July 22

Lake Wylie is at 97.0% of full pool and the lake is clearing. Morning surface water temperatures are about 86 and temperatures are hitting 90 plus in the afternoon. 

The catfish bite continues to improve on Lake Wylie, and Captain Rodger Taylor (803-517-7828) reports

July 15

Lake Wylie is at 97.0% of full pool and water temperatures are in the mid-80s. 

The catfish are finally moving past the spawn on Lake Wylie, and Captain Rodger Taylor (803-517-7828) reports

July 1

Lake Wylie is at 96.7% of full pool and the lake is relatively clear. Morning surface water temperatures got up to 88 over the weekend but over this week dropped back into the mid-80s.

The bass fishing is still pretty tough on Lake Wylie, and tournament angler Reid McGinn of Fort Mill reports

June 24

Lake Wylie is at 96.7% of full pool and the lake is clear. Morning surface water temperatures are in the mid-80s.

It would be tough to pretend the bass fishing is strong on Lake Wylie right now

June 17

Lake Wylie is at 96.8% of full pool and the lake is clear. Morning surface water temperatures are in the low 80s. 

It’s still a tricky time for catching catfish on Lake Wylie with the spawn going on, and Captain Rodger Taylor (803-517-7828) reports

June 10

Lake Wylie is at 97.0% of full pool and morning surface water temperatures are around 80 degrees. 

It can be a tricky time for catching catfish on Lake Wylie with the spawn going on, but Captain Rodger Taylor (803-517-7828) reports

May 25

Lake Wylie is at 97.1% of full pool and clarity is good. Morning surface water temperatures are in the mid-70s. 

The shad spawn bite is finally dying out on Lake Wylie, and tournament angler Reid McGinn of Fort Mill reports

May 19

Lake Wylie is at 96.9% of full pool and clarity is good. Morning surface water temperatures are in the mid-70s. 

Some years the shad spawn is really quick and the bass fishing on Lake Wylie is really good for about two weeks around it. But tournament angler Reid McGinn of Fort Mill reports

May 12

Lake Wylie is at 97.0% of full pool and the water is green and slightly turbid. Morning surface water temperatures are about 72-74 degrees, down a degree or two from last week. 

Cooler weather has basically stalled the bass fishing on Lake Wylie, and tournament angler Reid McGinn of Fort Mill reports

May 4

Lake Wylie is at 97.0% of full pool and morning surface water temperatures are in the upper 60s and lower 70s. 

While the shad spawn bite is very close to taking off on Lake Wylie, tournament angler Reid McGinn of Fort Mill reports

April 22

Lake Wylie is at 98.1% of full pool and the lake is stained in parts but not muddy. Morning surface water temperatures are in the lower 60s. 

The cool nights have kept things from progressing as much as usual by this time of year, and tournament angler Reid McGinn of Fort Mill reports that bass fishing

April 8

Lake Wylie is at 98.0% of full pool and there is a mud line coming down the lake. Morning surface water temperatures are in the lower 60s.   

While water conditions might interfere with the patterns, tournament angler Reid McGinn of Fort Mill reports

April 1

Lake Wylie is at 97.8% of full pool and the lake is less muddy this week but still has dirty areas. Morning surface water temperatures are around 60 degrees. 

There are mixed reports on whether the bass fishing got tougher on Lake Wylie this week, and tournament angler Reid McGinn of Fort Mill reports

March 24

Lake Wylie is at 97.4% of full pool and the lake is still muddy in parts as Duke has been pulling a lot of water. Morning surface water temperatures are about 58-59 degrees.

It’s good bass fishing on Lake Wylie, and tournament angler Reid McGinn of Fort Mill reports

March 17

Lake Wylie is up to 98.2% of full pool and the water is muddy in the creeks. Morning surface water temperatures are about 57-59 degrees.  

He’s not saying that there’s not a rogue bass somewhere on Lake Wylie that is spawning, but tournament angler Reid McGinn of Fort Mill reports

March 12

Lake Wylie is at 99.2% of full pool. 

The crappie bite is still very good on Lake Wylie, but Captain Rodger Taylor (803-517-7828) reports

March 1

Lake Wylie is at 97.5% of full pool morning surface water temperatures have reached the mid-50s.

Whether because of their latitude or because they have blueback herring, in many South Carolina lakes the bass are approaching the spawn or already there. However, tournament angler Reid McGinn of Fort Mill reports

February 17

Lake Wylie is at 97.0% of full pool and the water is relatively clear.  They have been pulling a lot of water through the lake, creating significant current. Morning surface water temperatures are about 48-50 degrees.

Fish are just starting to come out of their winter patterns on Lake Wylie, but tournament angler Reid McGinn of Fort Mill reports

February 10

Lake Wylie is up to 98.3% of full pool and the water is slightly stained on the lower end creeks. Morning surface water temperatures are about 47 degrees. 

The best thing going right now on Lake Wylie is undoubtedly the crappie, and Captain Rodger Taylor (803-517-7828) reports

February 1

Lake Wylie is at 97.2% of full pool and morning surface water temperatures have dropped into the mid-40s. 

There continue to be some decent bags caught bass fishing on Lake Wylie, and this past weekend tournament angler Reid McGinn of Fort Mill reports

January 20

Lake Wylie is at 97.1% of full pool and the lake has gotten more stained this week. Morning surface water temperatures have dropped into the upper 40s. 

The bass fishing continues to be somewhat improved on Lake Wylie, and tournament angler Reid McGinn of Fort Mill reports

January 6

Lake Wylie is at 98.7% of full pool and morning surface water temperatures are back to the mid-50s after getting close to 60 degrees. The main lake is still very clear while the backs of creeks have some stain. 

Regular readers may not expect to hear that the bass fishing on Lake Wylie has actually been pretty good recently, but tournament angler Reid McGinn of Fort Mill reports

December 23

Lake Wylie is at 97.2% of full pool and morning surface water temperatures are about 54 degrees. 

Lake Wylie catfish continue to follow an unusual pattern for early winter, and Captain Rodger Taylor (803-517-7828) reports