Cane Creek Lake Fishing
Union County, NCWRC District 6, 308 acres.
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Fishing Cane Creek Lake, North Carolina
In Union County, Cane Creek Lake is a lake that falls in NCWRC District 6. Surface area on the federal dam record: 308 acres. Its dam, Cane Creek Lake Dam, blocks the Cane Creek and dates to 1974. About 7 miles separate the water from Mineral Springs.
Species tied to it in NCWRC records: largemouth bass, black crappie and white crappie. Count 2 mapped launches around the shore, 0 in the Commission program. There are 15 attractor sites on the NCWRC map, 15 with buoys. Public access areas here are owned by Union County.
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“Cane Creek Lake in Union County is a popular Black Crappie fishery and biologists sample this reservoir for Black Crappie every three years.”
“The current crappie regulations at Cane Creek Lake are an 8-inch minimum size length and a daily creel limit of 20 fish.”
“Cane Creek Lake contains numerous age-1 individuals as well as fish over 10 inches, which shows recruitment to the fishery while also maintaining preferred and memorable sized fish.”
Quoted from NCWRC fishing summary fact sheets for Cane Creek Lake (source). Checked October 2026.
Boating access on Cane Creek Lake
- Boat launch, Cane Creek Lakeboat ramp, public
- Boat launch, Cane Creek Lakeboat ramp, public
Bank and pier fishing areas at Cane Creek Lake
- Cane Creek Park1 pier, owner Union County, non-ncwrc
NCWRC Boating Access Areas and Public Fishing Areas, USACE Wilmington District, USFS and OpenStreetMap, checked October 2026.
Fish of Cane Creek Lake
Species for Cane Creek Lake are those NCWRC stocks, regulates, profiles or holds a record for here. regulated: 3.
NCWRC 2026 stocking list, warm-water regulations, species profiles and state records.
Creel and size limits on Cane Creek Lake
Rules written for Cane Creek Lake come first and override the statewide rows.
| Species | Size limit | Daily creel |
|---|---|---|
| Largemouth Bass | 16-inch minimum | 5 |
| Crappie (Black And White) | 8-inch minimum | 20 in combination |
| Species | Daily creel | Size | Season |
|---|---|---|---|
| Largemouth and smallmouth bass | 5 a day | 14 in minimum | No closed season |
| Crappie | no creel limit | no size limit | No closed season |
| Sunfish | no creel limit | no size limit | No closed season |
| Striped and Bodie bass | 4 a day | 20 in minimum | No closed season |
| White bass | 10 a day | no size limit | No closed season |
| Walleye | 8 a day | no size limit | No closed season |
| Rock and Roanoke bass | no creel limit | no size limit | No closed season |
| Blue, channel and flathead catfish | no creel limit | no size limit | No closed season |
| Trout (undesignated waters) | 7 a day | no size limit | No closed season |
NCWRC splits some limits at I-95 and I-77; the rows shown match where Cane Creek Lake sits.
NCWRC 2026-27 inland regulations (eRegulations), checked October 2026. All North Carolina limits.
Lakes near Cane Creek Lake, compared
| Lake | Distance | Acres | Launches | Stocked 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cane Creek Lake | 308 | 2 | ||
| Dogwood Park Lake | 11 miles north | 0 | yes | |
| Lake Minehaha | 14 miles northeast | 2.8 | 0 | yes |
| Squirrel Lake | 18 miles north | 0 | yes | |
| McAlpine Lake | 22 miles north | 0 | yes | |
| Duck Pond | 26 miles north | 0 |
The area around Cane Creek Lake
Other reservoirs by Cane Creek Lake
- Dogwood Park Lake11 miles north
- Lake Minehaha14 miles northeast
- Squirrel Lake18 miles north
- McAlpine Lake22 miles north
- Duck Pond26 miles north
Counters a drive from Cane Creek Lake
- Longs Sporting Goods and Pawn Shopsporting goods store, Monroe, 14 miles
- John B Fly Shop Incfly shop, Monroe, 14 miles
- Academy Sports + Outdoors Matthewssporting goods store, Matthews, 20 miles
- DICK'S Sporting Goods Pinevillesporting goods store, Pineville, 20 miles
- DICK'S Sporting Goods Matthewssporting goods store, Matthews, 20 miles
- Academy Sports + Outdoors Charlottesporting goods store, Charlotte, 21 miles
Towns within a drive of Cane Creek Lake
- Mineral Springs7 miles
- Waxhaw8 miles
- Wesley Chapel12 miles
Counties that hold Cane Creek Lake
- Union Countyseat: Monroe
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Cane Creek Lake, the common questions
Which county is home to Cane Creek Lake?
Look in Union County, NCWRC District 6, about 7 miles from Mineral Springs.
How many acres does Cane Creek Lake span?
Federal dam data say 308 acres.
What ramps reach Cane Creek Lake?
2 launches, with Boat launch, Cane Creek Lake listed first.
Which species are worth targeting at Cane Creek Lake?
Species on file: largemouth bass, black crappie and white crappie.
Are hatchery fish added to Cane Creek Lake?
It is not on the 2026 stocking lists.
Are there size limits at Cane Creek Lake?
Largemouth Bass: 16-inch minimum, 5; Crappie (Black And White): 8-inch minimum, 20 in combination.
Which license works on Cane Creek Lake?
The $32 resident inland license, from age 16.
Where does the pool sit at Cane Creek Lake?
No USGS or USACE station is matched.
Which counter sits nearest Cane Creek Lake?
Drive 14 miles to reach Longs Sporting Goods and Pawn Shop.
Spend time on Cane Creek Lake
The license page has every North Carolina limit.