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South Carolina Freshwater Fishing Trends - 9/29/2008
September 29, 2008
Fishing trends courtesy www.SCFishingReport.com
. Check the site for recent updates and detailed reports.
- Bream: Excellent. For keeper sized bream move off the banks a bit and fish in 10-15 feet with crickets.
- Catfish: Very good. Fish in 15-20 feet in the mouths of rivers and creeks. Anchor nightcrawlers or minnows on the bottom.
- Trout: Good. Troll in 80-95 feet during the day using large minnows or lures like trolling spoons.
- Black Bass: Slow. From 7 p.m. to 8 a.m. try topwater lures such as buzzbaits, Zara Spooks, and noisy lures like jitterbugs, or crankbaits.
- Largemouth and Spotted Bass: Fair. Early in the morning fish topwater Lake Fork or Sebile swimbaits in Magic Shad and shad colors around boat docks and main lake points. Best fishing is coming in the Cane Creek and Mile Creek areas.
- Crappie: Fair. Crappie are in deep water, but night fishermen are doing well off and on by fishing up against bridge pilings with a light to attract bait and crappie.
- Bream: Fair. Bream are still available around the banks in 3 to 15 feet of water.
- Catfish: Very good. At night catfish are moving onto lake flats and feeding very well. Use cut herring or bream.
- Striped and Hybrid Bass: Good. Fish are biting at 30 to 50 feet over 100 to 140 feet of water in the channel between Anderson Island and the dam. Downrods with live bait and trolling with downriggers and lead core line are both effective.
- Bream: Good. Bream are in shallow water and continue to feed aggressively. For bigger bream back off the bank into 5 to 15 feet of water and use crickets or worms.
- Largemouth Bass: Slow. Early and late look for topwater action off shoals and points, but the bite is tough right now on Hartwell.
- Striped Bass: Good. For big fish target the area from Smith McKee up with big baits. The lower tail race area has also been productive for numbers of fish and occasional very large ones.
- Largemouth and Spotted Bass: Fair. Most anglers fishing for bass are fishing at night with dark plastics worms. There are also isolated reports of good topwater action early in the morning; switch to plastic worms once the sun gets up.
- Crappie: Fair. There are reports of decent numbers of crappie being caught trolling up Beaverdam Creek in the late evening and around structure under lights at night.
- Catfish: Good. Fish deep with cut or whole herring on the bottom. Bream: Good. Bream fishing continues to be good, even with low water conditions. Fish in 2 to 10 feet of water with crickets or worms.
- Striped and Hybrid Bass: Fair. Small striper are being caught in the mouths of creeks, but overall striper fishing has been slow. Looking for cooling temperatures to improve fishing.
- Crappie: Fair. Crappie are deep, but can be caught around bridges at night. Also look for brush in 25 to 35 feet of water although it is hard to find with low water; minnows are producing better than jigs.
- Largemouth Bass: Slow. Try Carolina rigged plastic worms fished deep around points and creek mouths. Occasional schooling activity has been reported, but it is sporadic.
- Largemouth Bass: Slow. Carolina rigged plastic worms fished deep around points and creek mouths.
Lake Wylie:
- Catfish: Very good. Catfishing remains strong, and some very large catfish are also being caught. White perch fishermen are also finding medium sized catfish mixed in with perch schools and feeding on small shad and minnows.
- Bream: Very good. Use crickets or worms and fish shallow structure around the shoreline.
- Largemouth Bass: Good. Fish can be located shallow, and topwater lures, spinnerbaits, crankbaits, jig n pigs, and plastic worms are all working. Buzzbaits have also been effective at night.
- White Perch: Good. Some really nice catches are being made in 18 to 20 feet of water using minnows or silver spoons.
- Crappie: Fair to good. Crappie fishing is fast improving, and fish can be located around in 18 to 20 feet of water around brush.
- Catfish: Very good. Big flathead catfish can be caught in 10 to 15 feet of water around heavy brush which is close to ledges. For numbers of smaller catfish fish the upper part of the lake with stinkbaits, cut bait or worms in 12 to 15 feet of water, and try fishing at night.
- Bream: Very good. Bream action is still very strong in shallow water 3 to 4 feet deep. Use crickets and red worms.
- Largemouth Bass: Good. The best action is coming when fish are schooling on the surface on cloudy days and early and late. These fish can be caught on either traditional topwater lures or crankbaits cast into schools, and the best action is coming in the mid-lake area from Goat Island to the state park.
- Striped Bass: Fair. Increasing schooling activity has been reported in the last few weeks, and largemouth bass and white perch are still mixed in with the schooling striper.
Lake Wateree:
- Catfish: Very good. For numbers of fish target the lake flats using cut bait and gizzard shad. Creek mouths where the creeks meet the main river channel are great places to anchor up for bigger catfish.
- Bream: Good. Bream continue to be caught in good numbers. Fish 3 to 6 feet of water using worms and crickets.
- Largemouth Bass: Slow. Lake Wateree bass fishing remains difficult, and few people are catching fish - even those who do are not reporting consistency from day to day. Look for cooling water temperatures to improve the bite within the next couple of weeks.
Lake Murray:
- Bream: Excellent. Fish in 12 to 20 feet of water using crickets and worms on the bottom.
- Catfish: Good. Catfish are being caught in 8 to 15 feet of water on the bottom. Use cut bait or nightcrawlers.
- Striped Bass: Fair. Striped bass are beginning to spread out and scatter across the lake, particularly in the area from the dam down to Billy Dreher Island. Schooling action is also beginning to be reported around the lake. In the big water near the dam best action is coming fishing downrods in 60 to 70 feet.
- Largemouth Bass: Fair. Topwater action is still the most consistent bite; very early in the morning and late in the day fish topwater lures like flukes and Zara Spooks.
Santee Cooper System           Â
Lake Marion:
- Catfish: Very good. Both blues and flatheads are biting very well on cut bait. During the day they are holding deep in 25 to 40 feet but they are moving shallower at night and to feed.
- Bream: Very good. Bream are continuing to feed well. Use crickets or red worms.
- Crappie: Fair. Fish are still concentrated around brush down as deep as 25 feet.
- Largemouth Bass: Fair. Largemouth bass fishing has slowed down with warmer temperatures; try Texas rigged worms around deep structure.
Diversion Canal:
- Catfish: Erratic. Fish on the bottom in 30 feet of water using chicken livers; fish will mainly be eating size, but catfish up to 30 pounds have been caught recently on this bait.
- Largemouth Bass: Good. On days when water is being pulled through the canal fishing has been very good.
- Bream: Fair. Shellcracker are being caught in the canal, but not in great numbers. Fish with nightcrawlers along drop-offs.
Lake Moultrie:
- Catfish: Very good. Catfish continue to bite well in 25 to 40 feet. Fresh cut bait such as strips of gizzard shad, white perch, and mullet are all productive.
- Crappie: Fair. Crappie fishing is beginning to improve and fish are being caught in 10 to 14 feet in Lake Moultrie. Use minnows and jigs around brush, docks, and other structure.
- Largemouth Bass: Fair. Try deep Carolina or Texas rigging, but look for shallow bass fishing to improve as water temperatures drop.
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South Carolina Freshwater Fishing Trends - 9/22/2008
September 22, 2008
Fishing trends courtesy www.SCFishingReport.com. Check the site for recent updates and detailed reports.
- Bream: Very good. For keeper sized bream move off the banks a bit and fish in 10-15 feet with crickets.
- Catfish: Very good. Anchor nightcrawlers or minnows on the bottom.
- Trout: Good. Troll in 80-100 feet during the day using large minnows or lures like trolling spoons.
- Largemouth and Spotted Bass: Fair. Early in the day Lake Fork Swim Baits in 3.5 inch Magic Shad and blue heron colors have been productive in 5 to 25 feet of water.
- Crappie: Fair. Crappie have moved out to deep water but night fishermen are doing well off and on by fishing up against bridge pilings with a light to attract bait and crappie.
- Bream: Fair. Bream are still available around the banks in 3 to 15 feet of water.
- Catfish: Very good. At night catfish are moving onto lake flats and feeding very well. Use cut herring or bream.
- Striped and Hybrid Bass: Good. Fish are biting at 30 to 50 feet over 100 to 140 feet of water in the channel between Anderson Island and the dam. Downrods with live bait and trolling with downriggers and lead core line are both effective.
- Bream: Good. For bigger bream back off the bank into 5 to 15 feet of water and use crickets or worms.
- Largemouth Bass: Fair. As the sun gets higher switch to shaky head worms and Carolina rigs in 25 to 30 feet of water off the end of points and along river channels. Deep running crankbaits may also be effective, and deep, shaded boat docks can be productive.
- Striped Bass: Good. For big fish target the area from Smith McKee up with big baits.
- Largemouth and Spotted Bass: Fair. Most anglers fishing for bass are fishing at night with dark plastics worms.
- Crappie: Fair. There are reports of decent numbers of crappie being caught trolling up Beaverdam Creek in the late evening and around structure under lights at night.
- Striped and Hybrid Bass: Fair. Small striper are being caught in the mouths of creeks, but overall stripe fishing has been slow. Catfish: Good. Fish deep with cut or whole herring on the bottom.
- Bream: Good. Fish in 2 to 10 feet of water with crickets or worms.
- Crappie: Fair. Crappie are deep but can be caught around bridges at night. Minnows are producing better than jigs.
- Largemouth Bass: Slow. Carolina rigged plastic worms fished deep around points and creek mouths.
Lake Wylie:
- Catfish: Very good. In areas where white perch had been schooling and concentrating on baitfish catfish seem to have recently taken over.
- Bream: Very good. Use crickets or worms and try to “smell out” the beds. Also fish shallow structure around the shoreline.
- Largemouth Bass: Fair to good. Fish have been spread out and some are being caught shallow, and some are deep. Finesse worms, deep running crankbaits, and large plastic worms are all producing.
- White Perch: Good. Some really nice catches are being made in 18 to 20 feet of water using minnows or silver spoons. Lots of pound sized fish are being caught.
- Catfish: Very good. Big flathead catfish can be caught in 10 to 15 feet of water around heavy brush which is close to ledges.
- Bream: Very good. Bream action is very strong in shallow water 3 to 4 feet deep. Use crickets and red worms.
- Striped Bass: Fair. It is unclear how recent rains will affect the fishing. Some schooling activity has been reported but it is sparse and there doesn’t seem to be a pattern for when the fish come up.
- Largemouth Bass: Fair. From very early until 8 a.m. fish around blocks walls that have some depth - these may be hard to find with water levels down. Use floating worms in bright colors like white, orange, yellow, or pink.
Lake Wateree:
- Largemouth Bass: Slow to fair. Try deep humps or brushpiles with large, deep diving crankbaits like DD22s in chartreuse and green/ blue colors, or fish worms deep. Target the Colonel’s Creek and Rochelle Creek areas.
- Catfish: Very good. For numbers of fish target the lake flats using cut bait and gizzard shad. Creek mouths where the creeks meet the main river channel are great places to anchor up for bigger catfish.
- Bream: Good. Fish 3 to 6 feet of water using worms and crickets.
Lake Murray:
- Bream: Excellent. Fish in 12 to 20 feet of water using crickets and worms on the bottom.
- Catfish: Good. Catfish are being caught in 8 to 15 feet of water on the bottom. Use cut bait or nightcrawlers.
- Striped Bass: Fair. In the big water near the dam best action is coming fishing downrods in 60 to 70 feet. Continue to leave a couple of free lines out; striper are coming up and taking those, too, and decent topwater action has been reported around the dam some mornings.
- Largemouth Bass: Fair. Topwater action is still the most consistent bite; very early in the morning and late in the day fish topwater lures like flukes and Zara Spooks. Fish continue to be surprisingly shallow, and baby brush hogs have been working.
Santee Cooper System           Â
Lake Marion:
- Catfish: Very good. Both blues and flatheads are biting very well on cut bait. During the day they are holding deep but they are moving shallower at night and to feed.
- Bream: Very good. Bream are continuing to bed right through the summer in the upper lake, and Hill’s Landing and Randolph’s Landing reports some nice stringers being caught. Use crickets or red worms.
- Crappie: Fair. Fish are still concentrated around brush down as deep as 25 feet.
- Largemouth Bass: Fair. Try Texas rigged worms around deep structure.
Diversion Canal:
- Catfish: Very good. Cats are being caught in the canal on days when water is being pulled through. Fish on the bottom in 30 feet of water using chicken livers; fish will mainly be eating size but catfish up to 30 pounds have been caught recently on this bait.
- Bream: Fair. Fish with nightcrawlers along drop-offs.
Lake Moultrie:
- Catfish: Very good. Catfish have been biting well in 15 to 28 feet of water. Fresh cut bait such as strips of gizzard shad, white perch, and mullet are all productive.
- Crappie: Fair. Crappie fishing is beginning to improve and fish are being caught in 10 to 14 feet in Lake Moultrie. Use minnows and jigs around brush, docks, and other structure.
- Largemouth Bass: Fair. Try deep Carolina or Texas rigging in deep water.
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South Carolina Freshwater Fishing Report - 7/28/2008
July 28, 2008
Fishing trends courtesy www.SCFishingReport.com. Check the site for recent updates and detailed reports.
- Trout: Very good. Very nice catches of large rainbow trout are being reported trolling in 70 - 90 feet of water using trolling spoons or large plugs; also pull large live shiners in the same zone. Fishing early and late is best.
- Black Bass: Excellent. Areas that have rocks and some wood seem to be most productive, and the hot lure remains dark swamp crawler green pumpkin Zoom trick worms.
- Largemouth and Spotted Bass: Very good. Early in the morning when the baitfish are moving Lake Fork swimbaits fished in 10 to 25 feet of water in the backs of coves have been productive for spotted bass in the upper part of the lake - magic shad and albino colors have been most effective.
- Crappie: Fair. Crappie have moved out to deep water but night fishermen are doing well off and on by fishing up against bridge pilings with a light to attract bait and crappie.
- Bream: Very good. Fish crickets in 3 to 15 feet of water.
- Striped and Hybrid Bass: Very good. Try out lead core line and lures such as Cisco Kids and other similar ones. Also, look for fish stacked up near channels and other 40 - 65 foot deep areas.
- Largemouth Bass: Good. Early and late there is still good topwater action off shoals and points. Deep running crankbaits may also be effective, and deep, shaded boat docks are productive.
- Bream: Very good. Bream are in very shallow water and are feeding aggressively.
- Striped Bass: Fair to good. Striper action is hit or miss. Fish in 20-35 feet over main lake humps or around long, deep points.
- Largemouth and Spotted Bass: Fair. Most anglers fishing for bass are fishing at night with dark plastics worms.
- Crappie: Fair. There are reports of decent numbers of crappie being caught trolling up Beaverdam Creek in the late evening and around structure under lights at night.
- Bream: Good. Fish shallow with crickets and red worms.
- Striped and Hybrid Bass: Very good. Fish live herring in 30 to 60 feet of water around creek channels and drops.
- Largemouth Bass: Good. Try Texas rigged worms or shad raps.
- Crappie: Good. Look for brush in 25 to 35 feet of water; minnows are producing better than jigs.
- Bream: Fair. Fish in 2 to 10 feet of water with crickets or worms.
Lake Wylie:
- Largemouth Bass: Fair to good. Early in the morning anglers are targeting schooling bass feeding on shad first thing with topwater lures, and on cloudy days this bite can continue all day. At night bass can be found down to about 15 feet of water or more fishing dark worms around brush.
- White Perch: Very good. Fish in 18-22 feet of water on drops next to river channels and look for sandy bottoms. Use a minnow or small spoon lowered to the bottom and then bumped slowly; crickets will also work.
- Bream: Very good. Use crickets or worms and try to “smell out” the beds. Also fish shallow structure around the shoreline.
- Catfish: Good. Use mussels, shrimp, and stinkbaits. Fish are also being caught trolling with minnows using traditional crappie fishing methods.
- Largemouth Bass: From very early until 8 a.m. fish around blocks walls that have some depth. Use floating worms in bright colors like white, orange, yellow, or pink. At night fish dark plastic worms around piers or brush piles.
- Striped Bass: Good. Down around the dam some nice catches of striper are being made even on very hot days - fish early and late with live herring.
- Crappie: No reports.
- Bream: Good. Fish about four feet deep.
- Catfish: Very good. Fish on the bottom using cut bait or worms in 12 to 15 feet of water.
Lake Wateree:
- Largemouth Bass: Fair. For several weeks fishermen had been successful fishing soft plastics around the banks, but the best bite may now be with deep running crankbaits like the DD-22.
- Catfish: Very good. For numbers of fish target the lake flats using cut bait and gizzard shad. Creek mouths where the creeks meet the main river channel are great places to anchor up for bigger catfish.
- Bream: Very good. Fish 1 to 5 feet of water using worms and crickets.
Lake Murray:
- Striped Bass: Very good. Fish in 40 to 100 feet around open water humps or down by the towers. Best fishing is coming early and late, or at night. Now is the time to experiment with lead core lines, downriggers, or fish down rods.
- Largemouth Bass: Fair. Fish topwater lures early and late, and during the day fish Carolina rigs or jigs around submerged rocks in 6 to 18 feet of water.
- Crappie: Poor. No one seems to be finding the crappie right now, except a few guides and other anglers who have favorite deep brushpiles.
- Shellcracker: Excellent. Fish in 4 to 8 feet of water around points and shallow humps with baby nightcrawlers and red worms.
- Catfish: Excellent. Fish cut bait and nightcrawlers in 3 to 20 feet.
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Lake Marion:
- Largemouth Bass: Fair. Fish Texas rigged worms in slightly deeper areas.
- Catfish: Good to very good. Lots of catfish are being caught both shallow and deep. Fish stinkbaits or cut herring in the flats or the Red Bank area.
- Crappie: Good. Lots of fish are being caught in the lower part of the lake around stumps in 10 - 12 feet on live minnows.
- Bream: Good. Fish in 2 - 10 feet with crickets or red wigglers.
Diversion Canal:
- Catfish: Very good. Use cut or live herring, or live bream.
- Bream: Fair. Fish with nightcrawlers along drop-offs.
Lake Moultrie:
- Largemouth Bass: Fair. Try deep Carolina or Texas rigging in deeper water.
- Catfish: Very good. Fish in 8 to 10 feet using cut herring or stinkbaits for numbers of fish.
- Crappie: Fair. Look for structure in 20 to 25 feet of water and fish minnows vertically.
- Bream and shellcracker: Good. Fish 1-5 feet for bluegills and 8 to 10 feet for shellcracker.  Â
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South Carolina Freshwater Fishing Trends - 6/30/2008
June 30, 2008
Fishing trends courtesy www.SCFishingReport.com. Check the site for recent updates and detailed reports.
- Trout: Very good. Very nice catches of large rainbow trout are being reported trolling in 50 - 70 feet of water using trolling spoons or large plugs; also pull large live shiners in the same zone. Night fishing continues to be productive with large fish and good numbers being caught.
- Black Bass: Excellent. Early morning the best action is coming on topwater lures until the sun gets high around 9 or 10 a.m. Areas that have rocks and some wood seem to be most productive, and the hot lure remains dark swamp crawler green pumpkin Zoom trick worms.
- Largemouth and Spotted Bass: Very good. Early and late topwater action is very good, and Lake Fork Swimbaits and Lucky Craft Sammys fished around boat docks, points and in the backs of coves are productive. Watermelon seed and pumpkinseed are hot colors, and the upper end of the lake has been most productive.
- Crappie: Good. Crappie have moved out to 30-40 feet of water and can be caught fishing up against bridge pilings at night.
- Bream: Good. Fish live crickets, minnows, and worms in 5 to 15 feet of water.
- Striped and Hybrid Bass: Very good. Fish in 50-60 feet of water with downrods set at 20 to 25 feet. Try out lead core line and lures such as Cisco Kid and other similar ones as the thermocline may be developing quicker than ever. Visit the Lake Hartwell message board at SCFishingReport.com for more.
- Largemouth Bass: Very good. In the early morning use topwater lures along points and as the sun gets higher switch to shaky head worms and Carolina rigs in 20 to 30 feet of water.
- Bream: Good. Fish shallow water with crickets and night crawlers.
- Largemouth and Spotted Bass: Good. Overall the topwater bite has been strong first thing, and then later anglers are having to fish deep around the trees. Try Carolina Rigging or fishing finesse worms in 15 to 20 feet of water, and green pumpkinseed and purple worms are good choices, as is watermelon color.
- Crappie: Fair. There are reports of decent numbers of crappie being caught trolling up Beaverdam Creek in the late evening.
- Bream: Good. Fish have moved into shallow water. Use crickets and red worms.
- Striped and Hybrid Bass: Very good. Striper fishing in 45 feet of water under the 378 bridge is very strong using live herring.
- Largemouth Bass: Good. Early in the morning bass are being caught around secondary points using Zara Spooks.
- Crappie: Good. Look for brush in 20 to 25 feet of water; minnows are producing better than jigs.
- Shellcracker: Excellent. Target shellcracker using red worms, pink worms, and crickets.
Lake Wylie:
- Largemouth Bass: Fair. First thing in the morning fish topwater Pop-Rs over main channel points in about 8 feet of water. After 10 a.m. or so move deeper and fish the drops using Carolina rigs with an extra long leader- a strong color is watermelon seed dipped in chartreuse glow dye.
- White Perch: Good. Fish in 18-24 feet of water next to river channels and look for sandy bottoms. Use a minnow or small spoon lowered to the bottom and then bumped slowly; crickets will also work.
- Shellcracker: Very good. Fish deep drops using red worms fished on a dead line.
- Catfish: Good. Use mussels, shrimp, and stinkbaits.
- Largemouth Bass: From very early until 8 a.m. topwaters and floating worms are productive fished around blocks walls, drops, and riprap.
- Striped Bass: Fair. A few anglers are catching fish with bucktail jigs trolled in 30 feet of water.
- Crappie: Very slow. Crappie have moved out over deep brush piles.
- Bream: Good to very good. The fish are bedding and can be caught using crickets and worms fished in 3-5 feet around docks and tree tops.
- Catfish: Very good. Fish on the bottom using cut bait or worms in 12 to 15 feet of water.
Lake Wateree:
- Largemouth Bass: Fair. The most successful patterns seem to be throwing soft plastics - both floating worms and Texas rigged worms - around grass and docks. The Zoom trick worm in green pumpkin has been hot.
- Catfish: Very good. Creek mouths where the creeks meet the main river channel are great places to anchor up for bigger catfish.
- Bream: Very good. Fish 1 to 5 feet of water using worms and crickets.
Lake Murray:
- Striped Bass: Good. The predominate catch is coming with down rods baited with live herring, although some fishermen are being just as productive suspending cut herring at the depth they mark the fish in the same areas. Night fishing is become more productive, fishing deep with downriggers and lead core lines.
- Largemouth Bass: Tough. Early in the day fish topwaters like pencil poppers, Zara Spooks, Sammys, and flukes. Later in the day switch to Carolina or Texas rigging with larger worms in the 8 inch range off points.
- Crappie: Poor. Try deep brushpiles. Shellcracker: Good. Fish in 8 to 12 feet of water on crickets or worms.
- Bream: Very good. Bream are still shallow. Use crickets.
- Catfish: Good. Cut herring and nightcrawlers are producing over most any area of the lake from the campground down to the dam.
Santee Cooper System           Â
Lake Marion:
- Largemouth Bass: Fair. Some really large bass are still being caught with Texas rigged worms in slightly deeper areas.
- Catfish: Very good. At the upper end of the lake some large catfish are being caught in shallow water but not consistently. The bite is hot using cut bait, stinkbaits, or worms.
- Crappie: Fair. Try to locate brush in 25 to 30 feet and fish minnows vertically.
- Bream and Shellcracker: Very good. Pack’s Landing reports few spawning bream at the upper end of the lake, but lower down towards the dam the bite is very good. Fish shallow using worms and crickets.
Lake Moultrie:
- Largemouth Bass: Fair. Try deep Carolina or Texas rigging in deep water.
- Catfish: Very good. During the day bigger fish seem to be keying on the sides of hills and underwater humps in 18 to 24 feet of water, although they may be shallower at times. Best catches are coming using cut mullet and herring.
- Crappie: Fair. Look for structure in 20 to 25 feet of water and fish minnows vertically.
- Bream and shellcracker: Very good. Most shellcracker have already backed off onto deeper water. Fish 1-5 feet for bluegills and 8 to 10 feet for shellcracker.
South Carolina Rivers
Chattooga River
- Trout: Good.
- Fly Fishing report: The area from Pig Pen Creek up to the North Carolina border should still hold trout, though, and dry flies like the Light Hendrickson, Light Cahill, Addams, and lighter caddis flies tied out of elkhair should produce. Also, any nymph will work and in 2-3 weeks the transition to terrestrial food sources should begin.
Saluda River
- Striped Bass: Fair. The best region is above the zoo, and concentrations of fish are highest up towards the dam. Throw large plugs, topwater poppers, or fish live shad or herring under corks or on the bottom. Remember, no striper may be kept until October 1.
- Catfish: Good. Lots of catfish are being reported caught between Corley Mill and the zoo. Fish cut herring, other cut fish, or nightcrawlers on the bottom in deep holes.
- Shellcracker: Good. Fish deep holes where you can’t quite see the bottom for best results.
Santee Diversion Canal
- Bream and Shellcracker: Very good. The bite is best when water is being pulled through the canal.
- Catfish: Very good. Anchor or slowly drift cut bait at night.
- Bass: Good. Largemouth are stacked in the canal around drops where the water goes from shallow to 15 feet almost vertically.
Savannah River
- Striped/ Hybrid Bass: Hit or miss. Mullet are starting to come up the river, however, and the striper will not be far behind them.
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South Carolina Freshwater Fishing Trends - 6/23/2008
June 23, 2008
Fishing trends courtesy www.SCFishingReport.com. Check the site for recent updates and detailed reports.
- Trout: Very good. Very nice catches of large rainbow trout are being reported trolling in 50 - 70 feet of water using trolling spoons or large plugs; also pull large live shiners in the same zone. Night fishing continues to be productive with large fish and good numbers being caught; troll the rivers for best success.
- Black Bass: Excellent. Early morning the best action is coming on topwater lures until the sun gets high around 9 or 10 a.m. By 10 a.m. move out to deeper water and throw soft plastics along 10 - 15 foot drop offs on main and secondary points.
- Largemouth and Spotted Bass: Very good. Early and late topwater action is very good, and Lake Fork Swimbaits and Lucky Craft Sammys fished around boat docks, points and in the backs of coves are productive. Later in the day shallow running crankbaits in 5 to 25 feet and Carolina rigged or shaky head worms in 15 to 40 feet are working.
- Crappie: Good. Crappie have moved out to 30-40 feet of water and can be caught fishing up against bridge pilings at night.
- Bream: Good. Fish live crickets, minnows, and worms in 5 to 15 feet of water.
- Striped and Hybrid Bass: Very good. Fish in 50-60 feet of water with downrods set at 20 to 25 feet. Try out lead core line and lures such as Cisco Kid and other similar ones as the thermocline may be developing quicker than ever.
- Largemouth Bass: Very good. In the early morning use topwater lures along points, and as the sun gets higher switch to shaky head worms and Carolina rigs in 20 to 30 feet of water.
- Bream: Good. Bream have moved into very shallow water and are feeding aggressively.
- Largemouth and Spotted Bass: Good. Overall the topwater bite has been strong first thing, and then later anglers are having to fish deep around the trees. Try Carolina Rigging or fishing finesse worms in 15 to 20 feet of water, and green pumpkinseed and purple worms are good choices, as is watermelon color. Jigs are also a good choice.
- Crappie: Fair. There are reports of decent numbers of crappie being caught trolling up Beaverdam Creek in the late evening.
- Bream: Good. Fish have already moved into shallow water.
- Striped and Hybrid Bass: Very good. Striper fishing in 45 feet of water under the 378 bridge is very strong using live herring. Cut bait fished around points is also producing.
- Largemouth Bass: Good. Early in the morning bass are being caught around secondary points using Zara Spooks.
- Crappie: Good. Look for brush in 20 to 25 feet of water; minnows are producing better than jigs.
- Shellcracker: Excellent. Use red worms, pink worms, and crickets.
Lake Wylie:
- Largemouth Bass: Fair. First thing in the morning fish topwater Pop-Rs over main channel points in about 8 feet of water. After 10 a.m. or so move deeper and fish the drops using Carolina rigs with an extra long leader- a strong color is watermelon seed dipped in chartreuse glow dye.
- White Perch: Good. Fish in 18-24 feet of water next to river channels and look for sandy bottoms. Use a minnow or small spoon lowered to the bottom and then bumped slowly; crickets will also work.
- Shellcracker: Very good. Fish deep drops using red worms fished on a dead line.
- Catfish: Excellent. Catfishing is easy right now and anglers are tearing up the fish using mussels, shrimp, and stinkbaits.
Midlands Area
Lake Greenwood:
- Largemouth Bass: From very early until 8 a.m. topwaters and floating worms are productive fished around blocks wa