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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Santee Cooper water levels are high at 75.76 in Lake Marion (full pool is 76.8) and bouncing around 75.35 in Lake Moultrie (full pool is 75.5).The water is clear and morning surface temperatures are around 74 degrees.
It’s been a weird spring in South Carolina and the Santee Cooper lakes have still not gotten very hot, and perhaps as a result Captain Brett Mitchell (803-379-7029) reports that bass
Lake Jocassee is at 97.3% of full pool, and while the main lake is clear the backs of some creeks are dirty.Morning surface water temperatures are up to about 64 or 65 degrees on the main lake but higher in the creeks.
In the last week Guide Sam Jones (864-280-9056) has caught another trout that weighed more than 6 pounds
Lake Russell water levels are way above full at about 476 (full pool is 475.00) although the lake remains very clear.Morning surface water temperatures are around 70 degrees.
It is still an excellent time for bass fishing on Lake Russell, and Guide Jerry Kotal (706-988-0860) reports
Inshore surface water temperatures around Little River are in the lower 70s.With lots of wind recently the water is not very clear.
Water temperatures have not moved very much and so the inshore fishing patterns remain similar on the north end of the South Carolina Grand Strand.Overall the action is strong, and Captain Patrick “Smiley” Kelly (843-361-7445) reports
Lake Hartwell water levels are up to 661.58 (full pool is 660.00) but the lake remains very clear.Morning surface water temperatures are around 69-71 degrees.
Going into last weekend’s Skeeter Challenge on Hartwell Guide Brad Fowler didn’t think the bass
Morning surface water temperatures are around 69 degrees in Murrells Inlet.
Baisch Boys Bait and Tackle (843-651-1915) has regular and jumbo mud minnows, fiddler crabs, blood worms, fresh shrimp, and a full range of frozen baits.
Even though surface water temperatures have not moved much this week, Captain Jay Baisch reports
Lake Greenwood water levels are at 439.29 (full pool is 440.0) and the lake is still fairly clear for now – but that seems to be changing. The upper end will probably get muddy with recent rains and the back of creeks are already a little dirty.Water temperatures are about 70 degrees.
There’s not too much change in the bass patterns on Lake Greenwood, and tournament angler Stan Gunter of Saluda reports
Lake Murray water levels are at 358.10 (full pool is 360.00) and water temperatures are in the lower 70s.Even after recent rains clarity is still good.
It’s been an exceptional week for striped bass on Lake Murray, and Monday Captain Brad Taylor (803-331-1354) reports
Inshore surface water temperatures are in the upper 60s to low 70s in Beaufort.
Beaufort has had a true spring this year, and the fact that we didn’t go from late winter to summer temperatures overnight means that the migration of bait and sharks into the area has proceeded a little slower than usual.What is in the water is tons of baby shrimp, and
Morning surface water temperatures are hitting the low 70s in Murrells Inlet.
Baisch Boys Bait and Tackle (843-651-1915) has regular and jumbo mud minnows, crappie minnows, fresh shrimp, and a full range of frozen baits.Fiddler crabs are available again.
