Lake Greenwood is located near the towns of Greenwood and Ninety Six, about an hour to the northwest of Columbia and around forty-five minutes to the southeast of Greenville. The waters of the Saluda and Reedy Rivers come fromthe northwest and feed into Lake Greenwood, which was created between 1935 and 1940 with the construction of Buzzard’s Roost Dam.
Lake Greenwood has 212 miles of shoreline and 11,400 surface acres of water, and today it is owned by Greenwood County. A relatively shallow lake, Lake Greenwood averages 18 feet deep and is 60 feet deep at its deepest point. The Greenwood County Lake Management Department controls permitting, camping, upkeep and maintenance on the lake, and the South Carolina Department of Natural Resources helps to manage the fishery resource.
Fishermen target Lake Greenwood’s healthy populations of largemouth and now spotted bass, black and white crappie, bream and catfish, and channel and flathead catfish. DNR also stocks striped bass in the lake, although not in the quantities which they put into Lake Murray, Clarks Hill and other major striper fisheries. White bass are also present in Greenwood, although they are increasingly being displaced by the white perch population. The most significant forage fish on Lake Greenwood are threadfin and gizzard shad.Read More
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Lake Russell water levels are at 474.63 (full pool is 475.00) and the lake is stained with the recent rains.Morning surface water temperatures are around 50 degrees.
Water temperatures are cold but not yet in the range where there is the danger of a major shad-die off, and as a result Guide Jerry Kotal (706-988-0860) reports
Lake Wateree is at 95.7% of full pool and morning surface water temperatures have dropped into the upper 40s.Up the lake has gotten dirty.
Weather has made conditions difficult for getting around Lake Wateree recently, but from everything veteran tournament angler Will Hinson of Cassatt has seen
Lake Hartwell water levels are at 658.28 (full pool is 660.00) and the lake is still relatively clear even after recent snow and ice.Morning surface water temperatures have dropped to about 50 degrees.
We have gotten into that time of year where the striped bass fishing really slows down on Lake Hartwell, and Guide Chip Hamilton (864-304-9011) reports
Santee Cooper water levels are at 73.73 in Lake Marion (full pool is 76.8) and 73.51 in Lake Moultrie (full pool is 75.5).The lower lake is still clear even as the upper lake is getting dirty, and morning surface water temperatures are about 47 degrees.
Warmer water is often found at the very backs of the creeks on Santee Cooper, and as a result Captain Brett Mitchell (803-379-7029) reports
Lake Greenwood water levels are at 434.43 (full pool is 440.0) and you can find any water color from muddy up the rivers to clear down the lake.Morning surface water temperatures are as low as 45.
Any hope of a very early spring was walloped by the weather this past weekend, with more on the way, and veteran tournament angler Stan Gunter of Saluda reports
Lake Murray water levels are up to 355.22 (full pool is 360.00) and the water ranges from muddy to stained to relatively clear.Morning surface water temperatures are generally in the lower 50s and even upper 40s.
All the fresh water coming into the lake has improved the striped bass fishing on Murray, and Captain Brad Taylor (803-331-1354) reports
Lake Keowee is at 97.1% of full pool and water clarity is normalizing.Morning surface water temperatures are in the mid- to upper 50s over most of the lake, but still hanging in the low 60s mid-lake.
Lake Keowee is at 96.6% of full pool and major creeks are stained to muddy (in the very backs) due to heavy rain this past week.Morning surface water temperatures have fallen into the high 50s over most of the lake with low 60s still present mid-lake near the power plant.
Morning surface water temperatures are about 61 degrees around Beaufort and water conditions are mostly clear.
Inconsistent weather patterns continue to confuse the redfish in Beaufort, and as a result Captain Tuck Scott with Bay Street Outfitters (843-524-5250) reports
Inshore surface water temperatures around Little River are about 56 degrees and the water is pretty dirty.
Because of high winds and big tides the water is not as clear as normal at this time of year, but other than that Captain Patrick “Smiley” Kelly (843-361-7445) reports
Lake Monticello water temperatures are in the mid-50s, and the water is typically clear.Lake levels normally fluctuate daily.
For reasons that are unclear Lake Monticello always fishes a little differently than other lakes, and tournament bass angler Andy Wicker of Pomaria reports
Lake Murray water levels are holding around 354.27 (full pool is 360.00) and the water has gotten some color up the rivers and in most of the creeks.Morning surface water temperatures are generally in the mid-50s.
It’s a very good time for striped bass fishing on Murray, and Captain Brad Taylor (803-331-1354) reports
Lake Russell water levels are right at full (full pool is 475.00) and the upper end is murky while the lower end is pretty clear.Morning surface water temperatures are about 57 degrees.
Once again water conditions have changed the bite on Lake Russell, and Guide Wendell Wilson (706-283-3336) reports
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
Lake Wateree is at 95.4% of full pool and from Beaver Creek down the lake is relatively clear while up the lake is getting dirty.Morning surface water temperatures are about 54 degrees.
Even before the cold front it was a little tough to find better bass on Lake Wateree, and tournament angler Dearal Rodgers of Camden reports
Lake Hartwell water levels are back up to 657.86 (full pool is 660.00) and the main lake is still clear even as some of the creeks have gotten muddy.Morning surface water temperatures have dropped to about 57 degrees.
The bass fishing has been pretty good on Lake Hartwell, and Guide Brad Fowler reports
