April 2
Lake Wylie is at 98.1% of full pool and water temperatures were around 63-64 before the cold snap. The whole lake is muddy from one end to the other.
Once again conditions have dealt a harsh below to the bass fishing on Lake Wylie, and tournament angler Reid McGinn of Fort Mill reports
March 19
Lake Wylie is at 97.8% of full pool and morning surface water temperatures are in the upper 50s. The water is pretty stained in the backs.
The bass fishing is finally getting better on Lake Wylie, and tournament angler Reid McGinn of Fort Mill reports
March 10
Lake Wylie is at 97.5% of full pool and morning surface water temperatures are in the low to mid-50s. From the rivers to the mid-lake is fairly clear, while the lower lake is still dirty.
There were finally some good bags of bass caught this weekend on Lake Wylie, but tournament angler Reid McGinn of Fort Mill reports
March 5
Lake Wylie is at 97.5% of full pool and morning surface water temperatures are in the lower 50s. The mid-lake and up has cleared but has a slight stain, while the lower lake is dirtier.
The bass fishing should have gotten really good on Lake Wylie, but tournament angler Reid McGinn of Fort Mill reports
February 26
Lake Wylie is at 98.0% of full pool and morning surface water temperatures range from about 51-52 degrees on the main channel to 54 in the backs. The south end of the lake is muddy while the northern third of the lake is clear with a greenish tint. Some of the creeks are muddy in the backs.
Earlier this week Captain Rodger Taylor (803-517-7828) reported
February 18
Lake Wylie is at 97.6% of full pool and surface water temperatures are in the mid- to upper 40s. The upper third of the lake is muddy and as fast as they are pulling water through the lake it will be to the lower end soon. The creeks vary, with the Big Allison muddy but some other creeks only stained.
Nobody could accuse the tournament directors for the Saturday and Sunday morning open tournaments of not doing their jobs, but tournament bass angler Reid McGinn of Fort Mill reports
Tournament results will be posted here as they become available.
February 13
American Bass Anglers Open Series SC Division 9 Tournament on Lake Keowee from South Cove
BFL South Carolina Division Tournament (bass) on Lake Murray from Dreher Island State Park
February 5
Lake Wylie is at 97.1% of full pool and surface water temperatures are in the mid-40s to lower 50s. With all the recent rains sections of the lake are muddy again.
The bass fishing has been a little up-and-down on Lake Wylie, and tournament angler Reid McGinn of Fort Mill reports
January 20
Lake Wylie is up to 98.6% of full pool and surface water temperatures are about 49 degrees. Water clarity has improved and the lake is slightly stained with a green hue.
The bass fishing remains brutally tough on Lake Wylie, and tournament angler Reid McGinn of Fort Mill reports
January 13
Lake Wylie is at 97.8% of full pool and surface water temperatures range from about 47-48 degrees. The lake has gotten stained again.
Well, that didn’t last long. Tournament angler Reid McGinn of Fort Mill reports
January 7
Lake Wylie is at 96.9% of full pool and surface water temperatures range from about 48-50 degrees. The lake is finally clearing.
The bass fishing also finally seems to be looking up on Lake Wylie, and tournament angler Reid McGinn of Fort Mill reports
December 20
Lake Wylie is at 97.0% of full pool and surface water temperatures are down to 51-53 degrees. The lake has been dirty but the lower end is the clearest section.
It’s still pretty brutal out there for bass on Lake Wylie, and tournament angler Reid McGinn of Fort Mill reports
November 25
Lake Wylie is at 96.9% of full pool and surface water temperatures are about 65 degrees. As predicted the lake is clearing from the recent rains and already getting less stained.
The bite has been upgraded to good to very good for catfish on Lake Wylie, and Captain Rodger Taylor (803-517-7828) reports
November 19
Lake Wylie is at 97.2% of full pool and surface water temperatures are in the mid-60s. They are pulling a ton of water through the lake such that the upper end is clearing while the lower end has gotten very muddy.
At this point it sounds like a broken record, but tournament angler Reid McGinn of Fort Mill reports
November 19
Lake Wylie is at 97.2% of full pool and surface water temperatures are in the mid-60s. They are pulling a ton of water through the lake such that the upper end is clearing while the lower end has gotten very muddy.
At this point it sounds like a broken record, but tournament angler Reid McGinn of Fort Mill reports
October 20
Lake Wylie is at 97.3% of full pool and surface water temperatures are around 70-71 degrees. Usually October and November have some of the clearest water of the year, but probably as a result of a lot of suspended solids the water is a turbid dark green.
It’s a “good” bite for blue and channel catfish on Lake Wylie, and Captain Rodger Taylor (803-517-7828) reports
October 9
Lake Wylie is at 96.7% of full pool and surface water temperatures are around 72-73 degrees.
Anyone hoping for a seasonal improvement with the bass fishing on Lake Wylie would be disappointed so far, and tournament angler Reid McGinn of Fort Mill reports
September 24
Lake Wylie is back up to 96.7% of full pool and surface water temperatures are around 76 degrees on the south end of the lake. The water is a chalky color almost like it is starting to turn over (which it probably is not.)
As temperatures drop the bass on Lake Wylie are starting to get more and more into fall patterns, and tournament angler Reid McGinn of Fort Mill reports
September 16
Lake Wylie is down to 95.7% of full pool and morning surface water temperatures are in the lower 80s.
Some positive seasonal changes are starting to take place with the bass on Lake Wylie and tournament angler Reid McGinn of Fort Mill reports
August 27
Lake Wylie is at 97.0% of full pool and morning surface water temperatures are in the lower 80s.
Earlier in the summer the best catfish action was coming at night, but in the last few weeks Captain Rodger Taylor (803-517-7828) reports
July 29
Lake Wylie is at 96.5% of full pool and morning surface water temperatures are in the mid-80s. The lake is clear with a relative absence of significant rain.
As with most everywhere in South Carolina, bass fishing has really slowed down on Lake Wylie right now. Tournament angler Reid McGinn of Fort Mill reports
June 30
Lake Wylie has dropped to 96.8% of full pool and morning surface water temperatures are around 83 degrees. The water is fairly clear. A thermocline is starting to form around 34 feet on the south end.
It wouldn’t take huge weights to win a bass tournament on Lake Wylie right now, but tournament angler Reid McGinn of Fort Mill reports
June 11
Lake Wylie is at 97.3% of full pool and water temperatures are in the upper 70s to low 80s. Because of all the current and wave action the water has a bit lower visibility than usual.
Up and down water conditions have made for an unusual bite on Lake Wylie, and tournament bass angler Reid McGinn of Fort Mill reports
May 28
Lake Wylie is at 99.9% of full pool and water temperatures are in the lower 70s. With all the rain last week the water is very stained to muddy and there is ton of current.
A very mild late spring is prolonging the shad spawn on Lake Wylie, and tournament bass angler Reid McGinn of Fort Mill reports