-- June 25 Lake Russell water levels are around 474.7 (full pool is 475.00), and water temperatures range from 79-82 (morning to afternoon) on the main lake to the mid-80s in the backs of creeks.  The lake remains relatively clear. Bass fishing remains pretty tough on Lake Russell, and Guide Jerry Kotal (706-988-0860) reports that in a tournament this week he took third with 11 pounds, while it only took 13 ...

-- June 24 Lake Hartwell water levels remain above full pool at 660.73 (full pool is 660.00), and water temperatures are around 82-83 degrees.  Conditions are clear. There’s no change in the pattern for hybrid and striped bass according to Guide Chip Hamilton (864-304-9011), and his boat is still finding very hot action each morning in the coves. Captain Bill Plumley is also still finding the same excellent ...

-- June 24 Lake Wateree water levels are back up to 98.6% of full pool, and water temperatures are around 82-85 degrees.  The lake has a very slight Wateree stain to it but overall looks very good. There are certainly still some fish shallow on Lake Wateree, but FLW fisherman Dearal Rodgersof Camden reports that better numbers of fish can be found deep where the CATT tournament was won this weekend with abo ...

-- June 24 Lake Wylie is down to 97.9% of full pool, and in addition to levels dropping the water has cleared up in the last week.  Morning surface temperatures are about 82 degrees. It hasn’t been a full week since the last report, and water conditions have changed completely on Lake Wylie.  As a result tournament angler Reid McGinn of Fort Mill reports that the deep bass bite has come on again, and with a ...

-- June 21 Lake Greenwood water levels are at 438.96 (full pool is 440.0) and surface water temperatures are in the lower 80s.  Clarity is pretty good. You can’t expect to catch 27 pounds everytime you go bass fishing, but Stan Gunter of Saluda reports that there are still some very good sacks coming out of Lake Greenwood.  In a tournament Saturday 25 pounds won, 19 took second, and Stan and his partner fin ...