Buckhorn is awesome. Several years ago I would have ranked it as the best lake in NC. The state went in there and raped the place to restock the Roanoke river. Nothing like scrwing up one place to try to patch one that is already screwed up. Fishing is still good, just not as good as it use to be. Standard colors work there and standard patterns. The fish can be color sensitive so kep changing till you get bit. I would start with GP.