02-04-2004, 10:51 PM
LAKE HARTWELL: Largemouth Bass: Excellent, using 5 to 6-inch lizards, crankbaits, spinnerbaits, topwater lures, and Trick worms fishing off points. Best catches reported at dawn and dusk Also try fishing in coves. Striped and Hybrid Bass: Excellent, using jigging spoons, and live herring with down-rods in deep water around river channels 15 to 20 feet deep. Schooling activity on the lake has also increased. Crappie: Good, using medium minnows, grubs and small jigs. Fish are moving into deeper water around brush piles. Catfish: Very Good, using cut herring, large shiners nightcrawlers, shrimp and chicken livers on the bottom. Bream: Fair, using redworms and crickets around brush piles and cover. Water temperature is 50 to 52 degrees and clear.
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