Lake Hartwell
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Species
Spotted BassSeason
Spring (Post-Spawn)
Technique
Texas Rigs (Pitch/Flip)
Structure
Docks
Forage
Blueback Herring
Water Temperature
68°
Real Diehl
Bronze Ambassador
4/12/25
Species
Spotted BassSeason
Spring (Spawn)
Technique
Shakey Heads
Structure
Points
Forage
Crawfish
Water Temperature
65°
Spots are coming in for their spring spawn. There are some fish chasing and shallow in locations, weather dependent, but fish are on points and humps in numbers. Rocky features on cold mornings do better than straight clay, feeding off the bottom.
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Spring (Post-Spawn)
Technique
Texas Rigs (Worming)
Structure
Docks
Forage
Bluegill
Water Temperature
67°
It’s that time of year and a lot of people forget about swimming a worm, one of my favorite ways to catch frye gaurders! I throw this on both a spinning and casting setups. 1/8-3/16 on spinning and up to 3/8 on casting. I should go by too. Stay back off the bank and make long accurate cast around cover and docks. Typically you can pick off more than one fish. The key is to slow roll the bait making sure you stay in contact with the bottom. Hook set wise, reel and set. Tight Lines!
Real Diehl
Bronze Ambassador
4/10/25
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Spring (Spawn)
Technique
Football Jigs
Structure
Laydowns
Forage
Crawfish
Water Temperature
65°
Fish are moving into spawn coming into the full moon on Hartwell. Cooler temps have some them held back a touch, but the fish are close.
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Spring (Spawn)
Technique
Bladed Jigs
Structure
Docks
Forage
Bluegill
Water Temperature
65°
Look for beds and frye guarders. Most of the bass have finished, but there is still another wave of bed fish on the way. Most of the fish are in groups of 3 and those fish seem to be a little more aggressive and you may be able to pull more than one fish off of the bed, but the key is patience. Make good flips past the bed and slowly swim the bait up to the and shake the heck out of it. It may take a few flips, but they will EAT IT!
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Summer
Technique
Crankbaits 7'-12'
Structure
Points
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Spring (Spawn)
Technique
Shakey Heads
Structure
Docks
Water Temperature
68°
Blind casting or sight fishing under and around dock walkways in 1-4 feet of water. Fish were cruising the banks, bedding, sunning or guarding fry. Some post spawn spotted bass were located on points with natural rock and shoals.
Omnia Community Member
Bronze Ambassador
4/29/23
Species
CrappieSeason
Spring (Post-Spawn)
Technique
Crappie Sniping
Structure
Docks
Forage
Minnows
Water Temperature
66°
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Spring (Post-Spawn)
Technique
Topwater Prop
Structure
Brush Piles
Water Temperature
69°
They were holding close to the wood.
