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Fishing Reports
Clarks Hill: Level: Water levels continue to fluctuate, but mostly the lake is at full pool. Temp: High 60s to low 70s. Clarity: Water is clear on the lower end and gradually gets stained as you move up the Little River arm of the lake. Bass: Tournament angler Josh Rockefeller reports, “The lake is hot…
Clarks Hill: Level: 0.2 feet above full pool. Temp: Mid 60s to 70. Clarity: Water is now clear enough that you can sight fish for bedded bass. Bass: Tournament angler Josh Rockefeller reports, “The lake is fishing well. Bass have headed to the bank, and there are fish spawning pretty much all over the lake.…
Temp: 55 degrees. Clarity: Stained to muddy with floating debris. Bass: Tournament angler Josh Rockefeller reports, “Fish are holding on rock anywhere you find it, and I am throwing a Buckeye Lures Goby Sled with a Zoom Ultra Vibe Speed Craw or a jig. When the water gets stained, I like to go with something…
Evergreen trees aren’t typically considered aquatic vegetation, but if they’re used as Christmas trees in the Savannah River Basin, chances are they’ll continue “bearing fruit” under water. Rather than have old Christmas trees go to the landfill, rangers with the U. S. Army Corps of Engineers reservoirs at Hartwell and J. Strom Thurmond (Clarks Hill)…
Clarks Hill: Level: Nearly full. Temp: Low 50s. Clarity: The lake is starting to clear up from all the rain we received so quickly. Bass: Tournament angler Josh Rockefeller reports, “With Clarks Hill at full pool, it has the fish shallow in the right places. Pitching a Texas rig to the base of willow trees…
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will close six of its eight fish-cleaning stations at Clarks Hill Lake (J. Strom Thurmond Reservoir) due to budgetary constraints, as well as increased costs to operate and maintain the stations. The indefinite closures begin tomorrow Jan. 15, 2020. • Fish-cleaning stations to be closed are located at the…
Clarks Hill: Level: 4.6 feet low. Temp: Mid 50s and will continue to drop along with the air temperatures. Clarity: Due to the recent rain, the river and creeks are getting muddy. Linesides: Guide Bradd Sasser reports, “The hybrids and stripers have moved into the creeks. This time of year, you can fish with downlines,…
Clarks Hill: Level: 5.8 feet below full. Temp: 55-58 degrees. Clarity: The water is stained in the creeks and rivers and mostly clear on the main lake. Bass: Tournament angler Josh Rockefeller reports, “Clarks Hill is starting to rise again after the weekly rain, and this is helping the bite up shallow. Running points toward…
Clarks Hill: Level: 5.8 feet low. Temp: Low 70s. Clarity: This is the time of year when the lake is turning over and that makes the water cloudy. Bass: Tournament angler Josh Rockefeller reports, “Fish are still schooling on the main lake and are on the move to the backs of the creeks as November…
Topwater baits over rocky humps and points, and dragging jigs on them and down the sides as they drop off into deeper water—that simple pattern is a great way to catch Clarks Hill bass in October. Clarks Hill’s 72,000 acres of water have gone through many changes since the river was dammed in 1950, but…
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