Lake Hartwell

LAKE HARTWELL IS DOWN 5.7 FEET & MID 50’S

Bass fishing is good. As the water gets cooler, the Shad are becoming more active. Large single Shad can be seen tight against the banks in the coves. Use the shallow running Shad Raps when fishing in real shallow water ...

LAKE HARTWELL IS DOWN 5.4 FEET & mid 50’S

Bass fishing is good. The cold front and the rain that passed quickly through the area slowed the fishing for a few days. The bass are roaming in and out of the coves and creeks and holding to docks and wood throughout ...

LAKE HARTWELL IS DOWN 5.4 FEET & HIGH 60’S

Bass fishing is fair. Crank baits are getting warmer now and should be hot over the next couple of weeks. Go up into the rivers and find the area where the water changes from a little stained to a little more stained ...

LAKE HARTWELL IS DOWN 5.4 FEET & HIGH 60’S

Bass fishing is fair. Husky Jerks and Bandit crank baits are working and the fish are around schools of shad. Anglers are seeing the bait popping up all over the lake. Early morning until about noon and then again ...

LAKE HARTWELL IS DOWN 5.2 FEET & HIGH 60’S

Bass fishing is good. More and more of these fish are moving up to feed on anything and everything they can find, especially small shad. Water temperatures will continue to drop as lower nightly temperatures hit hard ...

LAKE HARTWELL IS DOWN 4.1 FEET & MID 70’S

Bass fishing is good. Fish the main lake points and continuing about half way back into the larger feeder creeks. Us the 3/8 ounce Rat L Trap or Rapala Shad Rap in the shad and baby bass colors. Use a steady retrieve ...

LAKE HARTWELL IS DOWN 4.0 FEET & MID 70’S

Bass fishing is good. The fish are close to a bait schools so pay close attention to the Lowrance all day. Work and swim jigs on shallow rock and rip rap. Top water baits can take shallow fish in the early morning and ...

LAKE HARTWELL IS DOWN 4.4 FEET & HIGH 70’S

Bass fishing is fair. Buzz baits in the back of dockets and creeks is working but only in isolated areas. The trick is to find the small shad breaking on the surface and use a 1/4 ounce double bladed buzz bait. Flukes ...

LAKE HARTWELL IS DOWN 3.3 FEET & HIGH 70’S

Bass fishing is fair. Cast baits to the hard clay mud banks and simply twitch the bait. A Texas rigged ribbon tailed worms in gourd green or red and black shad colors can draw a strike. Be sure to add some extra scent ...

LAKE HARTWELL IS DOWN 3.3 FEET & LOW 80’S

Bass fishing is fair. Try a variety of baits from top water to bottom fishing. The smaller bass are chasing top water Skitter Pops and a variety of other surface baits on the back side of the points and in the small ...

LAKE HARTWELL IS DOWN 3.5 FEET & LOW 80’S

Bass fishing is fair. Smaller bass are chasing top water baits and a variety of other surface baits on the back side of the points and in the small cuts and coves. Medium to deep diving crank baits like the Rapala DT6 ...

LAKE HARTWELL IS DOWN 3.3 FEET & LOW 80’S

Bass fishing is good. Anglers are wearing out the spotted bass on the spot stickers on the main lake points. Some good bass are now being caught on Shad Raps early before the sun comes over the tree tops. Use spinning ...

LAKE HARTWELL IS DOWN 3.3 FEET & LOW 80’S

Bass fishing is fair and continues to slowly get better and better. Anglers are running all over the lake catching bass. The main lake points are getting the most attention using the crank baits and plastics. Look for ...

LAKE HARTWELL IS DOWN 2.8 FEET & LOW 80’S

Bass fishing is fair. Fish are on the deep structure, deeper docks and blow downs all day. Also try throwing crank baits and jigs around the shade of bridge piers. Try fishing in the early morning with top water baits. ...

LAKE HARTWELL IS DOWN 2.8 FEET & LOW 80’S

Bass fishing is slow. Main lake points still remain the favorite places. Early morning top water baits like a Sammy or Pop R along with an occasional spinner bait bite can be expected along with a few more bass taking ...