Buckhorn Lake Fishing Guide, Guilford County, North Carolina

• Overview

  This water sits in Guilford County, North Carolina. Elevation runs to 732 feet. Gibsonville sits 8.3 miles from the bank. The nearest city of size is Greensboro, 15 miles away. What else is close: Pritchett Lake lies 1.5 miles on, Apple Pond 2.3 miles off, Whitesell Lake Number One lies 4.3 miles on, Smothers Lake 4.5 miles off and Whitesell Lake Number Two lies 5.7 miles on. The boundary is close enough to be worth checking before you fish.

• Where to Fish on Buckhorn Lake

  Depth went unrecorded, which puts the reading back on you. Points where the flooded channel swings in are the reliable ones. Draw-down through summer strips the margins, so follow the water out. Guilford County records list bluegill, green sunfish, redbreast sunfish and black crappie among the fish reported. County records show what lives in the area; the local agency holds the water-by-water list. The shape of Buckhorn Lake rewards a slow walk along one bank.

• Seasonal Patterns

  On the long-term average, July reads 77°F and January reads 37°F. The awkward stretch is midsummer, not midwinter. October and November give a second good stretch as it cools. Late winter often fishes better here than midsummer does. Buckhorn Lake fishes to that pattern most years.

• Tackle & Baits

  Whether the bank is open is not something our records settle. We find no slipway, car park or made path within a short radius, so treat access as rough. Bluegill and other panfish take small jigs or worms under a float near any cover. Where access is informal, keep it that way by behaving. Some stretches are reserved and marked as such on the ground. Pritchett Lake at 1.5 miles is the sensible second choice. Rules at Buckhorn Lake are worth checking on the day.