-- April 18 Lake Keowee is at 99.2% of full pool, and water temperatures are in the mid- to upper-60s throughout the lake.  Clarity is high and the lake has been at full pool for several weeks. Fishing continues to be very good on Lake Keowee, and veteranangler Charles Townson of the Keowee Anglersreports that bass can be found at all three stages of the spawn right now: pre-spawn, spawning, and post-spawn. ...

-- April 13 Lake Murray water levels are down to 358.02 (full pool is 360.00).  Surface temperatures are around 61-63 on the main lake in the morning, and reached the mid-60s yesterday afternoon. Things are happening fast on Lake Murray, and Captain Brad Taylor (803-331-1354) reports that herring are starting to get up on the points.  They are on the verge of spawning, and as water temperatures rise another ...

-- April 12 Santee Cooper water levels are at 75.21 in Lake Marion (full pool is 76.8) and 75.08 in Lake Moultrie (full pool is 75.5).  Water temperatures in the big water are in the low 60s but in the backs you can find mid to upper-60s. Between the Costa FLW Series event last weekend and then a BFL this weekend, it’s hard not to lead off talking about Santee bass. The Costa event was won with just under 2 ...

-- April 12 Lake Monticello water temperatures are in the mid- to upper-60s, and lake levels generally fluctuate daily. There’s a reason that in the last report FLW angler Andy Wicker of Pomaria said that this is most people’s favorite time of year to fish for bass on Lake Monticello.  In the inaugural Thursday night tournament of the season Andy and his brother Dan McGlohorn weighed in an impressive 22-6 b ...

-- April 12 Lake Wateree is at 97.1% of full pool, and water temperatures range from the lower 60s to the mid-60s. Sometimes things happen very fast in the fishing world, and this year that happened with the Lake Wateree crappie.  Veteran tournament angler Will Hinson of Cassatt reports that the water temperature the week of Good Friday was around 55, but then with a very warm spell temperatures shot up to ...