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 Monticello surface water temperatures are in the mid-80s, warmer on the lower end near the power plant, and the lake is still clear. Water levels fluctuate daily.
The latest CATT tournament on Lake Monticello this past Saturday was won with a respectable 16 ½ pounds of bass, but with only 5 teams fishing it’s hard to get a really good idea of just how strong the bite is right now from those standings.
Santee Cooper water levels are high at 75.45 in Lake Marion (full pool is 76.8) and bouncing around 75.1 in Lake Moultrie (full pool is 75.5).Water temperatures are in the lower 80s
The catfish bite may have dropped off a little this week on Santee, but Captain Stevie English (843-709-8138) reports
Inshore surface water temperatures around Edisto Island are about 81 degrees first thing, and the water is fairly clear in the North Edisto while the South Edisto is very tannic.It has also been extremely windy.
The trout fishing has slowed way down around Edisto, and Captain Ron Davis, Jr. (843-513-0143) reports
Inshore surface water temperatures are about 80 degrees around Charleston, and the wind has been so hard the last three days that they have had small craft advisories and had to cancel some charters.
The inshore redfish bite has been pretty tough recently, and even the dock patterns which are usually reliable have pretty much dried up.The one exception has been the tailing action, and Redfin Charters (843-277-5255) reports
Lake Wylie is at 96.7% of full pool.Morning surface water temperatures are in the lower 80s.
Early in the season the offshore bass bite can be really good on Lake Wylie, but after the fish have been heavily pressured in well-known community holes the action gets slower, the fish get smaller, and the presentations have to become more finesse-oriented.That’s where we are now.
From what he has seen tournament angler Reid McGinn of Fort Mill reports
Lake Murray water levels are down to 357.61 (full pool is 360.00) and the water is somewhat stained after recent rains with a green algae tint.Morning surface water temperatures have dropped into the upper 70s after the rain and with cooler days and nights.
Lake Murray bass fishing is a little tough but it’s unclear which way it’s heading, and tournament angler Andy Wicker of Pomaria reports
Lake Keowee is at 97.4% of full pool and clarity is normal.Water temperatures have held steady or even dropped into the low 80s over most of the lake, with the coolest water at the base of the Jocassee dam.
Lake Russell water levels are still very high at around 474.8 (full pool is 475.00) and the lake remains clear except in the very backs.Morning surface water temperatures are around 83-84 degrees.
Unexpectedly, if anything Lake Russell may just be beginning to cool off a little, and as a resultGuide Jerry Kotal (706-988-0860) reports
Morning surface water temperatures are about 80 degrees around Beaufort.
There are still some scattered cobia being caught in the Broad River, but as delayed as this season was Captain Tuck Scott with Bay Street Outfitters (843-524-5250) expected
Morning surface water temperatures are in the upper 70s around Murrells Inlet, and the tropical storm has brought wind and dumped a bunch of rain the last couple of days which has muddied the water.
Baisch Boys Bait and Tackle (843-651-1915) has regular and jumbo mud minnows, live shrimp, fiddler crabs, live sand fleas (periodically), blood worms, fresh head-on shrimp, and a full range of frozen baits.In the next couple of weeks live finger mullet will be available in the store, and anglers can already net enough for personal use in the creeks.
Inshore surface water temperatures around Little River have dropped just below 80 degrees, and with all the wind recently the water has been pretty stirred up.
Quite honestly it’s been a tough couple of days of fishing as the storm blew through, but Captain Patrick “Smiley” Kelly (843-361-7445) reports
Lake Hartwell water levels are still very high at 661.22 (full pool is 660.00) and the lake is very clear.Morning surface water temperatures are 82-83 degrees.
It’s been a really good year so far for hybrid and striped bass on Lake Hartwell, and Guide Chip Hamilton (864-304-9011) reports
Clarks Hill water levels are still very high at 330.57 (full pool is 330.00) and the lake is mostly clear.Morning surface water temperatures are around 83 degrees.
Back on the water after the birth of a child and eventually a well-earned fishing vacation, Captain Chris Simpson (864-992-2352) reports
Lake Monticello surface water temperatures are in the mid-80s and the lake is clear. Water levels fluctuate daily.
Last week we promised that a Lake Monticello free-line driftingcatfish report would be coming after the author went on a charter withCaptain William Attaway (803-924-0857), and the results of that trip did not disappoint.
Santee Cooper water levels are high at 75.62 in Lake Marion (full pool is 76.8) and bouncing around 75.3 in Lake Moultrie (full pool is 75.5).The water remains clear and morning surface temperatures are in the low 80s.
The catfish bite remains outstanding on Santee, and Captain Brett Mitchell (803-379-7029) reports
Lake Greenwood water levels remain high at 439.05 (full pool is 440.0) and the water is still pretty clear.Morning surface water temperatures are in the low to mid-80s.
In last weekend’s Outdoor Dream Foundation Benefit Tournament on Lake Greenwood veteran tournament angler Stan Gunter of Saluda
Lake Russell water levels are still very high 474.73 (full pool is 475.00) and the lake remains very clear.Morning surface water temperatures are around 83 degrees.
Even though thebass still haven’t gone very deep on Lake Russell,Guide Jerry Kotal (706-988-0860) reports
Lake Murray water levels are down to 357.89 (full pool is 360.00) and the water is generally relatively clear with a green algae tint.Morning surface water temperatures range from the upper 70s to the lower 80s.
Lake Murray striped bass are getting into a pretty normal summer pattern, and Captain Brad Taylor (803-331-1354) reports
Lake Keowee is at 98.6% of full pool and clarity is normal.Water temperatures have risen into the low to mid 80s over most of the lake, with the coolest water at the base of the Jocassee dam.
Lake Jocassee is at 95.7% of full pool and the lake is very clear.Morning surface water temperatures have risen fast to about 75 degrees on the big water.
At the begging of the the week it looked like the Lake Jocassee trout fishing was starting to slow down, but as the week progressed Guide Sam Jones (864-280-9056) reports
