LAKE JOCASSEE: Trout: Good. Troll in 85-90 feet in the big water around the dam. Minnows and spoons are most effective, and limits of brown trout are common. Black Bass: Fair. Some anglers report topwater action early in the morning using Zara Spooks or Rebel Pop-Rs. Some anglers are also reporting catching fish much deeper with jigs or finesse worms.

LAKE KEOWEE: Largemouth and Spotted Bass: Fair. Early in the morning until 11 a.m. anglers are reporting very good results for spotted bass using soft jerk baits and swimbaits. Spotted bass are schooling in the major creeks above the power station in 10-25 feet and hitting well on blue colored rattle traps or strike king red eye shad in black and silver patterns. Some doodling and drop shotting action continues to be reported in 40-60 feet, but overall fish are moving shallower. Crappie: Fair. The crappie bite is beginning to improve, and fish are found around brush in 8-12 feet. Bream: Good. Bream are still shallow for Lake Keowee in 8-12 feet. Use crickets or worms just off the banks.

LAKE HARTWELL: Anglers are turning to smaller boats to put in due to low water levels. The Maryann Branch landing is still usable, but Hartsville State Park is very shallow. Largemouth Bass: Very good. If you can find the schools of bait you will find bass. Throw a Zara Spook, Sebile swimbait or a clear Sammy, or fish a crankbait in the schools of shad. Carolina rigs around structure are another successful pattern. Catfish: Very good. Fish Carolina rigged nightcrawlers on the bottom, and wind it very slowly across clay points. Striped and Hybrid Bass: Good. Fish are holding from the dam to where the Seneca and Tugaloo Rivers split. Crappie: Good. Crappie are feeding very well, and are much shallower than typical. The most productive area of the lake is where the Seneca and Tugaloo rivers split. Because of lake levels fish are staging there in around 18 feet.