Fishing near Durham, North Carolina

Look for Durham in the Durham County part of North Carolina. The place runs to some 257,636 residents. Short trips first: Straford Lake Number Two at 3.5 miles, Frazier Lake at 3.5 miles to the south, Straford Lake Number One at 3.6 miles plus Matthews Lake at 5.6 miles to the south-west. On Matthews Lake the inflow end colours first after rain and fishes for it. Cold never shuts these down. Summer squeezes the useful hours at both ends. Dammed water accounts for the bulk of it. Work slowly along an edge instead of casting about. Straford Lake Number Two is the near option, about 5 acres in size. Straford Lake Number Two is the easiest to reach with a car. Durham County records cover redbreast sunfish, bluegill, Roanoke darter, green sunfish and Roanoke bass. Reservoirs make up most of the choice here. The run from Durham to Straford Lake Number Two is the shortest of them all....