AHQ Report - Lake Keowee
March 17
Lake Keowee is at 98.5% of full pool and clarity is normal. Morning surface water temperatures have dropped back into the high 50s over most of the lake.
Despite the cold snap that dropped temperatures, N&C Marine/Skeeter Team member Guide Charles Townson (864-324-2065) reports
March 12
Lake Keowee is at 98.2% of full pool and clarity is normal. Water temperatures have remained stable this past week and they are now around the 60-degree mark on most of the lake.
Without a seasonal rise in temperatures this week, N&C Marine/Skeeter Team member Guide Charles Townson (864-324-2065) reports
March 3
Lake Keowee is at 98.7% of full pool and clarity is normal. Water temperatures are now in the low 60s throughout the lake and rising quickly with the unseasonably warm weather.
As a result of rapidly rising temperatures, N&C Marine/Skeeter Team member Guide Charles Townson (864-324-2065) reports
February 26
Lake Keowee is at 98.8% of full pool and clarity is normal. Water temperatures have hit the 60-degree mark in the last couple of days.
As a result of rapidly rising temperatures, N&C Marine/Skeeter Team member Guide Charles Townson (864-324-2065) reports
February 11
Lake Keowee is at 98.2% of full pool and clarity is normal. Water temperatures remain stable in the low to mid-50s over most of the lake, with the highest temperatures still around the power plant in the low 60s.
Without much change in conditions, N&C Marine/Skeeter Team member Guide Charles Townson (864-324-2065) reports
February 7
Lake Keowee is at 98.4% of full pool and water temperatures are in the low to mid-50s over most of the lake, with the highest temperatures around the power plant at around 61 degrees.
It was a crowded field in the 126-boat Palmetto Boat Center tournament on Lake Keowee this weekend,
February 3
Lake Keowee is up to 99.3% of full pool and water temperatures are in the low to mid-50s over most of the lake, with the highest temperatures around the power plant at 61 degrees.
With water temperatures over the lake at or near their low for the year, N&C Marine/Skeeter Team member Guide Charles Townson (864-324-2065) reports
January 20
Lake Keowee is at 96.4% of full pool and water temperatures have dropped into the low to mid-50s over most of the lake now.
The bass on Lake Keowee continue to be in a winter pattern, and N&C Marine/Skeeter Team member Guide Charles Townson (864-324-2065) reports
January 14
Lake Keowee is at 97.1% of full pool and water clarity is normalizing. Morning surface water temperatures are in the mid- to upper 50s over most of the lake, but still hanging in the low 60s mid-lake.
A good winter fishing pattern for bass remains in place on Lake Keowee right now, and N&C Marine/Skeeter Team member Guide Charles Townson (864-324-2065) reports
January 7
Lake Keowee is at 96.6% of full pool and major creeks are stained to muddy (in the very backs) due to heavy rain this past week. Morning surface water temperatures have fallen into the high 50s over most of the lake with low 60s still present mid-lake near the power plant.
Now that water temperatures are getting down to a more normal range for the season, N&C Marine/Skeeter Team member Guide Charles Townson (864-324-2065) reports
December 31
Lake Keowee is at 96.7% of full pool and water clarity is normal. Morning surface water temperatures have actually gone UP a degree or so this week on the lake, with water temperatures at 60 degrees over most of the lake. The mid-lake region is still holding in the mid-60s.
With temperatures running quite a few degrees higher than normal for this time of year, N&C Marine/Skeeter Teammember Guide Charles Townson (864-324-2065) reports
December 24
Lake Keowee is at 98.8% of full pool and water clarity is normal. Morning surface water temperatures are in the upper 50s over most of the lake with low 60s still present in the mid-lake.
Overall bass fishing on Lake Keowee is good right now, but N&C Marine/Skeeter Team member Guide Charles Townson(864-324-2065) reports
December 10
Lake Keowee is at 99.0% of full pool and water clarity is normal. Morning surface water temperatures are now hovering around the 60-degree mark over most of the lake, with higher readings just north of the power plant.
The Lake Keowee bass fishing patterns continue to depend upon what part of the lake you are in, and N&C Marine/Skeeter Team member Guide Charles Townson (864-324-2065) reports
December 4
Lake Keowee is at 98.2% of full pool and water clarity is normal. Morning surface water temperatures are now in the low to mid-60s over most of the lake – having gone upover the past week.
While bass fishing patterns vary based upon what part of the lake you are in, overall N&C Marine/Skeeter Team member Guide Charles Townson (864-324-2065) reports
November 20
Lake Keowee is at 98.5% of full pool and water clarity is normal. Morning surface water temperatures are now in the mid to high-60s over most of the lake with the coolest temperatures at the far north and far south ends.
A strong fall/ early winter bass pattern
November 12
Lake Keowee is at 98.4% of full pool and water clarity is normal. Morning surface water temperatures are in the mid to high-60s over most of the lake.
It’s still a really good time to fish for bass on Lake Keowee, and N&C Marine/Skeeter Team member Guide Charles Townson (864-324-2065) reports
November 4
Lake Keowee is at 98.7% of full pool and the water clarity is normal again. Morning surface water temperatures are in the low 70s over most of the lake.
For now Keowee water temperatures are still in the 70s, but N&C Marine/Skeeter Team member Guide Charles Townson (864-324-2065)
November 1
Lake Keowee is at 98.6% of full pool and the water clarity is normal again. Morning surface water temperatures are in the low 70s over most of the lake.
Water temperatures continue to slowly fall on Lake Keowee, and N&C Marine/Skeeter Team member Guide Charles Townson (864-324-2065) reports
October 25
Lake Keowee is at 98.2% of full pool and the water clarity is normalizing again. Morning surface water temperatures have fallen into the 70s throughout the lake with the lowest readings at the Jocassee dam.
As water temperatures continue to gradually drop the Lake Keowee bass are getting into full-fledged fall patterns, and N&C Marine/Skeeter Team member Guide Charles Townson (864-324-2065) reports
October 15
Lake Keowee is at 98.4% of full pool and the water on the main lake is clear while the backs of major creeks are stained. Morning surface water temperatures are in the high 70s over most of the lake.
As water temperatures continue to gradually fall the Lake Keowee bass continue to make a slow migration into fall patterns, and N&C Marine/Skeeter Team member Guide Charles Townson (864-324-2065) reports
October 11
Lake Keowee is at 98.8% of full pool and, since a lot of rain has fallen in the Keowee watershed, the backs of major creeks are stained to muddy. Morning surface water temperatures have held steady this week at around 80 over most of the lake.
The Lake Keowee bass continue to make a slow migration into fall patterns, but N&C Marine/Skeeter Team member Guide Charles Townson (864-324-2065) reports
October 1
Lake Keowee is at 98.7% of full pool and water clarity is normal. Water temperatures are in the lower 80s over most of the lake and high 70s at the base of the Jocassee Dam.
While Lake Keowee bass are still primarily in a summer pattern, N&C Marine/Skeeter Team member Guide Charles Townson (864-324-2065) reports
September 22
Lake Keowee is up to 99.1% of full pool and water clarity is normal. Water temperatures are in the lower 80s over most of the lake and high 70s at the base of the Jocassee Dam.
Back on the water after the bass, N&C Marine/Skeeter Team member Guide Charles Townson (864-324-2065) reports
September 17
Lake Keowee is at 97.9% of full pool and water clarity is normal. Water temperatures are in the lower 80s.
With our regular Lake Keowee bass informant Guide Charles Townson traveling for another week or two, tournament angler Joe Anders of Easley