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Hiwassee Lake

🛶 Lake fishing  North Carolina · 🌅 05:22 - 🌇 19:51

Hiwassee Lake is a lake in North Carolina. The fish here are ranked by weather, water temperature and season, see the likely catch below.

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Conditions right now

Weather
🌧️ Rain
Water temp (est.)
24.2°C
Air temp
25.3°C
Wind
2.0 m/s
Pressure
1017.0 ↓ falling
Clouds
30.0%

Water temperature is an estimate based on weather and season.

Best times today

🌇 Dusk 18:36–20:36 🌙 Night 20:36–04:37

Local time at the spot, from the most likely species' daily rhythm.

Next hours

10:00
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25.0°
11:00
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26.0°
12:00
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27.0°
13:00
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28.0°
14:00
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29.0°
15:00
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29.0°
16:00
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27.0°
17:00
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27.0°
18:00
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27.0°
19:00
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26.0°
20:00
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24.0°
21:00
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23.0°

Likely catch now (12 species)

Common Carp
Common Carp
Cyprinus carpio
19%
Active through the night, water near its preferred 24 degrees, peak season, falling pressure ahead of weather.
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Channel Catfish
Channel Catfish
Ictalurus punctatus
19%
Active through the night, water near its preferred 24 degrees, peak season, falling pressure ahead of weather.
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Blue Catfish
Blue Catfish
Ictalurus furcatus
19%
Active through the night, water near its preferred 24 degrees, peak season, falling pressure ahead of weather.
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Flathead Catfish
Flathead Catfish
Pylodictis olivaris
18%
Active through the night, water near its preferred 24 degrees, peak season.
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Smallmouth Bass
Smallmouth Bass
Micropterus dolomieu
6%
Slow during the night, water near its preferred 24 degrees, peak season, falling pressure ahead of weather.
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Largemouth Bass
Largemouth Bass
Micropterus salmoides
6%
Slow during the night, water near its preferred 24 degrees, peak season, bright sky slows things.
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Striped Bass
Striped Bass
Morone saxatilis
3%
Slow during the night, water near its preferred 24 degrees, bright sky slows things.
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Black Crappie
Black Crappie
Pomoxis nigromaculatus
3%
Slow during the night, water near its preferred 24 degrees.
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Bluegill
Bluegill
Lepomis macrochirus
3%
Slow during the night, water near its preferred 24 degrees, peak season.
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Brown Trout
Brown Trout
Salmo trutta
2%
Slow during the night, water outside its comfort range, peak season, bright sky slows things.
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White Bass
White Bass
Morone chrysops
1%
Slow during the night, water near its preferred 24 degrees, a fishy ripple on the water.
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Rainbow Trout
Rainbow Trout
Oncorhynchus mykiss
1%
Slow during the night, water outside its comfort range, falling pressure ahead of weather.
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Tips right now

Technique Start with a ledger bait for common carp, the most likely catch right now.
Timing This is a prime window for common carp at night. Fish hard now.
Lure Ledger bait for common carp: Boilies or corn.
Colour Clear water and good light: try natural, gold and bronze for common carp.
Depth The water temperature suits the fish. Fish actively at normal depths and edges.

Fishing permit

A state fishing license is required to fish here. Licenses are issued by each state:

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About this water

Hiwassee Lake

Hiwassee Lake is a man-made reservoir in Cherokee County, North Carolina. It lies along the Hiwassee River created by the Hiwassee Dam which finished construction in 1940. Hiwassee Lake stretches along the river for approximately 22 miles (35 km) to the town of Murphy, North Carolina. It has 180 miles (290 km) of shoreline, a storage capacity of 434,000 acre⋅ft (535,000 dam3), and 205,590 acre⋅ft (253,590 dam3) of flood storage.

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