Wooded Lake in Cumberland County: How and When to Fish It

• Overview

  The Cumberland County end of North Carolina holds Wooded Lake. Land around it is pine and hardwood. The water measures roughly 20 acres, so nothing here is far from anything else. Start from Spring Lake, 5.3 miles down the road. Eastover follows at 5.7 miles, then Fayetteville at 6.3 miles. The nearest edge is a long way off, so local rules apply throughout.

• Where to Fish on Wooded Lake

  Nothing we hold settles how deep this runs. Inflow corners move water, and moving water gathers fish. Held water runs deepest at the wall and shallows back to the inflow. Public occurrence data for Cumberland County names redbreast sunfish, dollar sunfish and yellow bullhead. Take it as the county picture rather than a promise for this water. Fish Wooded Lake to its features, not to its size.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Expect July to average close to 80°F, with January the cold end at about 42°F. Fishing runs all year, with summer the awkward season. Spring and autumn carry the fishing; summer squeezes it into the edges of the day. The cooler months are the comfortable ones to fish here. On Wooded Lake the same rules apply, with local timing.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing in our records says who may fish here. Parking is close: a car park sits half a mile from the bank. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Ask in the nearest town if you are unsure. Rules for boats are stricter than rules for the bank in many places. Failing this one, try Holmes Pond, 1.4 miles away. For Wooded Lake, the notice at the access point is the final word.