02-04-2004, 10:59 PM
LAKE MURRAY: Largemouth Bass: Good, in 1 to 8 foot of water and on the inside of the grass line on small shad rap and spinnerbaits. Also Carolina rigged and Texas rigged worms are being used. Recent Bass Tournament held on the lake with a 5 fish limit; 1st place weighed in at 20-pounds, 2nd place 15-pound and 3rd place 12-pounds with large fishing weighing in at 8-pounds. Striped Bass: Good, try live herring on free line or with a cork. Schooling activity has been reported in all hours of the day from Shull Island to the Little and Big Saluda Rivers. Try a double rigged set-up with buck tail, trailing it with an ice fly. Cast this set of lures to schooling fish. Also try a striper delight. Crappie: Fair, using jigs and small tuffy minnows trolling in creek runs and fishing brush piles in 15 to 20 feet of water. White Perch: Good, try jigging spoons and tuffies or worms. Catfish: Fair, using cut herring and nightcrawlers on the bottom. Bream: Good, try fishing redworms and crickets in 10 to 20 feet of water along the grass wall. Limits are being caught. Shellcrackers: Fair, using redworms and baby night crawlers in 10 feet of water to the bottom. Water is clear and 57 degrees.
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