AHQ Report - Lake Keowee
May 27
Lake Keowee is at 98.7% of full pool and heavy rains have made the backs of major creeks muddy to stained, while the main lake remains average clarity. Morning surface water temperatures are now in the high 70s across the lake.
Bass are in a post-spawn and early summer pattern on Lake Keowee, and N&C Marine / Falcon team member Guide Charles Townson (864-324-2065) reports
May 20
Lake Keowee is at 98.1% of full pool and water clarity remains very high. Morning surface water temperatures are now in the mid to upper 70s across the lake.
The spawn is pretty much over on Lake Keowee, and N&C Marine / Falcon team member Guide Charles Townson (864-324-2065) reports
May 12
Lake Keowee is at 99.0% of full pool and water clarity is still very high. Morning surface water temperatures are now in the mid-70s throughout the lake with the coolest water at the Jocassee dam.
Although there are a few fish still on the bed at the north end of the lake, N&C Marine / Falcon team member Guide Charles Townson (864-324-2065) reports
May 5
Lake Keowee is at 98.3% of full pool and water clarity is very high with 10 plus feet of visibility on the main lake. Morning surface water temperatures are now in the low to mid-70s, and climbing each day with the warm weather, over most of the lake.
The fishing remains good on Lake Keowee, and N&C Marine / Falcon team member Guide Charles Townson (864-324-2065) reports
April 29
Lake Keowee is at 98.9% of full pool and water clarity is very high – 8 plus feet of visibility. Morning surface water temperatures are now in the low 70s over most of the lake.
The fishing remains very good on Lake Keowee, and N&C Marine / Falcon team member Guide Charles Townson (864-324-2065) reports
April 21
Lake Keowee is at 98.8% of full pool and water clarity is still very high. Morning surface water temperatures are now in the mid- to upper-60s throughout the lake.
The fishing remains in a strong spring-time pattern on Lake Keowee, but N&C Marine / Falcon team member Guide Charles Townson (864-324-2065) reports
April 18
Lake Keowee is at 98.6% of full pool and water clarity is high with visibility out to 10 feet in places on the main lake. Morning surface water temperatures are now in the mid-60s over most of the lake.
The fishing remains very good on Lake Keowee, and N&C Marine / Falcon team member Guide Charles Townson (864-324-2065) reports
April 8
Lake Keowee is at 98.4% of full pool and the backs of major creeks are stained to muddy due to recent heavy rains. Morning surface water temperatures are in the low to mid-60s over most of the lake.
It continues to be an outstanding time to fish Lake Keowee, and N&C Marine / Falcon team member Guide Charles Townson (864-324-2065) reports
March 31
Lake Keowee is at 98.5% of full pool and clarity is normal (good). Morning surface water temperatures remain in the low 60s over most of the lake.
Spawning activity is now widespread over Keowee, and N&C Marine / Falcon team member Guide Charles Townson (864-324-2065) reports
March 25
Lake Keowee is at 98.4% of full pool and clarity is normal (good). Morning surface water temperatures are in the low 60s over most of the lake.
While windy conditions made for difficult fishing a few days last week, N&C Marine / Falcon team member Guide Charles Townson (864-324-2065) reports
March 17
Lake Keowee is at 98.5% of full pool and clarity is normal. Morning surface water temperatures have dropped back into the high 50s over most of the lake.
Despite the cold snap that dropped temperatures, N&C Marine/Skeeter Team member Guide Charles Townson (864-324-2065) reports
March 12
Lake Keowee is at 98.2% of full pool and clarity is normal. Water temperatures have remained stable this past week and they are now around the 60-degree mark on most of the lake.
Without a seasonal rise in temperatures this week, N&C Marine/Skeeter Team member Guide Charles Townson (864-324-2065) reports
March 3
Lake Keowee is at 98.7% of full pool and clarity is normal. Water temperatures are now in the low 60s throughout the lake and rising quickly with the unseasonably warm weather.
As a result of rapidly rising temperatures, N&C Marine/Skeeter Team member Guide Charles Townson (864-324-2065) reports
February 26
Lake Keowee is at 98.8% of full pool and clarity is normal. Water temperatures have hit the 60-degree mark in the last couple of days.
As a result of rapidly rising temperatures, N&C Marine/Skeeter Team member Guide Charles Townson (864-324-2065) reports
February 11
Lake Keowee is at 98.2% of full pool and clarity is normal. Water temperatures remain stable in the low to mid-50s over most of the lake, with the highest temperatures still around the power plant in the low 60s.
Without much change in conditions, N&C Marine/Skeeter Team member Guide Charles Townson (864-324-2065) reports
February 7
Lake Keowee is at 98.4% of full pool and water temperatures are in the low to mid-50s over most of the lake, with the highest temperatures around the power plant at around 61 degrees.
It was a crowded field in the 126-boat Palmetto Boat Center tournament on Lake Keowee this weekend,
February 3
Lake Keowee is up to 99.3% of full pool and water temperatures are in the low to mid-50s over most of the lake, with the highest temperatures around the power plant at 61 degrees.
With water temperatures over the lake at or near their low for the year, N&C Marine/Skeeter Team member Guide Charles Townson (864-324-2065) reports
January 20
Lake Keowee is at 96.4% of full pool and water temperatures have dropped into the low to mid-50s over most of the lake now.
The bass on Lake Keowee continue to be in a winter pattern, and N&C Marine/Skeeter Team member Guide Charles Townson (864-324-2065) reports
January 14
Lake Keowee is at 97.1% of full pool and water clarity is normalizing. Morning surface water temperatures are in the mid- to upper 50s over most of the lake, but still hanging in the low 60s mid-lake.
A good winter fishing pattern for bass remains in place on Lake Keowee right now, and N&C Marine/Skeeter Team member Guide Charles Townson (864-324-2065) reports
January 7
Lake Keowee is at 96.6% of full pool and major creeks are stained to muddy (in the very backs) due to heavy rain this past week. Morning surface water temperatures have fallen into the high 50s over most of the lake with low 60s still present mid-lake near the power plant.
Now that water temperatures are getting down to a more normal range for the season, N&C Marine/Skeeter Team member Guide Charles Townson (864-324-2065) reports
December 31
Lake Keowee is at 96.7% of full pool and water clarity is normal. Morning surface water temperatures have actually gone UP a degree or so this week on the lake, with water temperatures at 60 degrees over most of the lake. The mid-lake region is still holding in the mid-60s.
With temperatures running quite a few degrees higher than normal for this time of year, N&C Marine/Skeeter Teammember Guide Charles Townson (864-324-2065) reports
December 24
Lake Keowee is at 98.8% of full pool and water clarity is normal. Morning surface water temperatures are in the upper 50s over most of the lake with low 60s still present in the mid-lake.
Overall bass fishing on Lake Keowee is good right now, but N&C Marine/Skeeter Team member Guide Charles Townson(864-324-2065) reports
December 10
Lake Keowee is at 99.0% of full pool and water clarity is normal. Morning surface water temperatures are now hovering around the 60-degree mark over most of the lake, with higher readings just north of the power plant.
The Lake Keowee bass fishing patterns continue to depend upon what part of the lake you are in, and N&C Marine/Skeeter Team member Guide Charles Townson (864-324-2065) reports
December 4
Lake Keowee is at 98.2% of full pool and water clarity is normal. Morning surface water temperatures are now in the low to mid-60s over most of the lake – having gone upover the past week.
While bass fishing patterns vary based upon what part of the lake you are in, overall N&C Marine/Skeeter Team member Guide Charles Townson (864-324-2065) reports