Late in the day, around 6:00 p.m., these spotted bass along with a few largemouth are getting very aggressive and a Number Five Jointed Shad Rap or a DT6 in the shad pattern will catch you a quick limit along the rocks.
Larger bass are holding tight to stumps and the smaller brush piles on the ledges. Switch back and forth from the Carolina rig to a Texas rig with the red shad worm.
Largemouth Bass - Good. Guide Brad Fowler reports that there is good topwater action on Lake Hartwell early in the morning and continuing most of the day on windy days. Spooks, flukes, and topwater lures will all catch suspended fish.
Largemouth Bass: Good. The blueback herring spawn is over, but there is still good topwater action on Lake Hartwell early in the morning. Spooks, flukes, and topwater lures will all catch fish. After 8:00 or 9:00 in the morning fish will be found off points and humps, and pulling a Carolina rig is a good way to catch them. Some fish still remain shallow, especially in the brush that grew up when the water was down.