W. Kerr Scott Reservoir
Fishing, stocking, and current conditions
Black bass and striped bass water, stocked through the 2026 season program; 10,000 fish in the published allocation. A 1,280-acre reservoir, and one of 14 stocked waters on the Wilkes County record. A USGS gauge reports from this water, so the conditions card on this page is live.
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What swims here
Black bass
Striped bass
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. The North Carolina season shape statewide: march through may, october and november.
Agency feed checked today.
| Season | Species | Size | Fish |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 season | Black bass | fry | 5,000 |
| 2026 season | Striped bass | fry | 5,000 |
When to fish W. Kerr Scott Reservoir
| Major periods (~2 h) | Minor periods (~1 h) | |
|---|---|---|
| Today | 10:02 am-12:02 pm and 10:25 pm-12:25 am | 4:19-5:19 am and 4:36-5:36 pm |
| Tomorrow | 10:48 am-12:48 pm | 5:25-6:25 am and 5:03-6:03 pm |
Moon: waxing gibbous, 92% lit. These are solunar periods, the traditional feeding-time theory: majors around the moon's transit overhead and underfoot, minors around moonrise and moonset. Theory, not a measurement. Times are Eastern Time (EDT).
What the record actually says
- Stocked through the 2026 season program
Computed this evening, Oct 23 · North Carolina fishing forecast
Gear for this water
For the bass (black bass on the season program here, stillwater)
| Spinnerbaits and squarebills | cover water along banks and riprap |
| Finesse jigs | for the fish that have seen everything else |
| Medium spinning or casting rod | 6.5 to 7 ft medium; 10 to 12 lb line |
For the striped bass and hybrids (striped bass on the season program here, stillwater)
| Live or cut shad | the reservoir standard where legal |
| Topwater walkers | early mornings when they push bait to the surface |
| Medium-heavy rod | 7 ft with 15 lb line minimum; hybrids hit like freight |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Stony Fork | 4.5 mi | Apr 8 |
| Reddies River | 7.0 mi | Sep 28 |
| Cub Creek | 7.5 mi | Apr 8 |
| Middle Fork Reddies River | 8.5 mi | Apr 8 |
| South Fork Reddies River | 8.5 mi | Apr 8 |
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