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 Wateree is down to 95.3% of full pool and morning surface water temperatures are around 82-83 degrees.It’s dingy up the lake but from June Creek to the dam is clear for Wateree.
Bass fishing continues to improve on Lake Wateree as temperatures drop, and tournament angler Dearal Rodgers of Camden reports
Somewhere in America there might be a pair of bass fishermen who had a better weekend than Joe Anders and Greg Glouse, but it's hard to imagine it. In the September 12 Palmetto Boat Center tournament on Clarks Hill our regular Lake Jocassee correspondent Joe and his tournament partner
Lake Russell is just below full pool 474.66 (full pool is 475.00) and water temperatures are around 82-83 degrees on Lake Russell.The water seems to be a little off-color, and anglers are wondering if the lake could be turning over early.
In the last couple of days the bass bite has fallen off on Lake Russell, and Guide Jerry Kotal (706-988-0860) reports
Lake Jocassee is down to 93.8% of full pool and water temperatures range from 80-82 in the big water but can be as warm as 84 in the creeks.Water clarity is very high.
The bass fishing on Lake Jocassee is starting to pick up again, and Joe Anders of Easley reports
Lake Hartwell water levels have risen to 660.41 (full pool is 660.00) and water temperatures remain in the lower 80s.The water is still very clear.
Even though fishing is still a little tough there are some seasonal changes starting to take place with the bass on Lake Hartwell, and Guide Brad Fowler reports
Lake Keowee is up to 98.5% of full pool.Water temperatures are in the mid to upper 80s over most of the lake and low 80s at the far north end of the lake.Water clarity is normal.
Lake Murray water levels are down to 357.05 (full pool is 360.00) and water temperatures have dropped into the lower 80s.Clarity is a little below normal after recent rains.
The offshore suspended/ cane pile bite is just getting started on Lake Murray, and veteran tournament angler Stan Gunter of Saluda reports
Lake Hartwell water levels are barely above full pool at 660.16 (full pool is 660.00) and water temperatures have cooled a few more degrees to 82-84.The water remains very clear.
Fishing for hybrid and striped bass remains off on Lake Hartwell, and Guide Chip Hamilton (864-304-9011) reports
Clarks Hill water levels are still barely below full at 329.66 (full pool is 330.00), and water temperatures are in the mid to low-80s.
The bass fishing is still tough on Clarks Hill, and tournament weights are pretty low, but there are some encouraging signs.In particular, tournament angler Tyler Matthews of Evans, GA reports
Santee Cooper water levels are at 75.42 in Lake Marion (full pool is 76.8) and 75.27 in Lake Moultrie (full pool is 75.5).Water temperatures are down to around 83 degrees and clarity is very high in the lower lake.The upper lake is a bit dingier.
With many of the state’s best bass fishermen headed to Santee Cooper for the Carolinas Bass Challenge event this weekend, for this week’s report we decided to check in with a Santee bass expert who will not be fishing on Saturday and doesn’t mind giving his frank appraisal.Captain Steve English (843-729-4044) acknowledges
Surface water temperatures on the north end of the Grand Strand remains about 86 degrees.The creeks, inlets and surf are full of finger mullet.
As the mullet run heats up the fishing is getting even better on the north end of the Grand Strand, and Captain Patrick “Smiley” Kelly (843-361-7445) reports
Lake Keowee is up to 97.9% of full pool while water temperatures remains in the mid-80s over most of the lake with lower 80s around the Jocassee dam.Water clarity is normal.
Lake Jocassee is at 96.8% of full pool, and water temperatures are around 83-84 degrees.Clarity is very high except there is some slight stain in the backs of creeks.
A few weeks ago the night bite was sometimes the best thing going on Lake Jocassee, but now tournament bass angler Joe Anders of Easley reports
Inshore surface water temperatures are in the mid-80s in the main rivers around Beaufort and can reach 90 in the creeks.Shrimp, mullet and menhaden are abundant.
Even though the water is very warm in Beaufort, Bay Street Outfitters (843-524-5250) reports
Inshore surface water temperatures in the morning around Edisto Island are about 84-85 degrees on the main rivers, while in the creeks water temperature can hit 90 or 91.Visibility in the North Edisto is pretty good, while in the South Edisto it is lower – especially when the tides are moving.There are tons of shrimp and finger mullet in the creeks, and mullet and menhaden are thick off the beaches.
Seasonal cooling has already improved the fishing around Edisto Island, and Captain Ron Davis, Jr. (843-513-0143) points
Water temperatures are in the low to mid-80s in Murrells Inlet. Bait is abundant and mullet have started to migrate down the beaches.
Baisch Boys Bait and Tackle (843-651-1915) has regular and jumbo mud minnows, live finger mullet, live shrimp, live fiddler crabs, blood worms, fresh shrimp, salt clam, and a full range of frozen baits.
Water temperatures have cooled off just a bit in Murrells Inlet, and Captain J Baisch (843-902-0356) reports
