-- August 10 Lake Murray water levels are at 357.76 (full pool is 360.00) and surface temperatures are in the mid-80s. Clarity is a little below normal but improving. Lake Murray striped bass are finally getting into a truly deep pattern, and Captain Brad Taylor (803-331-1354) reports that he is finding them 60-80 feet down suspended in the river channel as well as off the side of humps and ridges. All the ...

-- August 9 Lake Monticello lake levels generally fluctuate daily. A late summer malaise has set in on Lake Monticello, and FLW angler Andy Wicker of Pomaria reports that base ishing has really slowed down on the lake.  The deep pattern that was so strong in June and July has tailed off, and now the best way to catch fish is generally targeting them in 10-15 feet of water with soft plastics. It may be that ...

-- August 9 Lake Russell water levels are around 474.6 (full pool is 475.00), and water temperatures range from about the mid-80s to 90 depending on where you are and time of day.  The main lake is still clear despite a lot of rain. Even considering the heat there has been a very strong bass bite on Lake Russell, and guide Jerry Kotal (706-988-0860) reports that on both the main lake and in the creeks he ha ...

-- August 8 Lake Greenwood water levels are at 439.00 (full pool is 440.0). Predictably for August, SC BASS team boater Stan Gunter of Saluda reports that bass fishing has gotten tougher over the last few weeks.  There is still a deep bite around brush in 18-20 feet of water in the main lake or at the mouths of creeks.  Big worms and jigs remain the best baits. There have also been some decent reports of an ...

-- August 3 Lake Hartwell water levels are above full at 660.55 (full pool is 660.00).  Water temperatures are about 84 degrees, and clarity is pretty good considering all the recent rains. With August water temperatures striper and hybrid bass are moving deeper, and although Captain Bill Plumley (864-287-2120) is still catching fish off the ends of deep points in 35-55 feet of water near the bottom, he is ...