Water Temp: 72-74

Fish have been Bitting real good all week.  I expect the bite to continue.  We ran out of bait the other day fishing with my party with about 6-7 doz herring.   I know we cleaned 30 but lost count how many we boated.  Majority of the catch has been Hybrids with a mix of a few stripers, spotted bass, Largmouth, and Catfish. I'm finding most of the fish in the 20-30 foot range. Most of the fish have been caught on Down rods, but a couple have been still eating the freeline.  I'm catching most of my fish upper to mid lake right now expecting this pattern to last for a good month or two.  This is just a good time to fish.

Hartwell water temp has shot back up to the low 70's.  Matter fact I saw 76 degrees on Sat Afternoon.  The fishing has just been good on Lake Hartwell.  Thats just simple to say.  Majority of the fish have been Hybrids with a mix of a few Stripers, Catfish, Bass and white perch.  I ran my buddies Carolina Skiff Sat.  It shows that it was a fish catching machine.  Thanks Darrel! Most of my fish have been comming on Downlines from 25-35 foot of water with a few being caught with a freeline tossed out the back of the boat.  The freeline swims down to the depth the fish are and boom, Gets eaten!  Try it when your sitting in one spot with down rods sometime.  It works!

The above picture is the picture of the week!

Water temps are up on both lakes from last week.  Jocassee is up to 65-67 during the day.  It has been fishing good both at night and during the day. 

Hartwell is up to 72 degrees. fishing was up and down last week, but over all still fishing good.  The more consistent to weather gets it seems like the better the fishing gets.  I look for May to be off the hook for stripers/Hybrids.