SC (Lexington, Newberry, Richland, Saluda)
Lake Murray
Type: Lake/Pond
Size: 48761.87 acres
Avg. Depth: Unknown
Water Clarity: Unknown
Species:Largemouth Bass, Crappie, Panfish / Bluegill, Striped Bass
Top Products for Spring + Largemouth Bass
Berkley PowerBait Gilly 3 1/2" / HD Warmouth
$8.99
Reported by Lucas BowersSoft Body Swimbaits (Small/Medium)
Strike King KVD 1.5 Squarebill Org Belly Craw / 2 1/4"
$5.99
Reported by Kaleb BrownShallow Diving Crankbaits (0-6')
Yum Yumbrella Flash Mob Jr. Umbrella Rig 5 Wire 4 Willow Blade / 3/8 oz
$13.79
Reported by Ben WilliamsUmbrella Rigs
Strike King KVD 1.5 Squarebill Green Gizzard Shad / 2 1/4"
$5.99
Reported by Ben WilliamsShallow Diving Crankbaits (0-6')
Top Techniques Reported On Lake Murray
Species: Largemouth Bass
Season: Spring
- 21% Lipless Crankbaits
- 14% Shallow Diving Crankbaits (0-6')
- 14% Structure Jigs
- 7% Chatterbaits
- 7% Jerkbaits
- 7% Medium Diving Crankbaits (7'-12')
- 7% Neko Rigs
- 7% Shakey Heads
- 7% Soft Body Swimbaits (Small/Medium)
- 7% Swim Jigs See other Spring Techniques
Lake Murray Fishing Reports
42 Fishing Reports
17 Fishing Reports for Largemouth Bass in Spring
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Reported by Ben Hutchins
Season:Spring (Post-Spawn)
Structure:Matted Grass
Species:Largemouth Bass
Forage: Shad
Technique:Swim Jigs
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Reported by Jaxon Heine
Season:Spring (Spawn)
Structure:Laydowns
Species:Largemouth Bass
Forage: Blueback Herring
Technique:Shakey Heads
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Reported by Ben Hutchins
Season:Spring (Pre-Spawn)
Structure:Laydowns
Species:Largemouth Bass
Forage:Crawfish
Technique:Structure Jigs
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Reported by Lucas Bowers
Neko rigs and wacky ride work really well when trying to target those fish that are pulling up or leaving spawning areas using docks to stage. Skip them around the... Read More
Season:Spring (Spawn)
Structure:Docks
Species:Largemouth Bass
Forage: Bluegill
Technique:Neko Rigs
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Reported by Lucas Bowers
Bass are on beds at lake Murray. Cruise the bank and look for spawners that can easily be caught with the new Gilly from Berkeley.
Season:Spring (Spawn)
Structure:Stumps
Species:Largemouth Bass
Forage: Bluegill
Technique:Soft Body Swimbaits (Small/Medium)
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Reported by Ben Hutchins
Post spawn- early summer fish a crankbait on the humps that come up shallow. Everyone else will be throwing topwater but the crankbait will catch just as many if not... Read More
Season:Spring (Post-Spawn)
Structure:Humps
Species:Largemouth Bass
Forage: Shad
Technique:Medium Diving Crankbaits (7'-12')
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Reported by Gabe Brown
Go during the night and find dock lights.
Season:Spring (Pre-Spawn)
Structure:Docks
Species:Largemouth Bass
Forage: Shad
Technique:Chatterbaits
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Reported by Omnia Community Member
Working a lipless crankbait in with a yo-yo style retrieve around shallow to medium depth rock piles and ledges has been effective as the bass begin to move up into... Read More
Season:Spring (Pre-Spawn)
Structure:Rock Pile
Species:Largemouth Bass
Technique:Lipless Crankbaits
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Reported by Gabe Brown
Season:Spring (Post-Spawn)
Structure:Points
Species:Largemouth Bass
Forage: Blueback Herring
Technique:Jerkbaits
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Reported by Kaleb Brown
Season:Spring (Pre-Spawn)
Structure:Points
Species:Largemouth Bass
Forage:Crawfish
Technique:Shallow Diving Crankbaits (0-6')
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Reported by Lucas Bowers
Seek out dirty water in the backs of major creeks and cast a lipless crankbait onto hard bottom areas. Work the bait in a slow yo-yo style retrieve. 3-6ft of... Read More
Season:Spring (Pre-Spawn)
Structure:Rip Rap
Species:Largemouth Bass
Forage:Crawfish
Technique:Lipless Crankbaits
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Reported by Ben Williams
Fishing an Umbrella rig in 10-25 feet of water around brush piles and rock can be extremely productive this time of year as we move into the earliest stages of... Read More
Season:Spring (Pre-Spawn)
Structure:Brush Piles
Species:Largemouth Bass
Forage: Shad
Technique:Umbrella Rigs
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Reported by Omnia Community Member
Season:Spring (Pre-Spawn)
Structure:Rip Rap
Species:Largemouth Bass
Technique:Lipless Crankbaits
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Reported by weston bison
Season:Spring (Pre-Spawn)
Structure:Laydowns
Species:Largemouth Bass
Forage: Blueback Herring
Technique:Buzz Baits
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Reported by Ben Williams
Rip Rap located around spawning areas can yield good fish. The fish in transition can be found around rip rap and hard wood. Covering water is important for... Read More
Season:Spring (Pre-Spawn)
Structure:Rip Rap
Species:Largemouth Bass
Forage: Shad
Technique:Shallow Diving Crankbaits (0-6')
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Reported by Omnia Community Member
Season:Spring (Post-Spawn)
Structure:Ledges
Species:Largemouth Bass
Technique:Carolina Rigs
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Reported by Omnia Fishing
Key in on Brush Piles in deep and shallow water as fish start to transition to shallower waters to spawn.
Season:Spring (Pre-Spawn)
Structure:Brush Piles
Species:Largemouth Bass
Technique:Structure Jigs
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2 Fishing Reports for Other Species in Spring
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Reported by Omnia Community Member
Hit as many docks as you can, old docks with poles tend to hold the bigger females. Jig around the poles, fish will feed upwards so work medium to high... Read More
Season:Spring (Spawn)
Structure:Docks
Species:Crappie
Technique:Vertical Jigging Shallow (0-9')
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Reported by Lucas Bowers
The striper are schooling hard on blue backs. It’s only going to get better as we progress into late April early may with the herring spawn approaching
Season:Spring (Post-Spawn)
Structure:Points
Species:Striped Bass
Forage: Blueback Herring
Technique:Hard Topwater (Walking)
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