Spring Valley Lake, North Carolina: Fishing Spots and Seasons

• Overview

  Spring Valley Lake is a Moore County water, in North Carolina. What surrounds it is open plain. With some 88 acres of water, there is room for a boat but no need of one. There is roughly 2.4 miles of shoreline here, which is a short walk end to end. Few waters listed in Moore County are bigger. Nearest town is Whispering Pines, 0.9 miles off. For a city, Fayetteville is 32 miles off. It lies deep inside the county rather than near an edge.

• Where to Fish on Spring Valley Lake

  No figure exists for depth, so let the water show you. Standing timber shows when the level drops, and fish sit against it. A reservoir gives you a hard edge, a shelf, and not much else. Open biodiversity records for Moore County list pinewoods darter, dollar sunfish, margined madtom and redfin pickerel. County records show what lives in the area; the local agency holds the water-by-water list. On Spring Valley Lake the first feature you find is usually worth a session.

• Seasonal Patterns

  July runs about 79°F on average, January about 41°F. Fishing runs all year, with summer the awkward season. The first and last hours carry the summer; the middle is slow. June to September is hot work, so the first and last hours are what count. Anyone fishing Spring Valley Lake regularly works to that calendar.

• Tackle & Baits

  Our records carry no access rule either way. A made slipway is 110 yards from here, which settles the boat question. Mapping shows parking within 130 yards. Mapping shows a jetty some half a mile off. There are toilets 130 yards off. For the pike, wire up and throw larger lures along the weed edges. Where a permit is needed, the nearest town usually sells it. Some stretches are reserved and marked as such on the ground. Fly Rod Lake sits 0.5 miles off and takes the overflow.