December 22
Lake Wateree is at 93.8% of full pool and the lake is muddy. Water temperatures are in the lower 50s.
December 17
Lake Wateree is all the way down to 93.2% of full pool and the whole lake is muddy from dam to dam. Water temperatures are in the lower 50s.
December 2
Lake Wateree is down to 93.3% of full pool and up the lake is muddy while Colonel Creek down is clear. Up the lake morning surface water temperatures are about 53 degrees, while towards the dam they are about 55-56. With the low lake levels check on ramp access before travelling, and be careful of underwater dangers such as long points and stumps.
November 17
Lake Wateree is down to 93.2% of full pool and morning surface water temperatures are around 59 degrees. With the low lake levels check on ramp access before travelling, and be careful of underwater dangers such as long points as right now nothing is very well-marked.
November 10
Lake Wateree is down to 94.0% of full pool and the lake is very clear with the dropping levels. Morning surface water temperatures are around 64 degrees. With the low lake levels check on ramp access before travelling – as of writing Molly Creek and Clearwater Cove are both still open. And be careful of underwater dangers such as long points as right now nothing is very well-marked
November 3
Lake Wateree is at 94.8% of full pool and the lake is very clear with the dropping levels. Morning surface water temperatures are around 64 degrees.
October 27
Lake Wateree is down to 95.4% of full pool and the lake is very clear with the dropping levels. Morning surface water temperatures are in the mid-60s.
October 20
Lake Wateree is down to 96.2% of full pool as the yearlong drawdown has begun. Around Clearwater Cove the lake is pretty clear and morning surface water temperatures are about 64 degrees.
October 13
Lake Wateree is at 97.0% of full pool and clarity is pretty normal. Morning surface water temperatures are in the upper 60s.
October 6
Lake Wateree is at 96.5% of full pool and over most of the lake the water is pretty clear. Water temperatures have dropped to 69-72 degrees between cold nights and the cold freshwater inflow.
September 26
Lake Wateree is at 98.3% of full pool.
The saying goes that “if you think the fish aren’t biting hold a bass tournament.”
September 15
Lake Wateree is at 97.1% of full pool and water clarity is about normal. Morning surface water temperatures are in the lower 80s.
There are some very early signs of fall movement with the crappie on Lake Wateree, and veteran tournament angler Will Hinson of Cassatt reports
September 8
Lake Wateree is at 97.0% of full pool and water clarity is a bit clearer than normal. Morning surface water temperatures are around 84 degrees.
The tournament schedule is about to get rolling again on Lake Wateree, and tournament angler Dearal Rodgers of Camden reports
August 31
Lake Wateree is at 97.2% of full pool and morning surface water temperatures are around 82 or 83 degrees.
Water temperatures have not dropped that much on Lake Wateree, and they could go back up, but tournament angler Dearal Rodgers of Camden reports
August 22
Lake Wateree is at 97.4% of full pool and morning surface water temperatures are in the low to mid-80s.
Even as dropping temperatures change the bass patterns on Lake Wateree, tournament angler Dearal Rodgers of Camden thinks
August 18
Lake Wateree is at 97.3% of full pool and morning surface water temperatures are around 83 degrees.
The crappie have again moved a bit deeper on Lake Wateree, and veteran tournament angler Will Hinson of Cassatt reports
August 4
Lake Wateree is at 96.9% of full pool and the lake has a normal stain. Morning surface water temperatures are in the mid-80s.
While tournament angler Dearal Rodgers of Camden isn’t saying that there are no shallow bass to be caught on Lake Wateree
July 22
Lake Wateree is at 97.2% of full pool and the lake has a normal stain. Morning surface water temperatures are in the mid-80s.
The crappie are getting deeper into summer patterns on Lake Wateree, and veteran tournament angler Will Hinson of Cassatt reports
July 15
Lake Wateree is at 97.3% of full pool and morning surface water temperatures are in the mid-80s.
On the catfish front, Captain Rodger Taylor (803-517-7828) reports
July 1
Lake Wateree is at 97.5% of full pool and morning surface water temperatures have dropped into the mid-80s.
The crappie bite continues to be phenomenal on Lake Wateree, and veteran tournament angler Will Hinson of Cassatt reports
June 23
Lake Wateree is at 97.0% of full pool and the lake is clear for Wateree on both ends. Morning surface water temperatures are in the middle to upper 80s.
With an outstanding population of crappie holding in predictable spots, veteran tournament angler Will Hinson of Cassatt again reports
June 17
Lake Wateree is at 97.4% of full pool and the lake is clear on both ends. Morning surface water temperatures are in the mid-80s.
The limits of Lake Wateree crappie are still coming fast and furious, and veteran tournament angler Will Hinson of Cassatt
June 10
Lake Wateree is at 96.9% of full pool and morning surface water temperatures are in the low 80s.
The Lake Wateree crappie fishing is outstanding right now, and veteran tournament angler Will Hinson of Cassatt reports