-- April 18 Lake Keowee is at 97.9% of full pool.  Water temperatures are in the upper 60s over most of the lake, with the low 70s being seen around the power plant up to Mile Creek.  Water clarity is high to very high over most of the lake with some stain in the very back of major creeks. Bass can now be found in all stages of the spawn on Lake Keowee, and veteran tournamentangler Charles Townson of the Ke ...

-- April 9 Lake Wateree is at 97.6% of full pool, and water temperatures range from about 62-65 degrees although rain or other freshwater inflow can change them from day to day.  Clarity is pretty normal. The bass spawn is progressing on Lake Wateree, and FLW fisherman Dearal Rodgers of Camden reports that fish are mixed between pre-spawn and spawning stages.  By the next full moon the spawn should be wide ...

-- April 9 Lake Wylie is at 99.5% of full pool, and water temperatures range from the low to mid-60s.  Color remains normal – fairly clear all over. The bass spawn is wide open on Lake Wylie, and tournament angler Reid McGinn of Fort Mill reports that he has found bedding bass in all of their traditional spawning areas.  Fish can be found in pockets, coves off the main lake, and in the backs of the major cr ...

-- April 9 Lake Russell water levels are around 474.1 (full pool is 475.00), and water temperatures have spiked into the upper 60s.  The lake is getting very clear although the backs are still a little stained. The bass are spawning hard on Lake Russell, and Guide Jerry Kotal (706-988-0860) reports that – even though it’s hard to actually see the beds with a light stain to the water – they are all over the ...

-- April 9 Lake Jocassee is at 99.3% of full pool.  Water temperatures have risen to about 57 degrees, and as high as 60 on sunny days. Clarity is normal, although in the very backs of creeks you can find some dingy water. Lake Jocassee trout are still scattered all over the place, and Guide Sam Jones (864-280-9056) reports that they continue to catch fish from the backs of the rivers to the dam and everywh ...