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Fishing Reports
Hartwell: Level: 5.6 below 660. Temp: 65-70 degrees. Clarity: Stained from the turnover. Bass: Tournament angler Kerry Partain reports, “The bass fishing has been tough, and the turnover is still effecting some areas of the lake, but this should be over soon, and the fish will start feeding up on baitfish. This time of year…
Will Davis Jr. made history Friday when he won the TNT Fireworks B.A.S.S. Nation Championship for the second consecutive year. Not only did the 31-year-old Sylacauga, Ala., resident become the first angler to win the event in back-to-back seasons, but he started a chain reaction that helped two other anglers receive a bit of B.A.S.S.…
Will Davis Jr. hoisted the Bryan V. Kerchal Memorial Trophy a year ago, and by all accounts, it looks like he wants to hold on to the hardware that is awarded annually to the winner of the TNT Fireworks B.A.S.S. Nation Championship. Davis, in second place after Day 1 with 16-lbs., 1-oz., jumped into the…
Tim Dube had never fished a competitive round on Lake Hartwell prior to Wednesday’s start of the TNT Fireworks B.A.S.S. Nation Championship. But he went out and treated the place like home water. Dube, a 29-year-old New Hampshire resident, caught a limit of five spotted bass for a total of 16-lbs., 3-ozs. That was enough…
Several dynamic scenarios will be at play when anglers take on Lake Hartwell for the 2023 TNT Fireworks B.A.S.S. Nation Championship, and Bassmaster Elite Series pro Brandon Cobb believes everything will depend on the lake turnover. “This time of year is kind of a strange time,” the Greenwood, S.C., native said. “On Hartwell the fish…
Hartwell: Level: 4.2 feet below 660. Temp: 75-78 degrees. Clarity: Clear. Bass: This is the month when baitfish return to the backs of the creeks looking for good water. The bass will be right there with them. Squarebill crankbaits around bait or on rocks and in brush will produce fish this month as it keeps…
Hartwell: Level: 3.3 feet below 660. Temp: Upper 80s. Clarity: Clear. Bass: Tournament angler Justin Kimmel reports that the August heat has made things more difficult for anglers, but the bass continue to bite. For the offshore bite, staying close to the river channel on deeper points will help you be more consistent. To catch…
Hartwell: Level: 0.7 below 660. Temp: Upper 80s. Clarity: Clear, maybe a little stain in backs of creeks after a heavy rain. Bass: Guide Jason Burroughs reports that bass are suspended over brush in 25 feet on humps on the creek and river sides of them and on long points that run out to the…
Kale Temple and Luke Schnell were only 4 ounces out of the Day 1 lead at the 2023 Bassmaster Junior National Championship, so they knew a good finish on Lake Hartwell might lock up the tournament title for them. It did. Temple and Schnell, who compete for the Hart County Junior Anglers, closed the gap…
Hartwell: Level: 0.9 above 660. Temp: 78-88 degrees. Clarity: 2 to 4 feet. Bass: Guide Matthew Justice reports, “The fishing has started to get much tougher. Fish have moved into more traditional summer patterns and should stay put until the lake turns over in September. The main pattern right now is finding schools of fish…
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