Rutherford County is home to 20 lakes.

Bald Mountain Lake    (Lake Lure area)
Bell Lake    (Pea Ridge area)
Burlington Lake    (Chesnee area)
Cone Mills Lake    (Forest City area)
Forest Lake    (Rutherfordton South area)
Fraternal Order of Eagles Lake (Rutherfordton South area)
Hayes Lake    (Fingerville East area)
Hickory Nut Lower Lake    (Lake Lure area)
Hickory Nut Upper Lake    (Lake Lure area)
Isothermal Community College Lake (Rutherfordton area)
Lake Brooks    (Shingle Hollow area)
Lake Lure    (Lake Lure area)
Matt Brooks Lake    (Glenwood area)
McCall Lake    (Dysartsville area)
Murray Hilton Lake    (Dysartsville area)
Occoneechee Lake    (Lake Lure area)
Sunnyside Lake (Rutherfordton South area)
The Mountains Lake    (Lake Lure area)
The Pools    (Lake Lure area)
W W Jones Lake    (Sugar Hill area)

Lake Lure
Enjoy Lake Lure and the surrounding streams of Hickory Nut Gorge, where you will find rainbow trout, brown trout, large mouth bass, small mouth bass, crappie, white bass, catfish, bluegill and sun perch. Don't forget to buy trout stamps, which are also required for creek and river fishing.

Fishing licenses can be purchased at:  
Dalton's General Store         
1100 Bills Creek Rd
Lake Lure, NC 28746  
Phone: 828-625-9750                      

Cleveland County is home to 28 lakes.
Beams Lake    (Shelby area)
Bookout Lake    (Blacksburg North area)
C E Harry Lake    (Grover area)
Cedar Lake    (Cherryville area)
Emile Gebel Lake    (Shelby area)
Executive Club Lake    (Kings Mountain area)
Fiber Industies Water Supply Lake (Blacksburg North area)
Foote Mineral Reservoir    (Kings Mountain area)
Foote Mineral Tailings Pond (Kings Mountain area)
Hendricks Lake    (Waco area)
Houser Lake    (Boiling Springs South area)
Kennedy Lake    (Waco area)
Kings Mountain City Lake Number Two  (Kings Mountain area)
Kings Mountain Mica Company Lake    (Kings Mountain area)
Kings Mountain Number One Lake    (Kings Mountain area)
Kings Mountain Reservoir    (Waco area)
Knox Surratt Lake    (Blacksburg North area)
Lake Houser    (Boiling Springs South area)
Lake Montania    (Kings Mountain area)
Lake Montonia    (Kings Mountain area)
Martin Marietta    Company Lake (Grover area)
Moss Lake    (Waco area)
Mount Pleasant Fishing Lake (Boiling Springs South area)
North Club Lake    (Shelby area)
Ross Pond    (Lawndale area)
Sellers Lake    (Bessemer City area)
Shufords Fishing Lake    (Lawndale area)
Stice Shoal Lake    (Lawndale area)



Polk County is home to 12 lakes.
Deering Milliken Lake    (Mill Spring area)
Hooper Creek Lake    (Landrum area)
Kaye Thompson Lake    (Mill Spring area)
Lake Adger    (Mill Spring area)
Lake Sandy Plains    (Fingerville West area)
Lyles Lake    (Fingerville East area)
Mahler Pond    (Landrum area)
Melrose Lake    (Saluda area)
Melrose Mountain Lake Number One    (Saluda area)
Melrose Mountain Lake Number Two    (Saluda area)
Palmetto Lake    (Cliffield Mountain area)
Warrior Mountain Lake    (Saluda area)


*Anyone interested in fishing should consult with local guides and resources before heading out to fish.