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 | Largemouth Bass: Good, using topwater lures such as buzz baits, spinnerbaits and trick worms on overcast days. |
| Trout: Slow, early in the day 60 to 80 feet deep trolling with Doctor and Sutton spoons or Bad Creek Bait. |
| Crappie: Slow, try small minnows. |
| Catfish: Fair, using nightcrawlers or cut bait on bottom, night is best. |
| Bream: Fair, using crickets, popping bugs and dug worms around banks and brush. |
Lake Keowee:
| Largemouth Bass: Good, fishing Carolina-rigged worms 40 to 50 deep during day and topwater early. |
| Crappie: Slow, try small minnows over brush. |
| Catfish: Good, using nightcrawlers and cut bait on the bottom. |
| Bream: Fair, using worms and crickets around shallow brush piles and stumps. |
Lake Hartwell:
| Largemouth Bass: Fair, using Super Flukes early in the morning around docks early in the morning or topwater plugs at night. |
| Striped and Hybrid Bass: Good, at night using live herring from about 40 feet deep. |
| Crappie: Slow, try live minnows and jigs over brush 15 to 25 feet deep. |
| Catfish: Good, using cut herring on the bottom in shallow coves. |
| Bream: Good, using crickets around brush piles. |
Piedmont Area
Lake Russell:
| Largemouth Bass: Slow, try using Carolina-rigged plastic worms and lizards late evening and at night. |
| Striped Bass: Slow, try using live herring. |
| Crappie: Slow, try minnows around bridges. |
| Catfish: Good, using cut bait in the Broad River area. |
| Bream: Slow, try crickets around docks, fish are off beds. |
Lake Thurmond:
| Largemouth Bass: Fair, try artificial worms early and late. |
| Striped and Hybrid Bass: Fair, trolling with deep-running plugs like 1-ounce and half-ounce Roadrunners or one-third ounce Roostertails and jigging in the evenings on the bottom with Berry spoons. |
| Crappie: Good, at night using small minnows in Baker Creek, Lone Cane, Buffalo and Little River. |
| Catfish: Good, using nightcrawlers and live bait around rocks and bridges or snagging under banks using 10/0 treble hooks with lead. |
| Bream: Good, using crickets, worms and popping bugs. |
Lake Wylie:
| Largemouth Bass: Good. Use floating worms early and late and at night use dark worms and spinnerbaits off points and lighted docks. |
| Striped Bass: Good, behind Wylie Dam using bucktails, spoons and rubber minnows. |
| White Bass: Good, using Roostertails and Panther Martins. |
| Crappie: Good, trolling deep during the day with jigs and at night under lights using minnows and minijigs. |
| Catfish: Good, using nightcrawlers and cut bait. |
| Bream: Good, using crickets. |
Midlands Area
Lake Greenwood:
| Largemouth Bass: Fair, early and late using floating worms and during the day off deep points with plastic worms. |
| White bass and White Perch: Good. Use small spinners, jigs and spoons. |
| Striped Bass: Fair, using bucktails and big Bombers behind the dam. |
| Catfish: Good, in deep water using live worms, stink bait and mussels on the bottom. |
| Bream: Good, using crickets and Beetlespins in shaded areas such as under docks. |
| Crappie: Fair, try using minnows or mini jigs 15 feet deep. |
Lake Wateree:
| Largemouth Bass: Good, in deep waters using jigs. |
| Striped and White Bass: Excellent, mornings and evenings. |
| Crappie: Slow, go deep using minnows and jigs. |
| Catfish: Good, at night using any cut bait. |
| Bream: Good, around the banks using crickets. |
Lake Murray:
| Largemouth Bass: Fair, fish going deeper due to hot weather. Cast topwater baits and Carolina-rigged Finesse worms early. |
| Striped Bass: Good, using live herring from 30 to 40 feet deep. |
| Crappie: Slow, try using minnows and jigs. |
| White Perch: Fair, jigging small tuffies, worms or spoons 5 to 30 feet deep. |
| Catfish: Fair, using cut live herring, cut bait and nightcrawlers 5 to 15 feet deep. |
Santee Cooper System
Lake Marion:
| Largemouth Bass: Fair, try using Carolina-rigged worms. |
| Striped Bass: Good, using live blueback herring off the bottom. |
| Crappie: Slow, try medium minnows in deep water over brush. |
| Catfish: Good, drifting with cut bait or trolling. |
| Bream: Good, using crickets and worms near the banks. |
Lake Moultrie:
| Largemouth Bass: Slow, try using plastic worms. |
| Striped Bass: Good, using live blue back herring. |
| Crappie: Slow, try using minnows and jigs around brush piles and crappie beds. |
| Catfish: Good, using cut herring, shiners or nightcrawlers. |
| Bream: Fair, using red worms. |
REPORTERS: The S.C. Department of Natural Resources appreciates the
cooperation of fishing trend reporters for South Carolina's major lakes:
Jocassee - Jocassee Outdoor
Center; Keowee - Fishing Hole; Hartwell - Lake Hartwell Fishing and
Marine; Russell - Tony's Bait and
Tackle; Thurmond - Bladon's; Wylie - Catawba Tackle; Greenwood -
Sportsman's Friend; Wateree -
Wateree Marina; Murray -
Dooley's Sport Shop, Lake World; Marion -
Randolph's Landing; and
Moultrie - Atkins Boat Landing.
For South Carolina freshwater fish regulations:
http://www.dnr.sc.gov/regs/pdf/freshfishing.pdf
