Lake Hartwell

LAKE HARTWELL IS FULL, CLEAR, 70’S

Bass fishing is fair and top water is good. Pop R’s and small Zara Spook Jr.’s will work. Then mid-morning, go to the Shad Raps up in the rivers. Red Crawdad with a chartreuse belly is a favorite. Locate the small chunk rock and ...

LAKE HARTWELL IS FULL, CLEAR, 60’S

Bass fishing is good. Bass are on the move into the shallows with the warm weather warming up the water at a steady pace. The full moon is 10 days away and the bass will be on the beds. Expect to majority of the bass to on the ...

LAKE HARTWELL IS FULL, CLEAR, 60’S

Bass fishing is good. There are bass and bait all over the banks and sand bars. Fish the any pocket or secondary points to find the shallow fish lake wide. Cranks and spinnerbaits will be the best baits for the bigger fish but ...

LAKE HARTWELL IS FULL, CLEAR, 60’S

Bass fishing is good and the fish are very shallow. Back in the coves and creeks the water will be a lot warmer especially by late afternoon. The bass are now chasing shad and feeding on them daily. Some of the larger bass are ...

LAKE HARTWELL IS FULL, CLEAR 60’S

FLW Tour anglers are on the lake this week at Green Pond access. Come by the Expo March 19 and 20 and we can show you the new Lowrance technology at the Expo at the ramp.

Bass fishing is good. Back in the coves and ...

LAKE HARTWELL IS FULL, CLEAR 50’S

Bass fishing is good. Bass are starting to gang up in the main lake pockets and ditches in the backs of the creeks. The Shad Rap has continued to be reliable in the creek pockets as well as an Ito Vision 110 jerk bait, Fish Head ...

LAKE HARTWELL IS FULL, HIGH 40’S

FLW is on the lake this weekend at Green Pond access. Come by the Expo and we can show you the new Lowrance technology at the Expo at the ramp Saturday and Sunday.

Bass fishing is fair. Another cold front came through ...

LAKE HARTWELL IS FULL, HIGH 40’S

Bass fishing is fair but the lake is still very cold. Look for the bass on the points both up and down lake looking for food. There are deep bass in the up lake creeks in the very backs of feeder creeks. Trick worms in greens and ...

LAKE HARTWELL IS DOWN 1.3 FEET HIGH 40’S

Bass fishing is slow and the water is still cold. Shad are on the move out to the cleaner water and the bass are following. Try a small Shad Head Spin and add a small Zoom white ice Zoom Fluke as the trailer. Crank baits ...

LAKE HARTWELL IS DOWN 1.9 FEET HIGH 40’S

Bass fishing is fair despite the inconsistent weather. Northeastern winds and cold temperatures have kept most of the anglers off the lake, but a few brave anglers were out on the main lake points catching a few bass. Stick ...

LAKE HARTWELL IS 4.2 FEET OVER FULL, LOWER 50’S

Bass fishing is fair. Use a brown jig in clear water and a black and blue jig in any stained water. Go with a brown or green pumpkin Zoom Super Chunk Jr. on the natural color jig and a green pumpkin or black Super ...

LAKE HARTWELL IS 4.7 FEET OVER FULL, UPPER 50’S

Bass fishing is slow. Flat side cranks baits in bright colors so the fish can see them and they must have rattles in the baits. Use the Lowrance CHIRP Sonar and the Lowrance Down beams to see the fish close to the ...

LAKE HARTWELL IS 3.14 FEET OVER FULL, UPPER 50’S

Bass fishing is slow. Use the Lowrance CHIRP Sonar and the Lowrance Down beams to see the fish close to the bottom. Run HIGH or MEDIUM CHIRP along with regular 200 kHz or 83 kHz beams to locate the schools of baitfish. ...

LAKE HARTWELL IS DOWN 2.5 FEET, UPPER 50’S

Bass fishing is fair and they are feeding on the points and creek bends down lake. A Fish Head Spin with a small Zoom Fluke in pearl will attract the bass but be sure there are some baits schools in the creek. They are ...

LAKE HARTWELL IS DOWN 3.0 FEET, UPPER 50’S

Bass fishing is fair. The fish are starting to move into the creeks. We are still seeing some schooling activity in the creeks as well as the main lake. We have been catching these schooling fish on a 1/2 ounce Fish Head ...