Camp Burgess Glen Lake in Transylvania County: How and When to Fish It

• Overview

  The Transylvania County entry here is Camp Burgess Glen Lake, in North Carolina. The bank gives way to pine and hardwood. It covers about 2 acres, so this is small water you can walk round in under an hour. On size it sits at the modest end of our Transylvania County list. Start from Brevard, 8.9 miles down the road. Athens sits 92 miles out, and it is the nearest city worth the name. It sits near the edge of the county, so check which rules apply.

• Where to Fish on Camp Burgess Glen Lake

  Open data we checked carries no depth for this water. This is a lake, so the margins and the first drop matter most. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. Public occurrence data for Transylvania County names rainbow trout, brook trout, brown trout and fantail darter. It is the county picture; the agency list is water-specific. The shape of Camp Burgess Glen Lake rewards a slow walk along one bank.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Long-run averages give July about 72°F and January about 37°F. The hard part of the year is the heat, not the cold. Late winter and spring fish steadiest here. The cooler months are the comfortable ones to fish here. The season on Camp Burgess Glen Lake rarely departs from it. The week either side of a change of season often fishes hardest.

• Tackle & Baits

  The paperwork position is blank for this one. A car park sits roughly half a mile away. You can camp half a mile off, which suits an early start. This sits inside Caesars Headwaters Nature Reserve, so read the reserve notices first. Light line and small metal for the trout; a fly rod earns its place on calm evenings. A phone call first saves an afternoon. Rules for boats are stricter than rules for the bank in many places. Failing this one, try Lake Arrowhead, 1.2 miles away. Rules at Camp Burgess Glen Lake are worth checking on the day.