— Clarks Hill water levels are at 329.61 and water temperatures have risen into the mid-70s. It’s finally gotten to be “that time” of year for bass fishing on Clarks Hill – the period when everyone wants to be on the water and national tournament series want to come to the lake.  Buckeye Lures in Augusta […]

— Overall, Lake Hartwell is at 660.44 and water temperatures shot from the low 60s into the high 60s/ low 70s over the past week and a half. In the four-day ABA Ray Scott Championship a couple of weeks ago on Lake Hartwell there were a good number of 20-pound sacks caught.  The winning angler […]

— Lake Wateree is at 97.3% of full pool, and water temperatures are in the 70-degree range.  Water conditions are pretty normal for Lake Wateree with a decent amount of stain everywhere and water muddy up the lake. It’s been a strange spring on Lake Wateree, and many of the anglers who got on a […]

— Santee Cooper water levels are at 75.5 in Lake Marion (1.3 feet below full pool) and 75.2 feet in Lake Moultrie (.3 feet below full pool).  Water temperatures are in the low to mid-60s and for the most part clarity is back to normal. In the April 9 CATT tournament on Santee Cooper Steve […]

— Lake Murray water levels are at 357.67, and water temperatures are in the low-60s – and overnight at the dam surface temperatures are dropping into the 50s.  Captain Brad Taylor says that water temperatures won’t rise with all this wind, and today on the water even with sun and decent air temperatures anglers needed a […]

— Lake Greenwood water levels are at 438.9 and water temperatures are in the low- to mid-60s.  Clarity is normal. When water temperatures approached the 70s in mid-March it looked like the majority of the fish would have spawned well before the end of April, but then Mother Nature said “Not so fast.”  Several weeks […]

— Water temperatures shot up in March and it looked like the majority of the spawn would take place sooner rather than later, but after three or four weeks of holding and even back-sliding temperatures it now looks like the April full moon will bring up a massive wave of spawning fish on Lake Monticello.  […]

  — Lake Wateree is at 97.4% of full pool, and water temperatures are in the 63-65 degree range.  Water conditions are pretty normal for Lake Wateree with a decent amount of stain and water pretty dirty way up the lake. The guys who are on the big fish on Lake Wateree continue to be […]

— Lake Wylie is at 97.4% of full pool and water temperatures are in the low 60s.  Clarity is pretty normal. Despite a very hot March water temperatures have essentially been in a holding pattern over the last few weeks on Lake Wylie, and as a result FLW angler Bryan New says that it’s a […]

— Clarks Hill water levels are at 330.03 and water temperatures average in the low 60s. In the last few years it has not been uncommon for the best fishing of the year on Clarks Hill to be almost starting to wind down by mid-April, but that isn’t a concern this year!  Buckeye Lures in Augusta […]

— Lake Russell water levels are at 330.03, and water temperatures are around 62 degrees. It’s April on Lake Russell, but instead of going up water temperatures have been going backwards or holding steady for some time now.  Almost a month ago after a week or two of 80 degree days Guide Jerry Kotal (706-988-0860) […]

— Overall, Lake Hartwell is at 660.36 and morning water temperatures are in the low 60s; some creeks can be up to 4 or 5 degrees warmer. In the ABA Ray Scott Championship this past weekend on Lake Hartwell Jason Burroughs of Hodges, SC ran away with the win by weighing in a 4-day total […]

— Lake Murray water levels are at 357.59, and water temperatures are in the low to mid-60s in the main lake and the creeks. It’s been a very strange spring so far on Lake Murray, and instead of air and in turn water temperatures gradually getting warmer – or even getting warmer in fits and […]

— It’s a transition period for redfish in the Hilton Head area, and fish are moving (broadly) out of their large winter schools towards a summer pattern.  Typically this can make for a difficult period for fishing, and Captain Dan “Fishin’ Coach” Utley (843-368-2126) says that particularly when the wind won’t lay down it can be […]

— Captain Patrick Smiley (843-361-7445) reports that fishing in the Little River/ North Myrtle Beach area continues to improve, and on days when the wind will lay down they are having some nice catches.  It’s not as good as it’s going to get – but each week is better than the last!  And overall Patrick […]

— It is not uncommon to hear anglers say that catfish are moving shallow in the spring in preparation for the spawn, but that’s really not what’s going on.  Rather, Captain Chris Simpson (864-992-2352) says that catfish are moving towards the banks because that’s what all the other species are doing.  Gizzard shad, threadfin shad, […]

Overall, Lake Hartwell has come up to 660.40 and water temperatures are in the low to mid-60s; there can be five degrees of variance between creeks and the main lake.  Generally the water is pretty clear but fishermen can find some color in the creeks. In his last report Guide Brad Fowler estimated that about […]

— Redfish in the Charleston area are basically still schooled up in their big winter schools, but they are starting to spread out into smaller groups as spring arrives.  Captain Michael Bruner of Fins and Flies Charters (843-860-6536) reports that some fish are actually starting to tail, and on warmer days fiddler crabs are definitely […]

Inshore fishing in the Georgetown area isn’t “dynamite” yet, but Captain Kevin “Stump” Grant of Pawley’s Island Guide Service (843-833-4477) reports that they are catching fish.  Because of the absence baitfish many species are hungry, and so if you can locate predator species they are often willing to eat. Perhaps the best bite has been […]

— There are certainly big bass to be caught in Lake Wateree, as proven by the 26.39 pound bag brought to the scales by Joey Bramlett and Barry Holloman in Saturday’s CATT tournament.  However, there was only one other bag over 20 pounds, and a little over 16 pounds was good enough to cut a […]

— Check out this picture of a “right-handed flounder” caught by Captain J of Fishful Thinking Guide Service (843-902-0356).  In all his years of fishing Captain J says it is the first flounder he has ever seen which is oriented to the right!  Anyone else ever caught one of these (and realized it)?  

— Even though it is only March, Captain J of Fishful Thinking Guide Service (843-902-0356) reports that he has seen more flounder around Murrells Inlet so far this season than he can ever remember seeing this early in the year.  While a lot of them are small, as is customary early in the year, there […]

— What a difference a few degrees can make!  In his last report tournament crappie angler Will Hinson of Cassatt, SC said that crappie seemed to be racing against a clock to start spawning.  Males were rushing to get beds fanned, and it seemed that it would only be a matter of days before females […]