-- 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 Clarks Hill water levels are at 329.85 (full pool is 330.00), and water temperatures are in the high 80s and into the 90s. William Sasser Guide Service (864-333-2000) reports that striped and hybrid bass are in a bit of an unusual pattern this summer.  While they are finally going deep the fish stayed shallower a lot longer than usual, perhaps because of the large bait population, an influx of f ...

-- July 13 Clarks Hill water levels are at 328.79 (full pool is 330.00), and water temperatures are in the high 80s and into the 90s. Unsurprisingly with the heat, Augusta University fishing team angler Josh Rockefeller reports that some of the best bass fishing is taking place at night right now.  You can throw a big worm around docks, or a frog or buzzbait, and if you can find an area where there is a lit ...

-- 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 ...