Coffer Creek Fishing near Walkertown, North Carolina

• Overview

  Coffer Creek sits in Forsyth County, out in North Carolina. Elevation runs to 705 feet. Head to Walkertown, 4.2 miles away, for anything you forgot. The big place round here is Winston-Salem, 11 miles distant. Close by you also have: Walls Lakes a shade over 1.9 miles, Waggoner Lake 1.9 miles, Lake Woussicket a shade over 2.5 miles, Town Fork Creek Watershed Lake Five 2.5 miles and Boy Scout Pond a shade over 3.5 miles. The line between counties passes nearby, which can change who manages the water.

• Where to Fish on Coffer Creek

  We hold no survey for this water; read the slope of the shoreline instead. Log jams gather bait and everything that eats it. The head and tail of a pool beat the body of it. Records held for Forsyth County cover bluegill, redbreast sunfish, green sunfish and channel catfish. County records show what lives in the area; the local agency holds the water-by-water list. On Coffer Creek the first feature you find is usually worth a session.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Expect July to average close to 77°F, with January the cold end at about 37°F. Cold never closes this one. October and November give a second good stretch as it cools. November and March are the quiet, comfortable months to be out. That shapes the year on Coffer Creek. Wind on the bank for a day or two lifts the fishing there.

• Tackle & Baits

  Public sources are silent on who controls the bank. There is no mapped parking or launch nearby, which keeps numbers down. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Gates get locked out of season on water like this. Rules for boats are stricter than rules for the bank in many places. Failing this one, try Walls Lakes, 1.9 miles away. Rules at Coffer Creek are worth checking on the day.