Roxboro Lake Fishing near Roxboro, North Carolina

• Overview

  Roxboro Lake lies within the bounds of Person County, North Carolina. Height above sea level is 486 feet. It runs to roughly 189 acres — big enough to hold fish away from the bank, small enough to learn. The whole outline is near 3.1 miles, and most of it is walkable. You are 3 miles from Roxboro. It is 30 miles to Durham, the nearest city. No county line comes close, which keeps the paperwork simple.

• Where to Fish on Roxboro Lake

  No figure exists for depth, so let the water show you. Levels move with the draw rather than the rain on water like this. Look for where the old bank line still shows under the surface. Survey and observation records for Person County include blue tilapia, bluegill, green sunfish and flat bullhead. What holds for the county may not hold for this water. The shape of Roxboro Lake decides where the fish sit.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Expect July near 78°F and January near 38°F on the long-run figures. Cooler months are the productive ones on most of this water. The cooler months are the comfortable ones to be out. February into May fishes hardest as the water warms. Roxboro Lake fishes to that pattern most years.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access is not recorded for this water. No built facilities appear in mapping around this water. Pike mean a wire trace, no exceptions; big spoons and jerkbaits do the searching. State or provincial rules still apply whatever the bank status. Keep proof of licence with you rather than in the car. If the gate is shut, Chub Lake at 1.8 miles is the nearest alternative. Rules at Roxboro Lake are worth checking on the day.