AHQ Report - Lake Hartwell
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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 from the 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
— If you know of a fishing tournament taking place in South Carolina that has not been included here, please email jay@usfishingreport.com and we will add it. Thank you! — January 2019 January 5 Cody Ambrose Benefit Tournament on Lake Murray from Koons Landing CATT Lake Hartwell Qualifier #4 from Broyles CATT Lake Robinson Qualifier […]
— The newest Lake Russell fishing report can be found at: http://www.anglersheadquarters.com/ahq-insider-lake-russell-gasc-fall-2018-fishing-report/ October 19 Lake Russell water levels are around 473.8 (full pool is 475.00), and water temperatures are in the mid to upper-70s. Despite the storm clarity is still pretty good. Water temperatures are finally dropping on Lake Russell, but Guide Jerry Kotal (706-988-0860) reports that […]
— The newest Lake Hartwell fishing report can be found at: http://www.anglersheadquarters.com/ahq-insider-lake-hartwell-gasc-fall-2018-fishing-report/ October 19 Lake Hartwell water levels are at 658.55 (full pool is 660.00), and water temperatures are in the mid to upper-70s. Now that Hartwell water temperatures have started to drop Guide Chip Hamilton (864-304-9011) reports that a fall pattern is kicking in. You can […]
— The newest Lake Hartwell fishing report can be found at: http://www.anglersheadquarters.com/ahq-insider-lake-hartwell-gasc-summer-2018-fishing-report/ August 3 Lake Hartwell water levels are above full at 660.55 (full pool is 660.00). Water temperatures are about 84 degrees, and clarity is pretty good considering all the recent rains. With August water temperatures striper and hybrid bass are moving deeper, and although […]
— The newest Lake Hartwell fishing report can be found at: http://www.anglersheadquarters.com/ahq-insider-lake-hartwell-gasc-summer-2018-fishing-report/ June 20 Lake Hartwell water levels are down several feet to only slightly above full pool at 660.47 (full pool is 660.00), and water temperatures at daylight were 86 this morning. With downtown Greenville 80 at 5 a.m. today they won’t be dropping anytime […]
— The newest Lake Russell fishing report can be found at: http://www.anglersheadquarters.com/ahq-insider-lake-russell-gasc-summer-2018-fishing-report/ June 20 Lake Russell water levels are very high at 474.80 (full pool is 475.00), and water temperatures are in the mid to upper-80s. Clarity is good all over the lake. Bass fishing is decent on Lake Russell, and although guide Jerry Kotal (706-988-0860) says […]
— The newest Lake Hartwell fishing report can be found at: http://www.anglersheadquarters.com/ahq-insider-lake-hartwell-gasc-spring-2018-fishing-report/ February 16 Lake Hartwell water levels are up almost another four feet to 656.37 (full pool is 660.00), and water temperatures have warmed about five degrees to 50. For Hartwell the lake is very stained, especially in the backs of creeks. It’s hard not […]
— The newest Lake Hartwell fishing report can be found at: http://www.anglersheadquarters.com/ahq-insider-lake-hartwell-gasc-winter-2017-18-fishing-report/ January 18 Lake Hartwell water levels are at 651.40 (full pool is 660.00), and water temperatures are 44-46 on the main lake and in the high 30s/ low 40s at the back of creeks. There is some stained water in the backs. Overall bass […]
— The newest Lake Hartwell fishing report can be found at: http://www.anglersheadquarters.com/ahq-insider-lake-hartwell-gasc-winter-2017-18-fishing-report/ December 14 Lake Hartwell water levels are at 651.60 (full pool is 660.00), and water temperatures are in the mid-50s. Clarity is still pretty good even after last weekend’s snow. Last week the striped bass on Lake Hartwell were really eating, but this week […]
— The newest Lake Hartwell fishing report, updated September 15, can be found at: http://www.anglersheadquarters.com/ahq-insider-lake-hartwell-gasc-fall-2017-fishing-report/ August 31 Lake Hartwell water levels are down almost eight feet to 652.06 (full pool is 660.00), and water temperatures have fallen into the lower to mid-80s. With dry conditions clarity is very good. Late in the summer striped and hybrid […]
— August 10 Lake Hartwell water levels are at 652.90 (full pool is 660.00), and water temperatures are around 84 degrees first thing in the morning. Even though they’ve had a good bit of rain the dry ground has soaked it up and clarity is good. The striped and hybrid bass bite remains about the […]
— The newest Lake Hartwell fishing report, updated August 10, can be found at: http://www.anglersheadquarters.com/ahq-insider-lake-hartwell-gasc-summer-2017-fishing-report/ July 14 Lake Hartwell water levels are up to 653.43 (full pool is 660.00), and water temperatures are around 85 degrees even first thing in the morning. Clarity is good. The striped and hybrid bass bite has slowed down marginally on […]
— The newest Lake Hartwell fishing report, updated June 30, can be found at: http://www.anglersheadquarters.com/ahq-insider-lake-hartwell-gasc-summer-2017-fishing-report/ June 6 Lake Hartwell water levels are up to 654.06 (full pool is 660.00), and water temperatures have shot from 76 degrees to around 80 or 81 in just a few days. Clarity is good. Striped bass action has been very […]
— May 10 Lake Hartwell water levels are up to 652.80 (full pool is 660.00), and water temperatures range from the upper-60s to low-70s. They dropped significantly over the weekend but are now rebounding towards the mid-70s again. On windy days the water is a little dingy but overall clarity is good without significant rain […]
— March 8 Lake Hartwell water levels are at 650.23 (full pool is 660.00), and water temperatures range from the mid to upper-50s. Clarity is good. After the winter doldrums Lake Hartwell striped bass are starting to “move around” again, and Captain Bill Plumley (864-287-2120) reports that fish are starting to scatter out and move up […]
— February 9 Lake Keowee is at 95.4% of full pool. As always water temperatures vary widely on Lake Keowee, from the lower to upper 50s. Clarity is very good. Guide Brad Fowler reports that Lake Keowee bass are in about the same mood as Lake Hartwell bass, which means that they are as likely […]
— February 9 Lake Hartwell water levels are at 650.30 (full pool is 660.00), and water temperatures range from the low to mid-50s. Because of drought conditions any rain is quickly soaked into the ground and there is relatively little inflow into the lake. “Winter” weather has been wacky in the Upstate, and as a […]
— Please note that the most recent Lake Hartwell fishing report can be found here: http://www.anglersheadquarters.com/ahq-insider-lake-hartwell-gasc-winter-fishing-report/ January 16 Lake Hartwell water levels are at 649.51 (full pool is 660.00), and water levels range from the upper-40s to the lower to mid-50s. Guide Brad Fowler reports that bass patterns are basically unchanged in the last couple […]
— Please note that the newest Lake Keowee fishing report can be found at http://www.anglersheadquarters.com/ahq-insider-lake-keowee-sc-winter-fishing-report/ January 16 Lake Keowee is at 96.8% of full pool. Water temperatures vary greatly across the lake, but generally range from the mid- to upper 50s on the lower end to the lower to mid-60s in the 6-Mile Area. Clarity is […]
— November 30 Lake Keowee is at 97.5% of full pool. Water temperatures are around 60 degrees and clarity is normal. Bass fishing continues to improve on Lake Keowee, and Guide Brad Fowler reports that there is now a pretty good drop shot and spoon bite. As predicted fish are getting deeper and starting to […]
— Striped and Hybrid Bass: Fair to good. Captain Bill Plumley (864-287-2120) and Guide Chip Hamilton (864-304-9011) report that striper fishing is improving and at times there has been some good schooling activity. The most common pattern has been fishing live herring vertically in mid-depth water. Bass: Fair to good. Guide Brad Fowler reports that bass […]
— November 28 Lake Hartwell water levels have dropped to 649.96 (full pool is 660.00), while water temperatures are around 60 degrees. Clarity is very good. Bass are slowly beginning to get into a winter pattern on Lake Hartwell according to Guide Brad Fowler. And on Lake Hartwell that means that fish can be caught […]
— July 25 Lake Hartwell water levels have dropped significantly to 656.54 and water temperatures are in the upper 80s. Clarity remains very good. Bass fishing on Lake Hartwell is in a typical mid-summer pattern, and while fish can be caught Guide Brad Fowler reports that overall the bite is basically slow to fair. Between […]
— Striped and Hybrid Bass: Very good. Captain Bill Plumley (864-287-2120) and Guide Chip Hamilton (864-304-9011) report that striper have generally moved into the lower lake, and they can be caught from about 35 feet all the way down to 100 or more. Down-lining live herring is the predominant pattern. Hybrids can be caught at night […]