Fishing Caraway Lake Number Two in Randolph County, North Carolina

• Overview

  Caraway Lake Number Two stands in Randolph County, North Carolina. Around the bank it is dry hill. At 4 acres it is the sort of place you fish for an evening rather than a day. Most waters listed here for Randolph County are larger. Asheboro is the closest place, 6.1 miles off. For a city, High Point is 14 miles off. This one is safely inside the county line.

• Where to Fish on Caraway Lake Number Two

  We hold no depth figure for this one. Draw-down through summer strips the margins, so follow the water out. Levels move with the draw rather than the rain on water like this. County-wide records name bluegill, redbreast sunfish, green sunfish and piedmont darter. County records show what lives in the area; the local agency holds the water-by-water list. On Caraway Lake Number Two the first feature you find is usually worth a session.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Averages here run 78°F at the top of summer and 39°F at the bottom of winter. The hard part of the year is the heat, not the cold. Spring and autumn carry the fishing; summer squeezes it into the edges of the day. The cooler months are the comfortable ones to fish here. On Caraway Lake Number Two the same rules apply, with local timing.

• Tackle & Baits

  The paperwork position is blank for this one. We find no slipway, car park or made path within a short radius, so treat access as rough. Catfish want bait on the bottom: cut bait or worms, a simple running rig, and patience after dark. Some banks are open only from a marked point. A polite question at the farm gate opens more banks than anything else. Caraway Lake Number One sits 0.6 miles off and takes the overflow. What applies at Caraway Lake Number Two may have changed since it was mapped.