Crutchfield said bank and boat anglers can catch white bass and stocked stripers. Stocked stripers instinctively migrate upriver to spawn but their eggs don't hatch in lakes. Tillery Dam is off N.C. 731 between Norwood and Mount Gilead. Mountain Island Lake Dam. White bass congregate here.
Stripers are rare since none are stocked downstream in Lake Wylie.
A public fishing platform beside the tailrace is at the end of Mountain Island Dam Road off N.C. 273 north of Mount Holly. Lake Wylie Dam. Christie said the best time to fish is 15-30 minutes after the dam starts releasing water. Sensing the current, white bass and stripers move upstream from downstream pools. He said the fish tend to stick to the shoreline.