I am heading to the Outer Banks for a week in October with the in laws. They rented a house on the beach and everyones excited to surf fish. I am a bass guy, so i started researching bass spots within a few hours drive. It seems like Lake Phelps is where i need to go. I was just wondering if i can get some info from some people who have fished it or heard anything about it. I pry wont be pulling the boat, but we are bringing our kayaks. So i will have minimal mobility. Any info is appreciated.

I've never fished Phelps, but have heard decent things. I fished other areas in this region (I own an acre of land near Columbia). The little Alligator River has some decent bass fishing. Never fished it in the Fall, but the Spring is quite good. Might be a bit of haul in a kayak. You can launch here. You can alos fish in the Scuppernong. I haven't fished for bass here (was going for Stripers), but I saw lots of bass fishermen who all confirmed that it's decent. You can launch a boat here.

A word of caution perhaps. The areas I outlined and Phelps (especially from what I hear) are very prone to strong afternoon (and sometimes morning) winds. A guy was telling me about getting blown all the way across Phelps and having to hike back to his car. The two areas I recommended might perhaps provide more wind cover than the circular lake?

I'm hoping to make it down in October myself! If so, see you on the water!

Lake Phelps is a good choice especially if you are not going to have a boat. You cannot fish the Little Alligator or the Scuppernong well without a boat. You can have a great time on the lake though. A lot of us wade and do well. You need to go around to the west side where the bottom is hard. Look up Con Man at conmanshomestead.com for some good advice. You can leave right from his landing if he will let you in either a kayak or wading and find some great water with plenty of fish. Don't forget your fly rods! The bream fishing in Lake Phelps is some of the best in the world.