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April 25
Lake Jocassee is at 95.2% of full pool and water clarity is normal although up the rivers it has been a bit dingy. Morning surface water temperatures on the main lake are around 65 degrees but as high as the 70s in the rivers.
April 11
Lake Jocassee is at 94.9% of full pool and water clarity is normal. Morning surface water temperatures on the main lake are around 58 degrees.
March 28
Lake Jocassee is at 93.4% of full pool and water clarity is high. Morning surface water temperatures on the main lake range from about 53 or 54 in the morning to 57 during the day.
March 21
Lake Jocassee is at 98.3% of full pool and water clarity is high. Morning surface water temperatures on the main lake range from about 53 or 54 in the morning to 57 during the day.
March 6
Lake Jocassee is at 98.4% of full pool and before today’s rain water clarity was high. Morning surface water temperatures on the main lake range from about 52 in the morning to 55 during the day.
February 23
Lake Jocassee is at 98.8% of full pool and most of the lake is clear but there is some dingy water in the very the backs of creeks. Morning surface water temperatures on the main lake are around 51 degrees.
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Lake Jocassee is a deep, clear lake located in the Northeast corner of South Carolina and ringed by mountains. It covers approximately 7500 acres of water and features a main, almost round basin and multiple rivers and creeks coming off of the “bowl” to the north and west. The major tributaries are Whitewater River and the Toxaway River, and water also enters the lake at Bad Creek Station from Bad Creek Reservoir. Most people who have fished or explored Lake Jocassee would agree it is among the most scenic outdoor locations in South Carolina.
Lake Jocassee is best known for its population of stocked brown and rainbow trout, but is also known for its trophy population of black bass. Each year some of the largest largemouth bass caught in the state come out of Jocassee, and the lake also holds the state record for smallmouth bass, spotted bass and redeye bass. There are also hybrids of these species. Lake Jocassee also has some less popular species, including catfish and bream, but trout and bass are certainly king. Forage species include threadfin shad and blackback herring as well as some gizzard shad.
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