Fishing Bond Lake in Wake County, North Carolina

• Overview

  In North Carolina, Bond Lake belongs to Wake County. This is dry hill ground. It measures about 43 acres, which is a comfortable size for bank fishing. With about 1.1 miles of edge, you can try several depths in one session. The closest town, Cary, is 2.7 miles away. The big place round here is Cary, 2.5 miles distant. You are close to a county edge here; who manages the access can change within a short drive.

• Where to Fish on Bond Lake

  We hold no depth figure for this one. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. Records held for Wake County cover bluegill, redbreast sunfish and green sunfish. Those are county-wide records, so not every one of them will be in this water. On Bond Lake the first feature you find is usually worth a session.

• Seasonal Patterns

  July is the warm end of the year here, averaging about 79°F, while January sits near 40°F. Summer heat is the limit here, not winter cold. The cooler months are the comfortable ones to be out. June to September is hot work, so the first and last hours are what count. Expect Bond Lake to follow that timing.

• Tackle & Baits

  The paperwork position is blank for this one. No dam controls it, and the level follows the season. Records list it as a fishing water. Mapping shows parking within half a mile. There is a pier recorded roughly half a mile away. There are picnic tables half a mile away. There are toilets half a mile off. Rules for this water may differ from the county norm. Some water is controlled locally without a sign saying so. Should this one be busy, Hoffman Lake is 0.8 miles off. The position on Bond Lake is worth confirming on the day.