-- August 16 Lake Keowee is down to 96.2% of full pool as water temperatures have gone back up with the recent hotter weather.  Temperatures are in the mid 80s on the lower and upper ends of the lake, and over 90 now in the mid-lake section. Likely as a result of rising temperatures, veteran Lake Keowee fisherman Charles Townson of the Keowee Anglers reports that bass fishing is pretty tough right now.  The ...

-- August 12 Lake Jocassee is at 93.8% of full pool, and surface water temperatures range between 81 and 84 degrees.  Clarity is normal (very clear.) There is not too much change in the trout pattern on Lake Jocassee, but Guide Sam Jones (864-280-9056) reports that fish have finally hit the 100-foot mark.  They are now catching fish in 80-110 feet of water, mostly at the dam and in the main river channels.  ...

-- August 12 Clarks Hill water levels are up to 323.41 (full pool is 330.00). In bass fishing news, Buckeye Lures in Augusta reports that there has been a pretty decent bass bite for the heat of summer.  First thing in the morning anglers have been able to pick up some decent fish throwing a buzzbait around the banks, and there has also been some schooling activity for the first few hours of the day.  If th ...

-- August 10 Santee Cooper water levels are at 75.24 in Lake Marion (full pool is 76.8) and 75.20 in Lake Moultrie (full pool is 75.5).   Surface temperatures have dropped to around 82 degree. Guides continue to report mixed results fishing for catfish on the Santee Cooper lakes, but recently Captain Jim Glenn (843-825-4239) has had some good results drifting in 8-20 feet with cut bait.  This isn’t usually ...

-- August 10 Lake Greenwood water temperatures are in the mid-80s, and water levels are at 438.70 (full pool is 440.0). Veteran tournament angler Stan Gunter is pleased to report that bass fishing on Lake Greenwood has improved, with more and bigger fish being caught recently – particularly in night tournaments.  The pattern remains about the same, with anglers fishing deep around brush in 15-18 feet of wat ...