Thanks to Ron Davis, inventor of The Chatterbait, for this inshore report. Sheepshead: Very good. The sheepshead bite is very good around docks at low tide in 5-15 feet of water. Bits of clams, oysters, and mussels are the top baits. Spottail Bass: Good. The redfish bite has picked up on the flats. Mud minnows […]

Lake Wateree is at 97.4% of full pool and water temperatures are rising. Catfish: Good. Captain Rodger Taylor (803-517-7828) reports that overall the bite is pretty good on Lake Wateree. While large schools of threadfin and small gizzard shad can be found about halfway back in the major creek arms, the bigger gizzard shad are still […]

Spottail Bass: Fair. Bay Street Outfitters (843-524-5250) in Beaufort reports that weather continues to be a major issue, but that looks to be improving. When they can get out they are mostly sight-casting for fish on lower stages of the tide, and although fish are selective they will generally eat. On fly tackle smaller patterns are […]

Inshore/ Nearshore: Perry’s Bait and Tackle (843-651-2895) in Murrell’s Inlet reports that weather has continued to limit fishing activity, but that looks to be changing this week. The biggest change in the past week has been that bigger weakfish have been caught out at the 3-Mile Reef, mostly on jigs or mullet/ menhaden strip baits. […]

Cherry Grove Pier (843-249-1625) reports that water temperatures remain around 48 degrees, and only a few dogfish, whiting, croaker and sand perch have been caught off the pier.

Lake Marion is at 75.2, about a foot and a half below full pool, and Lake Moultrie is at 75.0, about six inches below full pool. Water temperatures are climbing fast. Crappie: Good. Captain Steve English (843-729-4044) reports that crappie have moved up shallow into the backs of creeks, and they can be caught around […]

Inshore: Haddrell’s Point (843-881-3644) reports that warmer water temperatures have the redfish schools feeding more actively again. Along the shallow mud flats cast a live mud minnow or a Savage Crab to schooling redfish. Sheepshead continue to feed on live fiddler crabs, clams, and oysters fished around bridge pilings and rock piles in 10-20 feet of water, […]

Lake Russell is at 474.15 and surface water temperatures have shot from the low 40s to the mid- to upper-50s in just over a week. Lake Russell is now 60 degrees in the warmest places and about 55 on the main channel. Crappie: Excellent.  Guide Wendell Wilson (706-283-3336) reports that crappie fishing is on fire and fish […]

Lake Murray is at 358.08, and surface water temperatures at the dam are in the low to mid-50s. Further up temperatures as high as the upper 50s have been seen, with temperatures significantly warmer on the north side of the lake than the south side (because of the sun’s angle). White Perch: Excellent. Lake World […]

Lake Greenwood is at 436.36 and water temperatures are climbing. Crappie: Good to very good.  Captain Chris Simpson (864-992-2352) reports that the crappie bite has been strong over the last week and a half. Long-line trolling with jigs seems to be the most consistent fish producer, and most fish are suspending 3-8 feet deep in 10-20 feet […]

Lake Wylie is at 97.3% of full pool. Catfish: Good to very good. Captain Rodger Taylor (803-517-7828) reports that the catfish bite for both numbers of fish and big fish remains strong. In a recent tournament three fish weighing more than 100 pounds won the event, and a 47-pound fish was brought to the scales. The […]

Lake Hartwell is up to 657.99 with water temperatures in the mid-50s some days, and as the lake begins to thaw out the fishing is picking up, too. Feeding activity is still not great but it is headed that way. Striped and Hybrid Bass: Fair.  Captain Bill Plumley reports that as water temperatures are rising striper fishing […]

Lake Jocassee water levels remain high at 97.1% of full pool; surface temperatures are around 50 degrees but are starting to rise fast. Trout: Good to very good. Jocassee Outdoor Center (864-944-9016) reports that Jocassee trout fishing is about as good as it gets right now, and anglers who know what they are doing are […]

Lake Keowee is at 97.5% of full pool. Largemouth and Spotted Bass: Fair.  Guide Brad Fowler (864-934-5813) reports that with warmer air and water temperatures fish are starting to slide up into a pre-spawn pattern. They are staging around main lake and secondary points, and any time now Brad expects the bass to make a […]

The South Carolina Bass Federation had its second tournament of the season today on the Cooper River, and it appears quite likely that a new state record for a 5-fish tournament limit was set – it certainly represents a new SC Bass Federation tournament record.  Brian Tyler of Johnsonville caught a massive 42.3 pound bag, […]

The Fish the Fall Elite Team Trail had its two-day Lake Murray event on Friday and Saturday (March 6 and 7), and it was a good one.  The father/ son team of Mike and Brian Tidwell won the tournament with a two-day total of 48.33 pounds, including a whopping Day 2 bag weighing 30.79 pounds! […]

Thanks to Ron Davis, inventor of The Chatterbait, for this inshore report. Ron reports that for now the bite remains unchanged from a week ago, but if warm temperatures stay then things will surely pick up soon. Spottail Bass: Fair. Redfish remain in winter mode, and with cold water temperatures they are in even tighter […]

Catfish: Fair to good.  Captain Chris Simpson (864-992-2352) reports that the big fish bite remains very up and down, with slow to fair fishing one day and then the next day can be very good. The most consistent pattern seems to be anchoring on the deep side of points and humps and fan casting baits […]

Clarks Hill is at 328.94 and water temperatures are around 50 degrees. Black bass: Fair to good. Buckeye Lures in Augusta reports that fishing remains pretty strong on Clarks Hill, although the pattern is changing. Fish are starting to move a bit shallower in the morning when they are feeding on bait, and early in the […]

The second Carolinas Bass Challenge – South Carolina Division event of the season is coming up this Saturday on Lake Wateree out of Clearwater Cove. The first event of the year on Lake Murray had 173 boats and 374 anglers competing, with Chris Marshall and Josh Gardner of Rutherford, North Carolina walking home the big winners […]

Week 9 saw six open/ tournament trail events previewed/ reported on SCFishingReport.com, as well as the first week of the “Pick ‘Em” contest on this site.  Results and winning patterns follow: ABA Weekend Series Lake Murray Congratulation to Brock Taylor of Pendleton, winner of the first ABA Weekend Series SC Division event of 2015 on Lake Murray. […]

Congratulation to Brock Taylor of Pendleton, winner of the first ABA Weekend Series SC Division event of 2015 on Lake Murray.  Brock had 19.12 pounds (5 fish). Second place went to Sean Anderson of Leesville with 18.78 pounds (5). Third place went to Todd Pearson of Anderson with 16.28 pounds (5). Fourth place went to Randy C. Huffman […]

Congratulations to Gary Michaud and Doc McDaniel, winner of the second CATT Lake Wateree Spring Qualifier today on Lake Wateree.  They caught 21.92 pounds of bass, including a 5.20 pound big fish, to take first place. Finishing in second place were Mike King and Mike Traynum with a 20.70 pound bag, including a 5.94 pound big fish. […]