[ In Reports ]Lake Hartwell Fishing Report - February 19, 2010Bass fishing is slow and the water is still very cold and stained. Look for dying shad lake wide and use a small spoon or tube bait is silvers.
[ In Tournaments ]FLW Tournament South Cove Park 2/27/2010Registration will begin on Friday evening in the Wal-Mart parking lot. FLW is estimating that we will have between 130 - 180 boats (that equates to 260 - 360 anglers!).
[ In Reports ]Lake Hartwell Fishing Report - February 5, 2010The water is cold and the bite has been slow with the exception of some smaller spots that are roaming every point with rock and or wood. These small spots are fun to catch and by using the twin tail grub in the watermelon color can work after mid day.
[ In Cycling ]COE to build mountain bike trail at Paynes CreekThe Hartwell Project received a $25,000 grant to install a multi-purpose trail in the Paynes Creek Campground area that will enhance mountain biking and recreational activities on the upper portion of Hartwell Lake and increase opportunities for bank fishing, hiking, and bird watching.
[ In Reports ]Lake Hartwell Fishing Report - January 29, 2010Shad are on the move out to the cleaner water and the bass are following. Try a small Shad Head Spin and add a small Zoom white ice Zoom Fluke as the trailer.
[ In Reports ]Lake Hartwell Fishing Report - January 22, 2010Up in the rivers, anglers are using some hard baits, but mostly jigs and worms. Pick apart the wood cover, especially the stumps and brush piles in seven feet of water and deeper. This is somewhat productive, but the windy days make it difficult keeping the boat in place.
[ In Music ]Georgians Quartet in concert Sunday, January 31stThe Georgians Quartet will be in concert Sunday, January 31st beginning at 3:00 PM. The concert will be at The Art Center in Hartwell which is located on Howell street in downtown across from CVS Pharmacy. Admission is $10.00 each, $8.00 for groups of ten or more. All tickets to be sold at the door. Contact
Ray Stowers at 706.436.4396 for further information.
[ In Reports ]Lake Hartwell Guided Striper Fishing Report (1-13-2010)Managed two fish off of unbrella rigs. The first went 14 and the second went 12 pounds.
[ In Reports ]Lake Hartwell Fishing Report - January 15, 2010Bass fishing is as cold as the water. Stick with the spoons, jigs and small worms. Look for the bass in the mouths of the main lake and main river creeks. The lower lake creeks are fair and the smaller Dark Stanley jigs in black and silver with a small Uncle Josh trailer is fair but use them slowly
[ In Dining Out ]“All J’s Catering opens its doors in Oconee County”All J’s Catering is a full service catering company serving Oconee, Pickens, Anderson and Greenville Counties. This company provides meals for corporate meetings, private parties, large or small events, school lunches, fundraisers, weddings and has a gourmet home delivery service.
[ In Fishing ]It’s official; World Record largemouth bass caught in JapanFreshwater fishing’s “Holy Grail” now has dual holders; 22 lb 4 oz bass caught by Japan’s Manabu Kurita matches IGFA record held for 77 years by Georgia’s George Perry
[ In Reports ]Lake Hartwell Fishing Report - January 8, 2010Bass fishing is slow and there are not many angers out there. The water is very cold and the bass are biting a little later in the day with a warm up. Stay down lake and use worms and jigs. Fish the humps and points half way to the backs of the creeks.