Lake Lure Fishery Update - One Year Post Helene
By Marge | Published 2025-09-29T16:43:58.028+00:00
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Lake Lure: September 28, 2025 -- HELENE came as a thief in the night with no regard for life or property. Those of you that have lived in this Western North Carolina paradise still cannot believe the raw destruction.
Our Lake Lure fishery has suffered recoverable damage especially to habitat and general fish health. However, because the town has a high level of concern for the fishery, and lake health, recovery will be a priority.The Town of Lake Lure supported fishery studies began in 2007, another in 2011, and 2018, with the last in 2023. The base study completed in 2007 created a strategy of building our Black Bass population for long term benefits.Two goals were created, create new habitat and add Thread