-- November 30 Lake Murray water levels are at 353.63 (full pool is 360.00) and surface temperatures are in the mid- to upper-50s.  Water clarity is improving as the mud settles out. There’s a lot of good action on Lake Murray right now, and despite some dirty water that has flowed into the lake Captain Brad Taylor (803-331-1354) reports that the striped bass fishing never really got messed up.  Fish essent ...

-- November 29 Lake Monticello water temperatures are in the mid to upper-50s, and lake levels generally fluctuate daily. The bite is not fast and furious, but if you are willing to have a little patience it’s an excellent time to catch a monster blue catfish on Monticello.  Captain William Attaway (803-924-0857) reports that while you can anchor peak conditions still exist for drifting, and he is concentra ...

-- November 28  Lake Wylie is at 99.0% of full pool, and water temperatures have dropped all the way into the lower 50s.  With a ton of rain the water is dirty almost everywhere, and because they are pulling water so hard muddy water has moved throughout the creeks and into the main lake. The catfish bite is strong on Lake Wylie, but Captain Rodger Taylor (803-517-7828) reports that that doesn’t mean it’s e ...

-- November 28 Lake Hartwell water levels are at 659.06 (full pool is 660.00), and water temperatures have dropped into the mid-50s. The rain has had relatively little effect on water clarity, except that some of the creeks are stained.  However, while the lake is not too dirty it’s been so windy that some areas which are usually clear are more off-color than usual. Bass fishing is pretty tough on Lake Hart ...

-- November 28 Lake Greenwood water levels are at 437.16 (full pool is 440.0) and water temperatures have dropped into the mid-50s.  The lower end has decent visibility at 2-3 feet, while the upper half gets much dirtier ranging to muddy at the top of the lake. It never seems to fail that bass fishing on Lake Greenwood gets better when it’s cold, and FLW angler Andy Wicker of Pomaria reports that in a weeke ...