Dial Creek, North Carolina: Fishing Spots and Seasons

• Overview

  Dial Creek is one of the Durham County waters in North Carolina. It sits in open plain. Start from Butner, 6.3 miles down the road. Gorman follows at 9.6 miles, then Creedmoor at 10 miles. Within a short drive: Mountain Creek within 3.2 miles, Bollinger Pond sits 3.9 miles out, Quail Roost Lake Number One within 3.9 miles, Eden Lakes sits 4.7 miles out and Pyrophyllite Mine Lake within 7.2 miles. Being near a boundary, it pays to know which side you are fishing.

• Where to Fish on Dial Creek

  There is no recorded depth, so work from what you can see. The head and tail of a pool beat the body of it. Slack water behind an obstruction is worth more than open current. County-wide records name redbreast sunfish, bluegill, Roanoke darter, green sunfish and Roanoke bass. Those are county-wide records, so not every one of them will be in this water. At Dial Creek light and wind decide more than tackle does.

• Seasonal Patterns

  On the long-term average, July reads 77°F and January reads 38°F. Cooler months are the productive ones on most of this water. Spring and autumn carry the fishing; summer squeezes it into the edges of the day. The hot months push the fishing to dawn and dusk. Plan around that when you fish Dial Creek.

• Tackle & Baits

  The paperwork position is blank for this one. There are toilets mapped about half a mile away. Largemouth respond to soft plastics tight to cover; go weedless where the growth is heavy. Where a permit is needed, the nearest town usually sells it. Close seasons apply to some species and not others. Mountain Creek sits 3.2 miles off and takes the overflow. Where Dial Creek is concerned, a local answer beats a written one.