Lake Minehaha

Bluegill and channel catfish water, stocked through the 2026 season program; 1,800 fish in the published allocation.

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2026 season program

3 species

1,800 fish allocated

2.2 acres (NHD)

What swims here

Bluegill 1 allocation

Channel catfish 1 allocation

Largemouth bass 1 allocation

Season program record

N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission publishes this water by season or program window, not by dated schedule, so there are no truck dates to list; the rows below are the published program allocations.

Season	Species	Size	Fish
2026 season	Bluegill	fry	1,000
2026 season	Channel catfish	yearling	500
2026 season	Largemouth bass	fry	300

Gear for this water

For the panfish (bluegill on the season program here, stillwater)

Ultralight rod and small jigs	1/32 to 1/64 oz jigs under a float; 2 to 4 lb line
Live bait	waxworms, crickets, and redworms out-fish everything for bluegill
Small tubes and grubs	1 to 2 inch plastics for crappie around brush

For the catfish (channel catfish on the season program here, stillwater)

Medium-heavy rod	7 ft medium-heavy, 15 to 20 lb line, sturdy reel
Circle hooks on a slip-sinker rig	2/0 to 5/0 circles on a Carolina rig; let them load up
Cut bait and prepared baits	fresh cut shad or chicken liver; scent is everything

Suggestions follow from what the state actually stocks here and what kind of water it is, nothing else. No sponsored placements.

Nearby stocked waters

The closest waters with stocking pages of their own, straight-line miles from this one.

Water	Distance	Most recent
Long Lake	31 mi	2026 season
Lake Corriher	38 mi	2026 season
Gaston County Farm Lake	40 mi	2026 season
Catawba River	42 mi	May 11
Pee Dee River	45 mi	May 13

Records from N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission (official page). Placement from USGS GNIS and the National Hydrography Dataset. Schedules change without notice. Seasons, limits, and licenses: North Carolina fishing regulations.