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AHQ Report - Lake Hartwell

February 2

Lake Hartwell water levels are down to 657.23 (full pool is 660.00) and the lake is stained in areas. Morning surface water temperatures are around 49-51 degrees.

January 26

Lake Hartwell water levels are up to 658.02 (full pool is 660.00) and the lake is once again getting muddy. Morning surface water temperatures are around 50-51 degrees.

January 20

Lake Hartwell water levels are at 657.20 (full pool is 660.00) and the lake is clearing. Morning surface water temperatures are around 49-51 degrees.

January 12

Lake Hartwell water levels are at 657.51 (full pool is 660.00) and the lake is extremely muddy. Morning surface water temperatures are around 49-51 degrees.

January 5

Lake Hartwell water levels have shot up more than a foot in 24 hours to 657.37 (full pool is 660.00) and the lake is now heavily stained in many areas. Morning surface water temperatures are around 51 degrees.

December 22

Lake Hartwell water levels are up to 656.40 (full pool is 660.00) but the lake is still surprisingly clear. Morning surface water temperatures are around 53-54 degrees.

December 15

Lake Hartwell water levels are up to 655.74 (full pool is 660.00) and the main lake is clear with some slightly stained areas in the backs. Morning surface water temperatures are around 55 degrees.

December 1

Lake Hartwell water levels are slightly back up to 654.16 (full pool is 660.00) and the main lake is clear with some stained areas in the backs. Morning surface water temperatures have dropped into the upper 50s.

November 18

Lake Hartwell water levels are all the way down to 653.94 (full pool is 660.00) and the lake is clear. Morning surface water temperatures are down to about 61 or 62 degrees.

November 10

Lake Hartwell water levels are all the way down to 653.94 (full pool is 660.00) and the lake is clear. Morning surface water temperatures are down to about 65 degrees.

November 3

Lake Hartwell water levels are down to 654.34 (full pool is 660.00) and the lake continues to be clear. Morning surface water temperatures are about 69 degrees.

October 26

Lake Hartwell water levels are at 654.84 (full pool is 660.00) and the lake continues to clear. Morning surface water temperatures are in the upper 60s.

October 21

Lake Hartwell water levels are down to 654.84 (full pool is 660.00) and the lake continues to clear. Morning surface water temperatures are down to about 68 degrees. 

October 13

Lake Hartwell water levels are down to 655.43 (full pool is 660.00) and the turnover assumes to be winding down and the lake is clearing. Morning surface water temperatures range from as low as 67 in the backs of some creeks to 74 on the main lake.

October 6

Lake Hartwell water levels are down to 656.00 (full pool is 660.00) and clarity is good on the main lake but a bit lower in places up the creeks. Morning surface water temperatures have dropped to about 73 degrees in the last few days. 

September 29

Lake Hartwell water levels are at 656.38 (full pool is 660.00) and clarity is good on the main lake but lower up the creeks. Morning surface water temperatures have dropped a couple of degrees to about 78 in the last two or three days. 

It’s been a tough week for hybrid and striped bass bite on Lake Hartwell, and Guide Chip Hamilton (864-304-9011) reports 

September 15

Lake Hartwell water levels are at 657.97 (full pool is 660.00) and clarity is good on the main lake but lower up the creeks. Morning surface water temperatures are around 81 degrees.   

The hybrid and striped bass bite is still a little funny, but Guide Chip Hamilton (864-304-9011) reports

September 8

Lake Hartwell water levels have shot up two feet to 657.94 (full pool is 660.00) and clarity is good on the main lake while the backs of creeks are blown out with logs, debris and dirty water. Morning surface water temperatures are around 84 degrees.   

The bass fishing on Lake Hartwell is easy

August 31

Lake Hartwell water levels are way down to 656.09 (full pool is 660.00) and clarity is very high. Morning surface water temperatures are around 84 degrees.   

The hybrid and striped bass fishing on Lake Hartwell is still a little hit-or-miss, but Guide Chip Hamilton (864-304-9011) reports

August 18

Lake Hartwell water levels are down to 656.57 (full pool is 660.00) and clarity is very high. Morning surface water temperatures are around 83-85 degrees.   

Every few years the August hybrid and striped bass fishing on Lake Hartwell gets tough, and Guide Chip Hamilton (864-304-9011) reports

August 3

Lake Hartwell water levels are down to 657.90 (full pool is 660.00) and clarity is very high. Morning surface water temperatures are about 86 degrees. 

The hybrid and striped bass patterns are changing on Lake Hartwell, and Guide Chip Hamilton (864-304-9011) reports

July 22

Lake Hartwell water levels are way down to 658.80 (full pool is 660.00) and clarity is still high. Morning surface water temperatures are back to about 87 degrees. 

There are some changes with the hybrid and striped bass on Lake Hartwell, and Guide Chip Hamilton (864-304-9011) reports

July 14

Lake Hartwell water levels are down to 659.43 (full pool is 660.00) and even with recent rains clarity is still high. Morning surface water temperatures got up to 87 degrees but have now been about 85 for over a week. 

The hybrid and striped bass on Lake Hartwell have really settled into early summer patterns on Lake Hartwell, and Guide Chip Hamilton (864-304-9011) reports

July 1

Lake Hartwell water levels are down to 659.54 (full pool is 660.00) and clarity is still high. Morning surface water temperatures got up to 86 degrees but have now dropped back to about 84. 

Pre-summer patterns for hybrid and striped bass on Lake Hartwell are fading into the rearview mirror as we get into full summer fishing, and Guide Chip Hamilton (864-304-9011) reports

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