August 31

Lake Wateree is at 97.2% of full pool and morning surface water temperatures are around 82 or 83 degrees.

Water temperatures have not dropped that much on Lake Wateree, and they could go back up, but tournament angler Dearal Rodgers of Camden reports

August 22

Lake Wateree is at 97.4% of full pool and morning surface water temperatures are in the low to mid-80s. 

Even as dropping temperatures change the bass patterns on Lake Wateree, tournament angler Dearal Rodgers of Camden thinks

August 18

Lake Wateree is at 97.3% of full pool and morning surface water temperatures are around 83 degrees. 

The crappie have again moved a bit deeper on Lake Wateree, and veteran tournament angler Will Hinson of Cassatt reports

August 4

Lake Wateree is at 96.9% of full pool and the lake has a normal stain.  Morning surface water temperatures are in the mid-80s.  

While tournament angler Dearal Rodgers of Camden isn’t saying that there are no shallow bass to be caught on Lake Wateree

July 22

Lake Wateree is at 97.2% of full pool and the lake has a normal stain.  Morning surface water temperatures are in the mid-80s.  

The crappie are getting deeper into summer patterns on Lake Wateree, and veteran tournament angler Will Hinson of Cassatt reports

July 15

Lake Wateree is at 97.3% of full pool and morning surface water temperatures are in the mid-80s.

On the catfish front, Captain Rodger Taylor (803-517-7828) reports

July 1

Lake Wateree is at 97.5% of full pool and morning surface water temperatures have dropped into the mid-80s.

The crappie bite continues to be phenomenal on Lake Wateree, and veteran tournament angler Will Hinson of Cassatt reports

June 23

Lake Wateree is at 97.0% of full pool and the lake is clear for Wateree on both ends. Morning surface water temperatures are in the middle to upper 80s.

With an outstanding population of crappie holding in predictable spots, veteran tournament angler Will Hinson of Cassatt again reports 

June 17

Lake Wateree is at 97.4% of full pool and the lake is clear on both ends. Morning surface water temperatures are in the mid-80s.

The limits of Lake Wateree crappie are still coming fast and furious, and veteran tournament angler Will Hinson of Cassatt

June 10

Lake Wateree is at 96.9% of full pool and morning surface water temperatures are in the low 80s. 

The Lake Wateree crappie fishing is outstanding right now, and veteran tournament angler Will Hinson of Cassatt reports

May 25

Lake Wateree is at 96.9% of full pool and the lake is relatively clear. Morning surface water temperatures are in the upper 70s. 

Rising water temperatures would normally be pushing more bass offshore, but tournament angler Dearal Rodgers of Camden reports

May 19

Lake Wateree is at 96.6% of full pool and the lake is relatively clear. Morning surface water temperatures are up to the upper 70s. 

Fresh off a win in the CATT tournament on Lake Wateree this Saturday, tournament angler Dearal Rodgers of Camden reports

May 12

Lake Wateree is at 96.3% of full pool and morning surface water temperatures have dropped to about 71 degrees. 

Dropping water levels have made the bass fishing even tougher on Lake Wateree, but tournament angler Dearal Rodgers of Camden reports

May 4

Lake Wateree is at 96.5% of full pool and water conditions are getting back to normal again.  Morning surface water temperatures are around 74-77 degrees. 

The bass fishing has gotten a little tougher again on Lake Wateree, and tournament angler Dearal Rodgers of Camden reports

April 20

Lake Wateree is at 97.8% of full pool and conditions are stained to muddy. Morning surface water temperatures are in the low to mid-60s.  

It’s that magical time of the year when most of the Wateree bass are in the shallows and feeding, and tournament angler Dearal Rodgers of Camden reports

April 8

Lake Wateree is at 99.0% of full pool and the lake is very muddy. Morning surface water temperatures are in the lower 60s.    

It’s a been a very strange spawning period on Lake Wateree, and veteran tournament angler Will Hinson of Cassatt reports that the crappie are

April 1

Lake Wateree is at 97.4% of full pool and the lake has some color but is not muddy. Morning surface water temperatures have dropped into the upper 50s.    

It’s a trend on many South Carolina lakes this week, and veteran tournament angler Will Hinson of Cassatt report

March 25

Lake Wateree is at 97.1% of full pool and parts of the lake are very dirty. Morning surface water temperatures are in the lower 60s.  

It’s many people’s favorite time of the year to fish for crappie, and veteran tournament angler Will Hinson of Cassatt reports

March 17

Lake Wateree has shot up to 98.6% of full pool and the upper end is getting very muddy. Morning surface water temperatures are in the upper 50s.   

The crappie have been biting pretty well on Lake Wateree, and veteran tournament angler Will Hinson of Cassatt reports

March 10

Lake Wateree is way up to 97.7% of full pool. 

Earlier this week tournament bass angler Dearal Rodgers of Camden

March 1

Lake Wateree is at 95.4% of full pool and on the Lugoff side the water is more stained than usual while on the Camden sides it’s about normal. Morning surface water temperatures range from about 55-60 degrees depending on how far back you go. 

This past Saturday tournament bass angler Dearal Rodgers of Camden

February 17

Lake Wateree is at 95.2% of full pool and morning surface water temperatures are in the upper 40s. 

There’s been some dramatic improvement in the bass fishing on Lake Wateree, and tournament angler Dearal Rodgers of Camden reports

February 10

Lake Wateree is at 95.0% of full pool and morning surface water temperatures are in the upper 40s. 

The bulk of the crappie are still in the river run from the state park to Wateree Creek, where veteran tournament angler Will Hinson of Cassatt reports