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AHQ Report - Lake Wateree

Last weekend Dean Benfield & Donnie Maiers brought 21.49 pounds to the scales in the first CATT Wateree Open, and this weekend the first CATT Lake Wateree Spring Qualifier takes place out of Clearwater Cove.  With water levels way up, after being way down, it will be interesting to see what it takes to win.  That the lake gave up over 20 last week is a good sign for what has recently been an overlooked fishery.  

June 8

Lake Wateree is at 93.7% of full pool and the lake is still clear on the lower end. Morning surface water temperatures have gotten up to about 76 degrees. 

June 2

Lake Wateree is at 94.3% of full pool and the lake is still clear on the lower end. Morning surface water temperatures dropped to about 68 after the weekend but have risen to 71. 

May 25

Lake Wateree is at 93.5% of full pool and the lake is clear. Morning surface water temperatures are about 74 degrees.   

May 11

Lake Wateree is at 93.6% of full pool and the upper lake and creeks and are dingy. Morning surface water temperatures are about 70 degrees.

May 4

Lake Wateree is at 94.3% of full pool and there is a lot of muddy water and trash up the lake, while the lower end is okay. Morning surface water temperatures are in the mid- to upper 60s. 

April 20

Lake Wateree is down to 93.9% of full pool and the lake is clearing again. Morning surface water temperatures are around 67-68 degrees.   

April 11

Lake Wateree has shot up to 97.6% of full pool but at least the lower lake is still pretty clear. Morning surface water temperatures are down to about 62 degrees.

March 30

Lake Wateree is at 94.9% of full pool and the lake is still very clear. Morning surface water temperatures are around 62.5.   

March 16

Lake Wateree is down to 93.9% of full pool and the lake has cleared drastically. Morning surface water temperatures are down to about 56 degrees.  

March 9

Lake Wateree is down to 94.7% of full pool and the lake has cleared substantially. Morning surface water temperatures are about 59 degrees.   

February 23

Lake Wateree is at 98.4% of full pool and the lake is still muddy from one end to the other. Morning surface water temperatures are up to about 54 degrees. 

February 15

Lake Wateree is very temporarily up to 98.7% of full pool and the lake is still muddy from one end to the other and full of trash. Water temperatures are around 51 degrees. 

February 2

Lake Wateree is back down to 93.4% of full pool and the lake is still muddy from one end to the other. Water temperatures are around 51 degrees. 

January 26

Lake Wateree is at 94.7% of full pool and the entire lake is still muddy. Water temperatures are around 50 degrees. 

January 19

Lake Wateree is at 93.5% of full pool and most of the lake is still muddy, nasty and trashy. Water temperatures are in the lower 50s. 

January 13

Lake Wateree is up to 93.8% of full pool and the whole lake is muddy from end to end, although some of the creeks are a bit clearer. Water temperatures are in the lower 50s. 

January 5

Lake Wateree is at 94.8% of full pool and the whole lake is muddy from end to end. Water temperatures were in the 40s but are now back up to about 54 degrees. 

December 22

Lake Wateree is at 93.8% of full pool and the lake is muddy. Water temperatures are in the lower 50s.

December 17

Lake Wateree is all the way down to 93.2% of full pool and the whole lake is muddy from dam to dam. Water temperatures are in the lower 50s.

 

December 2

Lake Wateree is down to 93.3% of full pool and up the lake is muddy while Colonel Creek down is clear. Up the lake morning surface water temperatures are about 53 degrees, while towards the dam they are about 55-56. With the low lake levels check on ramp access before travelling, and be careful of underwater dangers such as long points and stumps. 

November 17

Lake Wateree is down to 93.2% of full pool and morning surface water temperatures are around 59 degrees.  With the low lake levels check on ramp access before travelling, and be careful of underwater dangers such as long points as right now nothing is very well-marked.   

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