November 17

Lake Murray water levels are down to 353.65 (full pool is 360.00) and clarity is a little stained. Morning surface water temperatures are down to about 62-64 degrees. 

November 10

Lake Murray water levels are down to 354.00 (full pool is 360.00) and clarity is normal. Dissolved oxygen content is finally about the same at the surface and on the bottom.  Morning surface water temperatures are still about 65-67 degrees but starting to drop.

November 3

Lake Murray water levels are down to 354.52 (full pool is 360.00) and clarity is normal. The extreme lower lake finally appears to have turned over.  Morning surface water temperatures are about 65-67 degrees. 

October 26

Lake Murray water levels are at 355.12 (full pool is 360.00) and clarity is normal after very little rain. Morning surface water temperatures are still about 68 degrees by the dam and around 66 on the upper end. 

October 21

Lake Murray water levels are at 355.42 (full pool is 360.00) and clarity is picking up again. Morning surface water temperatures are about 68 degrees by the dam and around 66 on the upper end. 

October 13

Lake Murray water levels are at 355.87 (full pool is 360.00) and clarity is below normal as the lake turns over. Morning surface water temperatures are about 70 degrees by the dam and around 68 on the upper end. 

October 6

Lake Murray water levels are down to 356.12 (full pool is 360.00) and clarity is just a little below normal. Morning surface water temperatures are about 71 degrees by the dam and around 69 on the upper end. 

September 29

Lake Murray water levels are at 356.46 (full pool is 360.00) and clarity is normal. Morning surface water temperatures by the dam have dropped from 79 to 76 in the past two days. 

In the middle of the lake the striped bass are schooling right now, and Captain Brad Taylor (803-331-1354) reports 

September 15

Lake Murray water levels are at 357.00 (full pool is 360.00) and clarity is normal. Morning surface water temperatures have dropped to about 80 degrees on the big water. 

It’s a pretty exciting time for bass fishing on Lake Murray, and veteran tournament angler Stan Gunter of Saluda (864-992-0243) reports

September 8

Lake Murray water levels are at 356.78 (full pool is 360.00) and clarity is normal. Morning surface water temperatures have risen back to the mid-80s. 

Even as water temperatures rebounded a little the striped bass seem to have left the big pool for the season, and Captain Brad Taylor (803-331-1354) reports

August 30

Lake Murray water levels are at 356.72 (full pool is 360.00) and morning surface water temperatures are about 81-82 degrees on the lower end. 

We’ll get to the bass patterns in just a minute, but last Saturday’s Fishing for a Cause tournament to benefit A Place for Us Ministries would have been a success whether they caught any fish or not. That’s because tournament director and veteran angler Stan Gunter of Saluda (864-992-0243) reports

August 22

Lake Murray water levels are at 356.78 (full pool is 360.00) and morning surface water temperatures are back up to about 82 degrees on the lower end. 

Just in time for the Fishing for a Cause bass tournament this coming Saturday, August 27 to benefit A Place for Us Ministries, tournament director Stan Gunter of Saluda (864-992-0243) reports

August 18

Lake Murray water levels are at 356.80 (full pool is 360.00) and water clarity is a bit stained after recent rains. Morning surface water temperatures are in the low 80s.

The summer pattern striped bass fishing has started to slow down on Lake Murray, and Captain Brad Taylor (803-331-1354) reports

August 3

Lake Murray water levels are down to 356.90 (full pool is 360.00) and water clarity is normal. Morning surface water temperatures are about 85-87 degrees.

The striped bass patterns are starting to change on Lake Murray, and Captain Brad Taylor (803-331-1354) reports

July 22

Lake Murray water levels are at 357.28 (full pool is 360.00) and water conditions are still a little more stained than usual. Morning surface water temperatures are about 84-85 degrees.

The catfish bite remains good, but Captain William Attaway (803-924-0857) reports

July 14

Lake Murray water levels are up to 357.39 (full pool is 360.00) and water conditions are a little stained after recent rains. Morning surface water temperatures are about 83 degrees on the main lake.

With cloudy and rainy weather there are striped bass that can be found all over the lake, and Captain Brad Taylor (803-331-1354) reports

July 1

Lake Murray water levels have risen slightly to 357.00 (full pool is 360.00) and water conditions are more stained after recent rains. Morning surface water temperatures have dropped to about 80 degrees in the creeks. 

There has been a significant change in the striped bass patterns over the last few days

June 24

Lake Murray water levels are at 356.99 (full pool is 360.00) and water conditions are relatively clear. Morning surface water temperatures are about 81.5 degrees on the big water and warmer in the creeks. 

The striped bass are – predictably – starting to go deeper with the weather, and Captain Brad Taylor (803-331-1354) reports 

June 17

Lake Murray water levels are at 357.28 (full pool is 360.00) and water conditions are fairly clear. Morning surface water temperatures are about 82 degrees on the big water and warmer in the creeks. 

Lake Murray striped bass are starting to get into a classic summer pattern, and Captain Brad Taylor (803-331-1354) reports

June 9

Lake Murray water levels are at 357.59 (full pool is 360.00) and water clarity is normal for summer. Morning surface water temperatures are in the high 70s to low 80s. 

The striped bass are getting into fairly predictable summer patterns, and Captain Brad Taylor (803-331-1354) reports

May 24

Lake Murray water levels are at 357.26 (full pool is 360.00) and water clarity is pretty good. Morning surface water temperatures are in the mid to upper 70s. 

The striped bass bite has been improved this week, and Captain Brad Taylor (803-331-1354) reports

May 18

Lake Murray water levels are down to 357.26 (full pool is 360.00) and water clarity is high. Morning surface water temperatures are in the low to mid-70s down the lake but as high as 80 up the rivers. 

While in some ways it’s been a strange spring, or at least May, for bass fishing on Lake Murray, tournament angler Andy Wicker of Pomaria reports

May 12

Lake Murray water levels are down to 357.45 (full pool is 360.00) and clarity is normal. Morning surface water temperatures have cooled off to about 70-72 degrees. 

Cool temperatures are keeping the striped bass relatively shallow, and Captain Brad Taylor (803-331-1354) reports