Anglers will find catfish, bass, crappie, walleye, bluegill and sunfish. Largemouth bass, bluegill, crappie, and channel catfish populate the lake. Laurel Hill Lake is a fishery for trout, catfish, sunfish, perch, crappie, bluegill, and bass. Fish on Lake Norman consists primarily of Striped Bass, Largemouth Bass, Catfish and Bluegill. The most common fish in this lake are largemouth bass, crappie, and bluegill. Fishing is permitted year-round for crappie, catfish, largemouth bass, white bass and bluegill. Common game fish include warm water fish such as crappie, bass, yellow perch, and bluegill. Some examples are crappies, rock bass, perch, bluegill and sunfish. For fishing, the reservoir is stocked with black bass, trout, bluegill, and crappie. There are also some largemouth bass, carp and bluegill in the lake. The lake has been stocked with trout, bigmouth bass, channel catfish, bluegill, and fathead minnows. Other fish found here are bass, bluegill, and green sunfish. The main catches in the lake are yellow perch, bluegill, and walleye. There are also bluegill and red ear sunfish. The Jackson Flat Reservoir has been stocked with trout, catfish, and bluegill fish varieties.