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

December 16

Lake Wylie is at 97.3% of full pool and the lake is relatively clear.  Morning surface water temperatures are in the low 50s. 

There have been a couple of bags of bass over 15 pounds caught in recent tournaments, but in general tournament angler Reid McGinn of Fort Mill reports

December 2

Lake Wylie is at 97.0% of full pool and the lake is relatively clear.  Morning surface

water temperatures are down to 54 degrees. 

The patterns for catching catfish this fall have been different than in typical years, and Captain Rodger Taylor (803-517-7828) reports

November 19

Lake Wylie is at 97.1% of full pool and the lake is normal color.  Morning surface water temperatures are around 61 degrees. 

There are a few positive signs with the bass fishing on Lake Wylie, and in the most recent CATT tournament at least the winning weight was in the teens.

November 11

Lake Wylie is at 96.9% of full pool and morning surface water temperatures are in the lower 60s. 

The catfish bite remains very good on Lake Wylie, and Captain Rodger Taylor (803-517-7828) reports

November 4

Lake Wylie is at 96.6% of full pool and morning surface water temperatures have dropped overnight from about 68 to 64-65 degrees. 

The catfish bite is very good on Lake Wylie, and Captain Rodger Taylor (803-517-7828) reports

October 20

Lake Wylie is at 96.4% of full pool and the lake is still relatively clear although the water is stained brown in places. Morning surface water temperatures are in the lower 70s. 

Even though temperatures are cooling the fall turnover is not especially helpful for bass fishing on Lake Wylie, and tournament angler Reid McGinn of Fort Mill reports

October 7

Lake Wylie is at 96.8% of full pool and the lake is still relatively clear. Morning surface water temperatures are still about 79-80 degrees. 

We are getting to the time of year when the bass fishing on Lake Wylie should be improving, and tournament angler Reid McGinn of Fort Mill says

September 30

Lake Wylie is at 96.7% of full pool and the lake is relatively clear. Morning surface water temperatures have dropped to about 80 degrees.  

It’s been a tough few months of bass fishing on Lake Wylie, and anyone expecting that to change with this past weekend’s two-day BFL on Lake Wylie

September 17

Lake Wylie is at 96.9% of full pool and water temperatures have dropped to about 81-83 degrees. 

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

September 2

Lake Wylie is at 96.9% of full pool and water temperatures are still in the mid-80s. 

The good news is that the catfish bite on Lake Wylie is very good, with Captain Rodger Taylor (803-517-7828) reporting

August 20

Lake Wylie is at 97.2% of full pool and with a bunch of rain over the weekend the creeks and rivers got really muddy. That water has quickly moved down the lake and morning surface water temperatures are in the mid-80s. 

The bass fishing has gotten even tougher on Lake Wylie, and in a recent Thursday night event with 30 boats first place was a very respectable thirteen pounds, while second place dropped to 7 pound and third was in the 4s. Brutal does not even begin to describe the fishing.

August 6

Lake Wylie is at 96.4% of full pool and morning surface water temperatures are around 85-86 degrees. 

If anything the catfish bite on Lake Wylie has gotten even better, and Captain Rodger Taylor (803-517-7828) reports

July 30

Lake Wylie is at 97.0% of full pool and after recent rains the lake has sections of stained water. Morning surface water temperatures are around 85-86 degrees. 

We are entering (if we are not already there) the summer bass fishing doldrums, and tournament angler Reid McGinn of Fort Mill reports