S.C. fishing report

The State 

• FRESHWATER 
• Midlands Area 
• LAKE GREENWOOD: Catfish: Very good. Big flathead catfish can be caught in 10 to 15 feet of water around heavy brush which is close to ledges. Bream: Very good. Bream action is still very strong in shallow water 3 to 4 feet deep. Use crickets and red worms. Largemouth Bass: Good. The best action is coming when fish are schooling on the surface on cloudy days and early and late. These fish can be caught on either traditional topwater lures or crankbaits cast into schools. Striped Bass: Fair. Increasing schooling activity has been reported in the last few weeks, and largemouth bass and white perch are still mixed in with the schooling striper. 
• LAKE WATEREE: Catfish: Good. Best fishing is coming down the lake around the mouths of major creeks and in the river channel. Use cut bream and gizzard shad anchored on the bottom. Bream: Good. Fish 3 to 6 feet of water using worms and crickets. 
• LAKE MURRAY: Bream: Excellent. Fish in 12 to 20 feet of water using crickets and worms on the bottom. Catfish: Good. Catfish are being caught in 8 to 15 feet of water on the bottom. Use cut bait or nightcrawlers. Crappie: Good. Fish are being caught in 18 to 20 feet around deep brush on live minnows and vertically fished jigs. Striped Bass: Fair. Striped bass are beginning to spread out and scatter across the lake, particularly in the area from the dam down to Billy Dreher Island. Largemouth Bass: Fair. Topwater action is still the most consistent bite; very early in the morning and late in the day fish topwater lures like flukes and Zara Spooks………. 
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Striped Bass: Fair to Excellent. For keeper-sized striper the fishing is slow right now, but for sheer numbers of fish it is excellent. Fishermen willing to put in the time could still land a monster. This time of year striper will take either herring or large shiners drifted and trolled from the surface down to 35 feet. Continue to look for birds to locate striper. Also consider bucktails and Ice Flies. Largemouth Bass: Slow. Fish slowly using jigs and spinnerbaits in 12 to 20 feet of water and around points. Crappie: Very good. The crappie bite is really starting to heat up and fishermen are taking nice catches of crappie.

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