RustedBucket

Bite turned off about 2 weeks ago. It was pretty steady one day then nothing, and it's been tough everyday since. We were pulling around 8-10 2lb-4lb fish out of weed beeds, laydowns and docks on jigs, worms, lizards and crankbaits pretty much anywhere from Swift Island to the Norwood end. Then they just stopped. Probably caught maybe 6 LM's and a few White Bass in past two weeks. Even the schoolers are being fickle. I've thrown everything I can think of into the schools, and the trusty Silver Rainbow Super Fluke gets completely ignored. Only ones I've caught were more or less foul hooked when they slapped at it. Not sure I'd call it better luck but we got some brief attention from some small (really small) schoolers at the mouth of the Uwharrie yesterday but nothing to get excited about. This is a notoriously tough lake to fish. When it's on, it's on, but when it's off it's frigid. I've talked to few people and they seem to have the same results so I don't think it's you. Just gotta keep throwing stuff until they either change their minds or you find something they like. The water is exceptionally clear right now too, so that may have a lot to do with it as well, even at the Uwharrie end it was the clearest I've ever seen it up there with a distinctly visible line where the two bodies of water met. Something else I've noticed is that while there are plenty schools of shad they are still very small so it may be a few weeks yet before the bigger fish join the fray. Spawn was late this year due to the extended winter and I think most of the fish have just recently come off their beds and are out in deeper water (post-spawn funk maybe). When it turns back on though it's gonna be fun.