T_boy
03-04-2011, 01:50 PM
Lake Greenwood
Largemouth Bass: Good. Fish are hitting a crankbait well in 2-8 feet of water. Work the bait slowly as temperatures are still cold, and look around rocks. Crappie: Good. Crappie may be found anywhere from 6-8 feet deep down to the bottom over brush as deep as 30 feet. The majority of fish are still being caught on minnows, but the jig bite is also improving. Catfish: Slow to fair. Cold water still has the channel catfish congregated in the main river channel. Cut herring, gizzard shad and threadfin shad.
Lake Wateree
Catfish: Very good. Captain Rodger Taylor is catching good blue catfish drifting and anchoring in the mid-lake areas and anchoring up the river. Cut bait has been most productive. Crappie: Good. Some fish are being caught against the banks in the backs of creeks. Small jigs or minnows 2-3 feet under a float will catch fish in less 4 feet of water. Largemouth Bass: Fair to good. Fish can be found on the bank out to about 8 feet of water. Mop jigs, Rattle Trap-type baits, size 8 or 9 Shad Raps in shad or especially crawdad color and large spinnerbaits will all catch fish.
Lake Monticello
Catfish: Good. The bite for blue catfish in the 10-20 pound range is still good. Many shad and catfish remain glued to the bottom, and the most productive depth range has been 50-65 feet. White perch, gizzard shad and even herring are working well, and cutting the bait in cubes about the size of a mussel has been catching the majority of the fish.
Lake Murray
Shellcracker: Very good. The warming trend has really turned the shellcracker on and fish are biting very well around points and secondary points in 2-10 feet of water. Fish worms on the bottom. Striped Bass: Good. The mid-lake area has been the hottest recently. The most successful technique has been free-lining live herring over deep water, shallow water and across points. Largemouth Bass: Fair to good. The bite varies day to day, but warming water temperatures have made the fish more active. Fishing warm pockets with small crankbaits should catch fish that have pulled up following bait, and fish are just beginning to orient to the bottom where they will take jigs and worms. Crappie: Fair. Crappie fishing has been inconsistent at best. Two techniques that should catch fish are tight-lining in the middle to the very backs of creeks with jigs and minnows and casting jigs shallow to docks. Catfish: Fair. Fishing remains inconsistent. 25-50 feet has been the best depth range for numbers of fish, and drifting cut herring is the best pattern.
Largemouth Bass: Good. Fish are hitting a crankbait well in 2-8 feet of water. Work the bait slowly as temperatures are still cold, and look around rocks. Crappie: Good. Crappie may be found anywhere from 6-8 feet deep down to the bottom over brush as deep as 30 feet. The majority of fish are still being caught on minnows, but the jig bite is also improving. Catfish: Slow to fair. Cold water still has the channel catfish congregated in the main river channel. Cut herring, gizzard shad and threadfin shad.
Lake Wateree
Catfish: Very good. Captain Rodger Taylor is catching good blue catfish drifting and anchoring in the mid-lake areas and anchoring up the river. Cut bait has been most productive. Crappie: Good. Some fish are being caught against the banks in the backs of creeks. Small jigs or minnows 2-3 feet under a float will catch fish in less 4 feet of water. Largemouth Bass: Fair to good. Fish can be found on the bank out to about 8 feet of water. Mop jigs, Rattle Trap-type baits, size 8 or 9 Shad Raps in shad or especially crawdad color and large spinnerbaits will all catch fish.
Lake Monticello
Catfish: Good. The bite for blue catfish in the 10-20 pound range is still good. Many shad and catfish remain glued to the bottom, and the most productive depth range has been 50-65 feet. White perch, gizzard shad and even herring are working well, and cutting the bait in cubes about the size of a mussel has been catching the majority of the fish.
Lake Murray
Shellcracker: Very good. The warming trend has really turned the shellcracker on and fish are biting very well around points and secondary points in 2-10 feet of water. Fish worms on the bottom. Striped Bass: Good. The mid-lake area has been the hottest recently. The most successful technique has been free-lining live herring over deep water, shallow water and across points. Largemouth Bass: Fair to good. The bite varies day to day, but warming water temperatures have made the fish more active. Fishing warm pockets with small crankbaits should catch fish that have pulled up following bait, and fish are just beginning to orient to the bottom where they will take jigs and worms. Crappie: Fair. Crappie fishing has been inconsistent at best. Two techniques that should catch fish are tight-lining in the middle to the very backs of creeks with jigs and minnows and casting jigs shallow to docks. Catfish: Fair. Fishing remains inconsistent. 25-50 feet has been the best depth range for numbers of fish, and drifting cut herring is the best pattern.