November 3
Lake Jocassee is at 93.9% of full pool and the lake is clear. Morning surface water temperatures have dropped to about 65-66 degrees.
October 20
Lake Jocassee is at 92.8% of full pool and the lake is clear. Morning surface water temperatures have dropped to about 69 degree
October 13
Lake Jocassee is at 93.7% of full pool and the lake is clear. Morning surface water temperatures have dropped to about 72 degrees.
October 6
Lake Jocassee is at 95.3% of full pool and the lake is clear. Morning surface water temperatures have dropped to about 74 degrees.
Even as water temperatures have dropped on other lakes things haven’t changed that much on deep, clear Lake Jocassee, and Jocassee Charters (864-280-9056) reports
September 29
Lake Jocassee is at 96.3% of full pool and the lake is clear. Morning surface water temperatures have dropped to 75 degrees.
The Lake Jocassee trout are highly structure related right now, and Jocassee Charters (864-280-9056) reports
September 16
Lake Jocassee is at 98.1% of full pool and morning surface water temperatures are still around 80 degrees on the big water.
The trout fishing on Lake Jocassee continues to be in a seasonal slowdown, but Guide Sam Jones with Jocassee Charters (864-280-9056) reports
September 8
Lake Jocassee is at 97.3% of full pool and morning surface water temperatures are still around 80 degrees on the big water but closer to the mid-80s in the backs.
The weather has limited fishing time on Lake Jocassee this week, and Guide Sam Jones with Jocassee Charters (864-280-9056) reports
August 31
Lake Jocassee is at 99.1% of full pool and morning surface water temperatures are still around 80 degrees on the big water but closer to the mid-80s in the backs.
It’s hard to say the bass fishing is tough when you are winning tournaments with 23-pound bags that include a couple of 7-pounders, but tournament angler Joe Anders of Easley reports
August 18
Lake Jocassee is at 98.8% of full pool and the lake is clear everywhere except way up the rivers. Morning surface water temperatures are still around 80 degrees on the big water.
Even with some cooler weather change comes slowly on deep, clear Lake Jocassee, and Jocassee Charters (864-280-9056) reports
August 4
Lake Jocassee is at 98.3% of full pool and the lake is clear. Morning surface water temperatures are around 80-83 degrees.
After an outstanding July the trout fishing is off to a great start again in August on Lake Jocassee, and Jocassee Charters (864-280-9056) reports
July 22
Lake Jocassee is at 99.3% of full pool and the lake is clear. Morning surface water temperatures are around 78 to 81 degrees.
They continue to catch big trout on Lake Jocassee, and Jocassee Charters (864-280-9056) reports
July 13
Lake Jocassee is up to 98.3% of full pool and, while the main lake is still clear, up some of the creeks the water is dingy. Morning surface water temperatures are still around 78 degrees on the main lake and in the low 80s in the backs.
It’s been an incredible bite for big trout recently on Lake Jocassee, and Jocassee Charters (864-280-9056) reports
July 1
Lake Jocassee is up to 96.0% of full pool and the water is still clear. Morning surface water temperatures are around 78 degrees on the main lake and in the low 80s in the backs.
As water temperatures heat up Lake Jocassee trout are doing what they always do, and Jocassee Charters (864-280-9056) reports
June 24
Lake Jocassee is down to 95.6% of full pool and clarity is extremely high from the main lake to the rivers. Morning surface water temperatures are around 78 degrees on the main lake and in the low 80s in the backs.
Even though surface temperatures are relatively stable on Lake Jocassee the depths are gradually heating up, and Jocassee Charters (864-280-9056) reports
June 17
Lake Jocassee is down to 96.6% of full pool and clarity is normal. Morning surface water temperatures are around 79 or 80 degrees on the main lake.
Water temperatures are rising on Lake Jocassee, but for now Guides Sam and Casey Jones with Jocassee Charters (864-280-9056) report
June 9
Lake Jocassee is at 95.6% of full pool and the lake is extremely clear. Morning surface water temperatures have dropped back slightly to 76-77 degrees on the main lake, while up the rivers they are warmer.
The trout fishing has been pretty good this week on Lake Jocassee, but Guides Sam and Casey Jones with Jocassee Charters (864-280-9056) report
May 24
Lake Jocassee is at 94.8% of full pool and the lake is extremely clear. Morning surface water temperatures have inched up a degree or two to about 73 degrees.
Summer weekend boat traffic is not helpful for the trout fishing, but on Friday Guide Sam Jones with Jocassee Charters (864-280-9056) reports
May 19
Lake Jocassee is at 94.6% of full pool and the lake is extremely clear. Morning surface water temperatures are up to about 72 degrees on the main lake and around 74 in the rivers.
With the bright full moon at night the morning bite has been a little off for trout this week, but Guides Sam and Casey Jones with Jocassee Charters (864-280-9056) report
May 13
Lake Jocassee is at 94.9% of full pool and the lake is extremely clear. Morning surface water temperatures are still running about 67 degrees on the main lake but you can find 70s in the backs.
It’s been a really good bite for keeper trout this week, and Guides Sam and Casey Jones with Jocassee Charters (864-280-9056) report
May 4
Lake Jocassee is at 95.0% of full pool and the lake is extremely clear again. Morning surface water temperatures are now running about 67 degrees on the main lake and they are in the upper 60s in the backs.
The bass spawn is still going on at Lake Jocassee, and will continue into June, but tournament angler Joe Anders of Easley reports
April 20
Lake Jocassee is at 94.0% of full pool and the main lake is clear while some of the backs are a little dingy after recent rains. Morning surface water temperatures are now running about 58-60 degrees on the main lake while they are in the low to mid-60s in the backs.
The bass spawn is well underway on Lake Jocassee, and tournament angler Joe Anders of Easley reports
April 8
Lake Jocassee is at 94.4% of full pool and the main lake is clear while the backs are dirty after recent rains. Morning surface water temperatures are now running about 58 degrees on the main lake while they have hit 60 in the backs.
The trout fishing has been very good again this week on Jocassee, and Guides Sam and Casey Jones with Jocassee Charters (864-280-9056) report
April 1
Lake Jocassee is at 94.1% of full pool and the main lake is clear while the backs are pretty dingy (for Jocassee) between recent winds and rain. Morning surface water temperatures are now running about 54-55 degrees on the main lake while up the rivers temperatures are around 58.
The trout fishing seems to be hitting a sweet spot this week on Joccassee, and Guides Sam and Casey Jones with Jocassee Charters (864-280-9056) report
March 25
Lake Jocassee is at 98.6% of full pool and the main lake is clear while the backs are pretty dingy (for Jocassee) between recent winds and rain. Morning surface water temperatures are now running about 56 degrees on the main lake.
There has been an outstanding pre-spawn bass bite this week on Lake Jocassee, and tournament angler Joe Anders of Easley reports