Jordan Lake. The great egret came floating in about 50 feet above the water when it suddenly headed down and started to dance on the surface. He was looking hard to his left but I couldn’t see what had his attention. He danced a moment or two and then headed back to the shoreline.
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try Bell’s Church Fishing Pier , the ADA accessible, lighted public fishing pier on Farrington Road (SR 1008) in Apex with LED fish attractor lights for night fishing. The T-shaped pier extends 139 feet into the lake and is 80 feet across, It’s about 1.2 miles north of U.S. 64 and is marked by a brown NC Wildlife Resources sign.
Others are Rock Quarry, off Big Woods Road on the Pittsboro side of the lake; Beaver Creek, off SR 1008 (Beaver Creek Road just past Pea Ridge Road intersection) on Apex side of the lake; tailrace area (Poe’s Ridge) below Jordan Dam at Moncure.