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 fromthe 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
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Lake Hartwell water levels are at 658.96 (full pool is 660.00).There remains stained water in some creeks but overall the lake is clear.Morning surface water temperatures are about 51-54 degrees.
Particularly for the last couple of days we have had some warm highs, but Guide Brad Fowler reports
Lake Murray water levels are up to 357.74 (full pool is 360.00).The water is stained but not muddy, with good color for spring fishing.Morning surface water temperatures range from about 52 to 55 degrees but are rising fast.
This weekend two of our regular bass correspondents placed well in tournaments on Lake Murray, and on Saturday Guide Brad Fowler and his tournament partner Brock Taylor finished
High temperatures have gone from the 50s to the 80s and back to the 50s again in a matter of days, and another large rain event appears to be on the horizon, but no weather has stopped the big bass from biting so far this spring. Last Saturday's Fishers of Men tournament on Santee was won by Marshall French and Tripp Poplin with a monster 31.5 pound bag including an 8.73 big fish (credit to reader Jim Anderson with the closest guess of 32 pounds worth $30.)
Lake Monticello surface water temperatures are in the mid to upper 50s, with some warmer water on the south end, and the lake has basically cleared.Water levels fluctuate daily.
As the spring progresses tournament angler Andy Wicker of Pomaria reports
Lake Jocassee is way up to 98.2% of full pool and surface water temperatures are around 51 degrees on the main water and 54 in the creeks.Clarity is normal.
After 20 plus years of fishing for trout on Lake Jocassee Guide Sam Jones (864-280-9056) knows
Lake Russell water levels are at 472.99 (full pool is 475.00).Morning surface water temperatures are about 53 on the main lake and 57 in the creeks.Water clarity is normal.
Lake Russell offered perhaps the best bass fishing in the state through the winter, so perhaps it’s karma that at least this week as the fishing turns on around South Carolina the action on Russell lags behind.Guide Jerry Kotal (706-988-0860) reports
Lake Wateree is way down to 97.0% of full pool and morning surface water temperatures are in the low to mid-50s.The water is clearing some but still pretty muddy.
Water levels on Lake Wateree are genuinely down this week, and tournament bass angler Dearal Rodgers of Camden reports
Lake Wylie is at 97.5% of full pool and morning surface water temperatures are in the lower 50s.The mid-lake and up has cleared but has a slight stain, while the lower lake is dirtier.
The bass fishing should have gotten really good on Lake Wylie, but tournament angler Reid McGinn of Fort Mill reports
Santee Cooper water levels are down to 76.03 in Lake Marion (full pool is 76.8) and 74.59 in Lake Moultrie (full pool is 75.5).The lakes have cleared and water temperatures range from about 53 degrees on up.
There have been some monster bags of bass caught recently on Santee, and Captain Brett Mitchell (803-379-7029) reports
Lake Hartwell water levels are down to 658.88 (full pool is 660.00).There is still some stained water in some creeks but overall the lake is pretty clear.Morning surface water temperatures are about 52-55 degrees.
The biggest change this week on Lake Hartwell is the number of bass that have moved shallow, but first Guide Brad Fowler points
Clarks Hill water levels have dropped to 329.50 (full pool is 330.00), and there is great color variation over the lake ranging from almost clear to chocolate milk.Water temperatures range from about 53-55 degrees.
This past weekend the bass fishing was strong on Clarks Hill, and tournament angler Josh Rockefeller of Augusta reports
Lake Keowee is at 97.5% of full pool.Water temperatures in the lower and upper parts of the lake are now in the mid- to high 50s, and in the mid-lake temperatures have reached the lower 60s.Clarity is normal.
Lake Murray water levels are at 357.55 (full pool is 360.00).The Little Saluda is muddy, the Big Saluda is clear, and the water has fairly normal clarity as you move down the lake.Morning surface water temperatures range from about 51-55 degrees.
It’s the time of year when you can catch bass from deep to shallow, and veteran tournament angler Stan Gunter of Saluda reports
With temperatures expected to reach 80 this weekend, after a long, cold and wet winter, it will be interesting to see how the fish react tochanging conditions. There are a full line-up of tournaments, including multiples CATTs, an ABA event, several clubs tournaments and more. But this weekend we are featuring one of the two Fishers of Men events - this one on Santee. Let's see if another 30-pound bag can come out of Santee! Closest guess to the winning weight in the comments here wins a $30.00 gift certificate to Angler's Headquarters. Bonus: guess the winning bag and big fish weight and win a $500.00 gift certificate to the store. Deadline is 7:00 a.m. Saturday, February 27.
Lake Monticello surface water temperatures have shot up to about 57 degrees, and on the lower end there has been some water as warm as 62.The lake is pretty stained, probably as a result of muddy water being pumped in from the river.
Because of the unique dynamics of the lake water temperatures are running warmer on Lake Monticello than other South Carolina lakes, and tournament angler Andy Wicker of Pomaria reports
Lake Greenwood water levels are down to 436.40 (full pool is 440.0) and particularly the upper end is very muddy.Water temperatures are around 50 degrees.
The bass fishing has been tough on Lake Greenwood, and veteran tournament angler Stan Gunter of Saluda reports
Lake Russell water levels are down to 472.88 (full pool is 475.00).The main lake is clear while the creeks are fairly stained.Surface water temperatures are about 50 degrees in the morning.
Even though water temperatures are still cool in the morning, Guide Jerry Kotal (706-988-0860) reports
Lake Wateree is down to 99.7% of full pool and morning surface water temperatures range from about 51-52 on the main channel to 54 in the backs of creeks.The water is muddy.
Lake Wylie is at 98.0% of full pool and morning surface water temperatures range from about 51-52 degrees on the main channel to 54 in the backs.The south end of the lake is muddy while the northern third of the lake is clear with a greenish tint.Some of the creeks are muddy in the backs.
Lake Hartwell water levels are up to 659.35 (full pool is 660.00). There is still stained water in some creeks but overall the lake is getting clear again.Morning surface water temperatures are about 48-50 degrees.
It’s been a better week for hybrid and striped bass on Lake Hartwell, and Guide Chip Hamilton (864-304-9011) reports
Santee Cooper water levels are just below full at 76.57 in Lake Marion (full pool is 76.8) and 74.86 in Lake Moultrie (full pool is 75.5).The lakes are muddy, with water flying through, and water temperatures range from the mid-40s to low-50s.
They call it fishing for a reason, and on Sunday in the CATT tournament David Matts and Garret Brown managed five that went over 30 pounds and there were several more big bags caught as well as a bunch of fish over 5 pounds.But on Sunday conditions had apparently completely changed, and Captain Brett Mitchell (803-379-7029) reports
Clarks Hill water levels are above full at 330.38 (full pool is 330.00) and, while much of the lake is starting to clear, the upper end still has some very muddy areas and there is still a lot of debris floating.Water temperatures range from about 50-52 degrees.
There are plenty of hybrid and striped bass being caught on Clarks Hill right now, but William Sasser Guide Service (706-589-5468) reports
