Willowhaven Lake Number Two Fishing near Durham, North Carolina

• Overview

  You will find Willowhaven Lake Number Two in Durham County, North Carolina. It sits in dry hill country. You can fish the entire water from one spot if you pick it well. On size it sits at the modest end of our Durham County list. 6.6 miles away sits Durham, the nearest town. The big place round here is Durham, 6.8 miles distant. The boundary is close enough to be worth checking before you fish.

• Where to Fish on Willowhaven Lake Number Two

  Depth is unknown to us, and the shoreline is the better guide. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. Open biodiversity records for Durham County list redbreast sunfish, bluegill, Roanoke darter and green sunfish. County records show what lives in the area; the local agency holds the water-by-water list. Fish Willowhaven Lake Number Two where the bottom changes rather than where it looks deep.

• Seasonal Patterns

  July runs about 78°F on average, January about 39°F. Summer heat is the limit here, not winter cold. Shade and hour of day matter more than month. June to September is hot work, so the first and last hours are what count. That is the shape of the year on Willowhaven Lake Number Two.

• Tackle & Baits

  The paperwork position is blank for this one. The car has to stay half a mile away, which shapes how much tackle you bring. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Check locally before you travel, because a wasted drive is a long one. Close seasons apply to some species and not others. Should this one be busy, Newcombs Lake is 0.3 miles off. None of that is settled for Willowhaven Lake Number Two in what we hold.