— The newest Lake Murray fishing report can be found at: http://www.anglersheadquarters.com/ahq-insider-lake-murray-sc-summer-2018-fishing-report/ June 21 Lake Murray water levels are at 357.77 (full pool is 360.00) and surface temperatures are in the mid- to upper-80s.  Clarity is normal. The Murray striped bass bite is absolutely on fire, and Captain William Attaway(803-924-0857) reports that he is exclusively fishing with […]

— The newest Lake Murray fishing report can be found at: http://www.anglersheadquarters.com/ahq-insider-lake-murray-sc-spring-2018-fishing-report/ 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 […]

— The newest Lake Murray fishing report can be found at: http://www.anglersheadquarters.com/ahq-insider-lake-murray-sc-spring-2018-fishing-report/ February 16 Lake Murray water levels have steadily risen to 356.96 (full pool is 360.00).  Morning water temperatures are in the lower 50s over much of the lake, but it’s not unusual to see temperatures push into the mid-50s on warm days.  The mud […]

— The newest Lake Murray fishing report can be found at: http://www.anglersheadquarters.com/ahq-insider-lake-murray-sc-winter-2017-18-fishing-report/ December 21 Lake Murray water levels are at 354.70 (full pool is 360.00), and water temperatures are in the low to mid-50s.  Clarity is normal. Last week Captain Brad Taylor (803-331-1354) reported that the striped bass fishing on Lake Murray had gotten really good up […]

— The newest Lake Murray fishing report, updated October 20, can be found at: http://www.anglersheadquarters.com/ahq-insider-lake-murray-sc-fall-2017-fishing-report/ October 5 Lake Murray water levels are down to 354.63 and dropping (full pool is 360.00), and water temperatures are around the mid- to upper-70s.  Clarity has been good. In striped bass news, Captain Brad Taylor (803-331-1354) reports that as temperatures rebounded […]

— The newest Lake Murray fishing report, updated September 15, can be found at: http://www.anglersheadquarters.com/ahq-insider-lake-murray-sc-fall-2017-fishing-report/ September 1 Lake Murray water levels are at 356.57 (full pool is 360.00), and water temperatures have dropped into the lower 80s.  Clarity is still good. After an extremely successful Forrest Wood Cup on Lake Murray in the middle part of […]

— The newest Lake Murray fishing report, updated June 30, can be found at: http://www.anglersheadquarters.com/ahq-insider-lake-murray-sc-summer-2017-fishing-report/ June 6 Lake Murray water levels are at 357.99 (full pool is 360.00), and temperatures are in the lower 80s.  Down the lake the water is very clear with more stain as you move up towards the rivers. Lake Murray bass […]

— March 7 Lake Murray water levels are at 356.83 (full pool is 360.00) and “core” surface water temperatures – morning temperatures – still range from about 57 at the dam to 58 or 59 up the lake.  The lake remains atypically clear. Striped bass are grouped up in the middle part of the lake […]

— February 9 Lake Murray water levels are at 356.88 (full pool is 360.00) and water temperatures at the dam are in the mid-50s. Striped bass fishing has been good on Lake Murray, with Captain Brad Taylor (803-331-1354) reporting that the best bite is up the river around Riverwinds Landing on the Big Saluda.   The best […]

— Please note that the newest Lake Murray fishing report can be found at http://www.anglersheadquarters.com/ahq-insider-lake-murray-sc-winter-fishing-report/ January 17 Lake Murray water levels are at 356.03 (full pool is 360.00) and water temperatures range from between 53 and 55.5 degrees at the dam on up to the upper 50s on warm days (like today) in the creeks.  The […]

— Nov. 30 Lake Murray water levels are down to 353.97 (full pool is 360.00) and water temperatures at the dam are ranging between 62 and 63 degrees.  Clarity remains pretty good. It continues to be a pretty tough fall for bass fishing on Murray, and veteran tournament angler Captain Doug Lown reports that it’s […]

— Catfish: Good.  Captain Chris Simpson (864-992-2352) reports that fishing continues to improve for both channels and blue catfish, and drifting cut herring is the best way to catch fish right now. Crappie: Fair to good. Captain Brad Taylor (803-331-1354) reports that crappie are feeding well on minnows fished over mid-depth brush. Striped bass: Fair. Captain Brad […]

— Striped bass: Good.  Captain Brad Taylor (803-331-1354) reports that the best fish are being caught on down-lines fished 50-80 feet deep in the lower lake.  The free-line bite has pretty much gone away and mostly smaller fish can be found in the creeks. Crappie: Good. Captain Brad reports that good numbers of crappie are still […]

— August 4 Lake Murray water levels are down to 356.18 (full pool is 360.00) and water temperatures are in the upper 80s.  Clarity is above average. Striped bass on Lake Murray have gotten into a true summer pattern, and Captain Brad Taylor (803-331-1354) reports that he is catching fish 50-80 feet deep.  Most of the […]

— Lake Greenwood water levels are at 439.1 and water temperatures are in the mid-70s.  The water is muddy up the lake but clarity is good from the middle to lower end. Sometimes the winner of a recent tournament reports a pretty good bite, even while everyone else struggled to catch fish.  That was not […]

— Lake Murray water levels are at 357.55 and surface temperatures are in the low to mid-70s (down significantly from a couple of weeks ago).  The water is clearing, and Bear Creek and below are fairly clear now. Recent tournament results on Lake Murray have been a mixed bag, and in the Carolinas Bass Challenge […]

— Lake Murray water levels are at 357.69 and surface temperatures have shot into the low to mid-70s – in a little over a week water temperatures jumped almost 10 degrees.  The lake has more color than usual and even in the usually very clear lower lake visibility is only a few feet. Lake Murray […]

— Lake Murray water levels are at 357.67, and water temperatures are in the low-60s – and overnight at the dam surface temperatures are dropping into the 50s.  Captain Brad Taylor says that water temperatures won’t rise with all this wind, and today on the water even with sun and decent air temperatures anglers needed a […]

— Water temperatures shot up in March and it looked like the majority of the spawn would take place sooner rather than later, but after three or four weeks of holding and even back-sliding temperatures it now looks like the April full moon will bring up a massive wave of spawning fish on Lake Monticello.  […]

— Lake Murray water levels are at 357.59, and water temperatures are in the low to mid-60s in the main lake and the creeks. It’s been a very strange spring so far on Lake Murray, and instead of air and in turn water temperatures gradually getting warmer – or even getting warmer in fits and […]

— In his last update tournament bass fisherman Andy Wicker of Pomaria predicted that by the March full moon a significant percentage of fish would be spawning, and sure enough that has come to pass.  Andy says that right now most Lake Monticello bass are shallow, be that right on the main lake or in […]

— Veteran tournament bass angler Stan Gunter says that in his opinion there’s only one place worth looking for largemouth bass on Lake Greenwood right now – up shallow around spawning areas!  It’s possible that some big fish remain in deeper water around brush, but just driving around the banks (now that the water has […]

— It’s a special time to go fishing on Lake Murray, and instead of one or two species biting well right now you can find a good bite for pretty much whatever you want to target.  For anglers who enjoy catching more than one species, the hardest part of the day may be deciding what […]