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Lake Hartwell Fishing Reports
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Largemouth BassTechniqueTexas Rigs (Pitch/Flip)SeasonSpring (Pre-Spawn)StructureLaydownsLook for shallow dirty water, target any wood that you may find. If it is cloudy and windy pick up a spinnerbait and throw it around the same areas and hold on.
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Spotted BassTechniqueHard Topwater (Walking)SeasonFallStructureRip RapCover water find and be ready for schooling fish at all times.
- SpeciesSpotted BassTechniqueHard JerkbaitsSeasonFallStructureBrush Piles
- SpeciesLargemouth BassTechniqueTexas Rigs (Worming)SeasonFallStructureLedges
the fishing was tough this pass weekend. in the moring i was able to catch some fish off of points on top water but as the day went on I was having to fish off shore with dropshots and find schools of fish.
- SpeciesLargemouth BassTechniqueStructure JigsSeasonFallStructureBoulders
A lot of fish were found on points near boulders or any other type of structure. If the bite is tough, jerk baits can also lure fish that aren't wanting to bite, out of brush piles. Natural colors mainly.
- SpeciesLargemouth BassTechniqueHard Topwater (Walking)SeasonFallStructureBaitfish
Fish are really spread out and not schooling much. Generally waited for them to fire up before making a cast, and were not really relating to anything other than bait.
SpeciesSpotted BassTechniqueDrop ShotSeasonFallStructureBouldersThis lake has been beat so hard fish are about as finicky as fish will get. The most bites seemed to come from smaller secondary points with chunk rock. Having brush was a plus as it would have more fish but the brush was often off on a side in a sneaky spot. Be prepared to throw at 50 fish to catch 1. A chompers garlic watermelon and black flake worm seemed o get the most bites while a mornin dawn type color worked good to.
SpeciesSpotted BassTechniqueShakey HeadsSeasonFallStructureRock PileFish were scattered chasing bait over open water or sitting on rocky points.
