10-02-2004, 03:08 PM
LAKE HARTWELL: Largemouth Bass: Good, crankbaits, topwater lures and flukes fishing off points. Best catches reported at dawn and dusk. Striped and Hybrid Bass: Good, using live herring with down-rods in deep water around river channels 15 to 30 feet deep. Good schooling activity from River Forks Landing to the dam in the afternoon. Good catches with top water plugs, spoons and Cleos in schools. Also trolling RoadRunners with bucktail jigs. Crappie: Fair, using small and medium minnows along with small crappie jigs. Fish are being caught in 15 to 30 feet of water over structure. Catfish: Very Good, using cut herring, large shiners nightcrawlers, shrimp and chicken livers on the bottom. Bream: Very Good, using redworms and crickets under boat docks and bridges. Water temperature is 81 degrees.
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