The Lumber River is a captivating 115-mile blackwater river flowing through south-central North Carolina into South Carolina. Originating in the Sandhills region (where its headwaters are known as Drowning Creek), the river meanders through the flat Coastal Plain before eventually joining the Little Pee Dee River just across the South Carolina border. Designated as both a National Wild and Scenic River and part of North Carolina's Natural and Scenic River System, the Lumber offers anglers a diverse fishing experience through its tea-colored waters that wind through ancient cypress and tupelo swamps. With depths ranging from shallow sections to deep bends of 8-12 feet, this river system provides habitat for a variety of fish species and offers anglers both solitude and productive fishing in a natural, scenic setting.