Fishing Collins Lake in Union County, North Carolina

• Overview

  Collins Lake falls in Union County, part of North Carolina. The setting is open plain. Small at around 9 acres: two anglers spread out cover most of it. Pageland lies 6 miles from the water. Wingate lies 9.1 miles off, Marshville another 10 miles. Neighbouring water: Rock Quarry Pond lies 7.1 miles on, Lake Monroe 7.5 miles off, Marsh Lake lies 8.6 miles on, Lake Lee 8.9 miles off and Hutsey Millpond lies 9.1 miles on. This one sits near enough to a boundary to be worth checking.

• Where to Fish on Collins Lake

  No depth figure appears in our records, so the bank has to tell you. Rip-rap along the wall holds fish that the open bank never does. Points where the flooded channel swings in are the reliable ones. Reported across Union County: green sunfish, bluegill, redbreast sunfish and pumpkinseed. Those are county-wide records, so not every one of them will be in this water. Collins Lake repays a walk before the first cast.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Seasonal averages run from 41°F in January up to 79°F in July. Heat sets the pattern from late spring onward. Late winter and spring fish steadiest here. February into May fishes hardest as the water warms. The season on Collins Lake rarely departs from it. Late summer often means an early start or nothing at all.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access is not recorded for this water. Nothing built is recorded close to the bank here. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Ask in the nearest town if you are unsure. Some stretches are reserved and marked as such on the ground. Rock Quarry Pond at 7.1 miles is the sensible second choice. Nothing here settles the position at Collins Lake for certain.