Fishing at Buckhorn Dam

We'd heard good things about this area, so we decided to check it out. Buckhorn Dam is located on the Cape Fear River about 3 miles south of where 42 crosses the Cape Fear. Fishing was bad, we didn't catch anything worthwhile.

The water was very low and snaggy. This apparently is because a helicopter crashed into high power lines above the dam. The utility company had to repair or replace several miles of line. So, the corp of engineers held most water back in Jordan Lake (which is what partially feeds the cape fear).