.

I live about 20 minutes from the 50 ramp on Falls and I have a house on Kerr
so those are the two I frequent the most.

"John H." wrote in message
...
On Wed, 22 Aug 2007 08:08:52 -0400, "jamesgangnc"
wrote:

I got a 400 watt one from walmart for about $35. It's a black&decker and
about 6"x4"x2". I used it to run some xmas light strings on the boat at
the
local 4th fireworks gathering on Kerr lake. Worked fine.

We're thinking of moving to the Wake Forest area. What do you think of the
lakes in and around there. Falls Lake looks, on Yahoo, to be decent sized,
and Kerr looks like a good sized lake. Of course, it may be mostly 1 ft
deep. Is the fishing decent in any of the lakes close to Wake Forest?
--
John H

On Thu, 23 Aug 2007 08:51:23 -0400, "jamesgangnc" wrote:

Falls Lake is pretty navigable everywhere below the big open area at
sandling beach on rt50. A lot of it is more like a big river than a lake
but that keeps the wake down a bit. Most people go up lake from the 50 ramp
or put in at one of the ramps above it. There are a lot of coves that
extend off the main lake. On weekends it is pretty busy and the bulk of the
boats are doing water sports sorts of things. The fishing guys are usually
around in the early morning on the weekends or during the week. There is
enough activity weekend days that you won't want to fish.

Kerr is huge. Like any man made lake in the southeast there are spots to
avoid but the majority of it is fine. The main lake on the river course is
pretty deep, getting close to 100ft at the dam. You can go well above
Clarkville on it. The nutbush creek leg, going into nc, is a little
shallower but you can easily go all the way to 39. It's very popular for
fishing and never really crowded weekends or week days. Except for the
fireworks around the 4th. It is one of the best fresh water striper lakes
on the east coast and also has a good bass population. When they built the
dam they accidentally trapped a bunch of stripers during spawning season.
No one expected them to survive since they could not get back to the ocean.
But it turned out they were perfectly happy to spend their entire lives in
fresh water. Kerr is the flood control lake on the river so it's elevation
can fluctuate a lot.

Jordan has larger open areas and I find the chop gets annoying on the
weekends. Around Roxboro is Hyco and Mayo. They are smaller and popular
for fishing. I don't fish and have only been to Mayo a few times (friend
has a house on it) so I can't tell you if the fishing is good or not.
Gaston would be sort of close to you as well. It is a pretty big lake but
because it has strict elevation control it is very built up. There are a
lot of houses on it. On the weekends it is busy. It is popular though and
you should probably give it a try.

I live about 20 minutes from the 50 ramp on Falls and I have a house on Kerr
so those are the two I frequent the most.

"John H." wrote in message
.. .
On Wed, 22 Aug 2007 08:08:52 -0400, "jamesgangnc"
wrote:

I got a 400 watt one from walmart for about $35. It's a black&decker and
about 6"x4"x2". I used it to run some xmas light strings on the boat at
the
local 4th fireworks gathering on Kerr lake. Worked fine.

We're thinking of moving to the Wake Forest area. What do you think of the
lakes in and around there. Falls Lake looks, on Yahoo, to be decent sized,
and Kerr looks like a good sized lake. Of course, it may be mostly 1 ft
deep. Is the fishing decent in any of the lakes close to Wake Forest?
--
John H


Thanks for the info, James! Your time is appreciated.
--
John H

On Aug 23, 2:55 pm, John H. wrote:
On Thu, 23 Aug 2007 08:51:23 -0400, "jamesgangnc" wrote:
Falls Lake is pretty navigable everywhere below the big open area at
sandling beach on rt50. A lot of it is more like a big river than a lake
but that keeps the wake down a bit. Most people go up lake from the 50 ramp
or put in at one of the ramps above it. There are a lot of coves that
extend off the main lake. On weekends it is pretty busy and the bulk of the
boats are doing water sports sorts of things. The fishing guys are usually
around in the early morning on the weekends or during the week. There is
enough activity weekend days that you won't want to fish.

Kerr is huge. Like any man made lake in the southeast there are spots to
avoid but the majority of it is fine. The main lake on the river course is
pretty deep, getting close to 100ft at the dam. You can go well above
Clarkville on it. The nutbush creek leg, going into nc, is a little
shallower but you can easily go all the way to 39. It's very popular for
fishing and never really crowded weekends or week days. Except for the
fireworks around the 4th. It is one of the best fresh water striper lakes
on the east coast and also has a good bass population. When they built the
dam they accidentally trapped a bunch of stripers during spawning season.
No one expected them to survive since they could not get back to the ocean.
But it turned out they were perfectly happy to spend their entire lives in
fresh water. Kerr is the flood control lake on the river so it's elevation
can fluctuate a lot.

Jordan has larger open areas and I find the chop gets annoying on the
weekends. Around Roxboro is Hyco and Mayo. They are smaller and popular
for fishing. I don't fish and have only been to Mayo a few times (friend
has a house on it) so I can't tell you if the fishing is good or not.
Gaston would be sort of close to you as well. It is a pretty big lake but
because it has strict elevation control it is very built up. There are a
lot of houses on it. On the weekends it is busy. It is popular though and
you should probably give it a try.

I live about 20 minutes from the 50 ramp on Falls and I have a house on Kerr
so those are the two I frequent the most.

"John H." wrote in message
.. .
On Wed, 22 Aug 2007 08:08:52 -0400, "jamesgangnc"
wrote:

I got a 400 watt one from walmart for about $35. It's a black&decker and
about 6"x4"x2". I used it to run some xmas light strings on the boat at
the
local 4th fireworks gathering on Kerr lake. Worked fine.

We're thinking of moving to the Wake Forest area. What do you think of the
lakes in and around there. Falls Lake looks, on Yahoo, to be decent sized,
and Kerr looks like a good sized lake. Of course, it may be mostly 1 ft
deep. Is the fishing decent in any of the lakes close to Wake Forest?
--
John H

Thanks for the info, James! Your time is appreciated.
--
John H- Hide quoted text -

- Show quoted text -

No problem. If you want to spend a while fishing on Kerr we rent as
well.
(blatant advertising :-) http://www.jamesgangnc.com/

On Thu, 23 Aug 2007 12:41:38 -0700, jamesgangnc
wrote:


No problem. If you want to spend a while fishing on Kerr we rent as
well.
(blatant advertising :-) http://www.jamesgangnc.com/

Beautiful house! If we move to the Wake Forest area, what marina would you
recommend for storing an 18' boat?
--
John H

I don't believe there is really anything close to wake forest. There is
only one on Falls and it is down 98 past rt50 towards Durham. That makes it
a good 40 minutes or more from downtown Wake Forest. Mots of these lakes
are controlled by the corp or local authorities and they don't allow a lot
of marinas. They are also sources of drinking water and marinas generate a
lot of pollution compared to trailering in. There are several on Kerr and
Gaston but that's not close. I keep my 19 1/2 in the garage. 2 car garages
are pretty common on most of the houses in this area.

"John H." wrote in message
...
On Thu, 23 Aug 2007 12:41:38 -0700, jamesgangnc

wrote:


No problem. If you want to spend a while fishing on Kerr we rent as
well.
(blatant advertising :-) http://www.jamesgangnc.com/

Beautiful house! If we move to the Wake Forest area, what marina would you
recommend for storing an 18' boat?
--
John H

On Thu, 23 Aug 2007 18:43:07 -0400, "jamesgangnc" wrote:

I don't believe there is really anything close to wake forest. There is
only one on Falls and it is down 98 past rt50 towards Durham. That makes it
a good 40 minutes or more from downtown Wake Forest. Mots of these lakes
are controlled by the corp or local authorities and they don't allow a lot
of marinas. They are also sources of drinking water and marinas generate a
lot of pollution compared to trailering in. There are several on Kerr and
Gaston but that's not close. I keep my 19 1/2 in the garage. 2 car garages
are pretty common on most of the houses in this area.

"John H." wrote in message
.. .
On Thu, 23 Aug 2007 12:41:38 -0700, jamesgangnc

wrote:


No problem. If you want to spend a while fishing on Kerr we rent as
well.
(blatant advertising :-) http://www.jamesgangnc.com/

Beautiful house! If we move to the Wake Forest area, what marina would you
recommend for storing an 18' boat?
--
John H


That's some good-to-know info. I'd like to find a place where I could put
the boat by the house and not use up half the garage. I like the Wake
Forest area because it's not too far from Richmond (kids) and close to lots
of golf courses. I've got a brother who lives in Winston-Salem.
--
John H

Well, I suspect most of the house developments have some restrictions.
You'll need to watch for that. Just about anything on the north side of
Raleigh will fit your bill though so I wouldn't limit yourself to Wake
Forest.

"John H." wrote in message
...
On Thu, 23 Aug 2007 18:43:07 -0400, "jamesgangnc"
wrote:

I don't believe there is really anything close to wake forest. There is
only one on Falls and it is down 98 past rt50 towards Durham. That makes
it
a good 40 minutes or more from downtown Wake Forest. Mots of these lakes
are controlled by the corp or local authorities and they don't allow a lot
of marinas. They are also sources of drinking water and marinas generate
a
lot of pollution compared to trailering in. There are several on Kerr and
Gaston but that's not close. I keep my 19 1/2 in the garage. 2 car
garages
are pretty common on most of the houses in this area.

"John H." wrote in message
. ..
On Thu, 23 Aug 2007 12:41:38 -0700, jamesgangnc

wrote:


No problem. If you want to spend a while fishing on Kerr we rent as
well.
(blatant advertising :-) http://www.jamesgangnc.com/

Beautiful house! If we move to the Wake Forest area, what marina would
you
recommend for storing an 18' boat?
--
John H


That's some good-to-know info. I'd like to find a place where I could put
the boat by the house and not use up half the garage. I like the Wake
Forest area because it's not too far from Richmond (kids) and close to
lots
of golf courses. I've got a brother who lives in Winston-Salem.
--
John H