LAKE HARTWELL IS DOWN 10.10 FEET, CLEAR, 50’S

Water Level is down 10.10 feet below full pool. The water temperatures are in the mid 50's but look for it to warm back up with the warming trend we have coming. These fish have now moved back out deeper but have stayed in the same areas. But look for them to move back up shallow fast they are ready to be warm and shallow again. As you move in towards the spawning areas pay attention to where the bait is it is still key to finding these fish. This paid off for us as we caught several fish at a time when we found the bait. If there is wind we have been using a ChatterBait and jerk bait both of them in a white or pearl color to mimic the shad. We have also started off in the same areas using ether a Rapala DT6, #5 or #6 Shad Rap focusing on rock and clay or just rock depending on what area of the lake we are on. Look for the banks that the sun is hitting first as this water will warm up first thing. If there are high bright blue sky days use one of the crank baits mentioned above and when you find active fish slow down and start using a jig or Shakey head around brush and docks to catch some fish. Key for us was to continue to move throughout the day if we didn't get bit within 10 minutes of fishing an area we picked up the trolling motor and moved on. When we got some bites we slowed down and worked the area with several baits before moving on to the next area. We will continue to work these areas throughout the pre and post spawn. With the warmer weather coming in the long range forecast look for these fish to move up again quickly and be right back where they were. Remember the lake is still low and there are a lot of objects sticking up out of the water and not marked.

This bass fishing report is by Josh Panyard

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