O J Fleming Lake Fishing Guide, Yadkin County, North Carolina

• Overview

  In North Carolina, O J Fleming Lake belongs to Yadkin County. The bank is 948 feet above sea level. Surface area runs to about 3 acres — small enough to read in one session. Most waters listed here for Yadkin County are larger. Yadkinville is the closest town at 4.3 miles. For a city, Winston-Salem is 27 miles off. The nearest edge is a long way off, so local rules apply throughout.

• Where to Fish on O J Fleming Lake

  Depth remains unrecorded, so treat the first session as a survey. Look for where the old bank line still shows under the surface. Levels move with the draw rather than the rain on water like this. Public occurrence data for Yadkin County names Carolina fantail darter, green sunfish, piedmont darter and white sucker. Those are county-wide records, so not every one of them will be in this water. At O J Fleming Lake the water rewards a slow, careful approach.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Averages here run 77°F at the top of summer and 37°F at the bottom of winter. Cold never closes this one. Shade and hour of day matter more than month. March through May is the strongest run, with October and November a second stretch. On O J Fleming Lake that shapes the whole year.

• Tackle & Baits

  Who may fish here is not settled in anything we hold. Mapping shows no built access close by; expect to walk in from wherever you can leave the car. Largemouth respond to soft plastics tight to cover; go weedless where the growth is heavy. Local rules can differ across the county line, so check where you stand. Barbless rules turn up on managed water more often than not. Gray Casstevens Lake sits 1 mile off and takes the overflow. Check the position at O J Fleming Lake before loading the car.