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October 2
Lake Wylie is at 97.9% of full pool and the lake is a mess with docks, trees and debris floating everywhere. Up-river entire marinas with boats still attached broke loose. Morning surface water temperatures are in the mid-70s.
September 26
Lake Wylie is at 96.6% of full pool and morning surface water temperatures were around 75 degrees on the main channel before the storm.
September 20
Lake Wylie is at 98.2% of full pool and water clarity is still very high even after recent rains and elevated water levels. Morning surface water temperatures are around 75 degrees on the main channel.
September 5
Lake Wylie is at 97.2% of full pool and clarity is normal. Morning surface water temperatures are around 79 degrees.
August 28
Lake Wylie is at 97.1% of full pool and the lake has cleared significantly. Morning surface water temperatures are down to about 82 degrees.
August 13
Lake Wylie is at 97.4% of full pool and muddy water is moving down the lake. Morning surface water temperatures are still around 86 degrees.
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Straddling the North Carolina/ South Carolina border near Charlotte, NC and Rock Hill, SC, Lake Wylie is located on the Catawba River chain generally south of Lake Norman and generally north of Lake Wateree. (Immediately above and below Lake Wylie are, respectively, the less well-known Mountain Island Lake and Fishing Creek Lake.). The oldest of the lakes on the Catawba River, Wylie was first created in 1904 by a dam near Fort Mill. In 1924 the dam was rebuilt, and today the lake’s surface area is approximately 13,500 acres with around 325 miles of shoreline. Lake Wylie is managed by Duke Energy and supports both hydroelectric and nuclear power generation. Since North Carolina and South Carolina do not have reciprocity, fishing licenses for each state are required to fish their respective waters.
The popular species targeted by Lake Wylie anglers include largemouth bass, crappie, a large population of white perch (including the co-state record holding fish caught by our correspondent Captain Rodger Taylor), bluegill, and catfish. Striped bass are not stocked in the lake and are extremely rare, but there are a few. Probably because of the absence of striper fishermen, there is not a population of blueback herring in Lake Wylie, and the main forage base consists of threadfin and gizzard shad.
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