Lake Hartwell Fishing Reports

Lake Hartwell Fishing Forecast for August 2022 - Water Level - full pool Water Temp. - 87 degrees Water Clarity - clear July fishing for hybrids and stripers has been very good with large schools feeding good early mornings. As we go into August. I will limit my search to the lower lake in de more...
Capt. Preston Harden - Lake Hartwell

Lake Hartwell Fishing Forecast for April 2022 - Water Temp: 59 Water Level: Full pool Water Clarity: Clear in main lake, stained in backs of creeks Fish are moving shallow. Fish are preparing to spawn. Fishing gets easy as so many fish are up shallow. Lots of hybrids and stripers make a spawn more...
Capt. Preston Harden - Lake Hartwell

Lake Hartwell Fishing Forecast for March 2022 - Water Temp.: 53 Water Level: 1 ft. below full pool Water Clarity: Clear March is my favorite month of the year. As the water starts to warm, all game fish move shallow. The best time to fish is afternoons. As the water warms through the day, fis more...
Capt. Preston Harden - Lake Hartwell

Lake Hartwell Fishing Forecast for February 2022 - Water Level: 4 ft. Below Full Pool Water Temperature: 51 degrees February can be a tough month. Most game fish don't eat much as their metabolism slows and they don't eat. When the water temp. Gets below 48 degrees the only good option is crappie more...
Capt. Preston Harden - Lake Hartwell

Lake Hartwell fishing forecast for December 2021 - Water level: Full Pool Water temp.: 60 December is one of my favorite months to fish Lake Hartwell. The fall turn over should be complete. The water turns a pretty green color. The game fish go on a feeding spree with the onset of winter coming. more...
Capt. Preston Harden - Lake Hartwell

Lake Hartwell Fishing Forecast for August 2021 - Water Temp. mid-80's Water Level: Full Pool August has all game fish in their summer pattern. All game fish migrate to deeper water in the summer. Stripers and hybrids migrate to the mid to lower lake in the summer. Some years by August, most lar more...
Capt. Preston Harden - Lake Hartwell

Lake Hartwell Fishing Forecast for June 2021 - Water Temp. 74 Water Level: Full Pool Water Clarity: Lake Hartwell rarely gets dirty. Only in the creeks after heavy rains June is a transition month. The water is warming and the fish are looking for cooler water. Bass and crappie do not migrat more...
Capt. Preston Harden - Lake Hartwell

Lake Hartwell Fishing Forecast for March 2021 - Water level - 3 ft. Below full pool Water temp. - 50 degrees March is one of my favorite months to fish. I love to fish small artificials and catch big fish. I fish small bucktail jigs and flukes and fish shallow like a bass fisherman. But I am l more...
Capt. Preston Harden - Lake Hartwell

Lake Hartwell Fishing Forecast February 2021 - February is the coldest month of the year. Most game fish are in hibernation. Their metabolism slows and they do not feed much. They do not digest big baits and prefer small baits. Try to finesse fish with small imitations worked very slow. There more...
Capt. Preston Harden - Lake Hartwell

April 2020 Lake Hartwell Fishing Forecast - Water level-1 ft. Above full pool & water temp.-low 60s April means fishing shallow. April also means spawning fish. Fishing becomes simple in April as all game fish move up on the banks. March has been on fire with warming water temps. and less more...
Capt. Preston Harden - Lake Hartwell