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Author: Palmetto Conservation Foundation
Photographer: Bill Price
Pages: 112
Size: 6 x 9
Binding Style: Paperback
ISBN: 978-0-9679016-8-8
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Catawba River Companion
The only guidebook to the Catawba River in North and South Carolina Family getaways to popular destinations such as Lake Norman State Park Details on paddling trips, fishing and waterfall hikes, find riverside campgrounds or relaxing Bed & Breakfasts. |
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Table of Contents
Foreword
Introduction
How to Use This Book
The River’s Course
A Brief History of the Catawba River
Naturally Catawba: Flora & Fauna
1. Lake James
2. Lakes Rhodhiss, Hickory and Lookout Shoals
3. Lake Norman
4. Mountain Island Lake
5. Lake Wylie
6. Fishing Creek, Great Falls and Rocky Creek
7. Lake Wateree
Endnotes
Helpful Resources
Index
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First Paragraph of Introduction
It is a drizzly,
gray March morning on the Catawba River in Burke County, North
Carolina. From the edge of a pier overlooking Lake Rhodhiss, we can
trace two baited fishing lines down into the murky water. And while
the lake usually offers trophy-sized largemouths and walleye, this
rig will be lucky to lure a bluegill. Local fishermen like to thank
1989’s Hurricane Hugo for blessing Rhodhiss with the most lay-down
trees of any lake its size in North Carolina. Behind us, the parking
area at the Rhodhiss Access Area is deserted. The steep, 47-step
staircase creased into a hill separating the two-tiered lot leads up
into gray mist. It is discernibly lonely...
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