Fishing at Candor City Reservoir, Montgomery County, North Carolina

• Overview

  Candor City Reservoir is one of the Montgomery County listings for North Carolina. Height above sea level is 581 feet. About 15 acres of surface, which puts the far bank inside easy sight. Nearest place of any size is Biscoe, 6.8 miles away. Beyond it, Seven Lakes at 8.3 miles and Troy at 12 miles. A border sits close enough to be relevant to the paperwork.

• Where to Fish on Candor City Reservoir

  We hold no survey for this water; read the slope of the shoreline instead. The arms fish better than the open middle whenever the water is up. A reservoir gives you a hard edge, a shelf, and not much else. Species logged across Montgomery County include redbreast sunfish, bluegill, fantail darter and green sunfish. County records show the wider picture rather than this one place. Candor City Reservoir gives up its fish to patience rather than distance.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Long-run averages give July about 78°F and January about 40°F. Cold never closes this one. The cooler months are the comfortable ones to be out. Late winter often fishes better here than midsummer does. Time your trip to Candor City Reservoir by conditions rather than dates. Wind direction changes which bank is worth fishing.

• Tackle & Baits

  Whether the bank is open is not something our records settle. Nothing formal is recorded here: no ramp, no car park, no marked path. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Where the road in crosses private land, ask first. Some stretches are reserved and marked as such on the ground. For a change of water, Jordan Pond is 0.9 miles distant. Nothing on Candor City Reservoir should be assumed from this page alone.