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2013-12-23
3:29 PM
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December is a Favorite - December is one of my favorite months of the year. Turnover is complete by the end of December. The water turns a pretty green color, the seagulls move in and the fish go on a feed in preparation of winter.
On cloudy days, I look for surface f more...
Capt. Preston Harden - Lake Hartwell |
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2013-11-23
9:54 AM
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December is a Favorite - December is one of my favorite months of the year. Turnover is complete by the end of December. The water turns a pretty green color, the seagulls move in and the fish go on a feed in preparation of winter.
On cloudy days, I look for surface f more...
Capt. Preston Harden - Lake Hartwell |
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2013-10-16
10:08 PM
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Stripers Not Feeding Well - Water level is full pool
water temperature is 75°
Striper fishing has been tough for a few months. They have not been eating Herring very well. You can put Herring down in lots of fish and catch only a few. They have not been eating the bait like more...
Capt. Preston Harden - Lake Hartwell |
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2013-09-24
8:06 PM
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Unusual Summer Pattern - Water level is 1 feet below full pool
Water temperature is 79°
It has been a strange summer so far. During July and most of August, the fish were locked to the bottom with very few fish suspended and very little surface activity. By late August, more...
Capt. Preston Harden - Lake Hartwell |
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2013-08-26
10:32 AM
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Strippers are Biting, When Found - Water temperature is in the low 80s
Water level is 1 to 3 feet above full pool
Fishing can be great if you are on top of the fish. Blue back Herring will catch hybrids and stripers one after another. It is more difficult to find fish this summer more...
Capt. Preston Harden - Lake Hartwell |
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2013-07-26
10:50 AM
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Lake Hartwell Striper Fishing Forecast for August 2013 - Water level is 3 feet above full pool, water temperature is 84°. Fishing has been tough for a few weeks with so much rain. Fish still have not gotten into their summer pattern. I have never seen so much rain and cool weather. The water level has fina more...
Capt. Preston Harden - Lake Hartwell |
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2013-06-25
10:41 AM
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With Summer Heat, Fish are Deep - Water Temperature is 79°
Water Level is 1.5 feet above Full Pool
Summer fishing is hot. June has been more like May. Fish have been shallow early, chasing bait fish in the surface. Locating fish has not been easy, as the fish have been scattered more...
Capt. Preston Harden - Lake Hartwell |
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2013-05-21
12:27 PM
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Stripers and Hybrids Active Early and Late - Water level – full pool
Water temperature – 71°
Stripers and hybrids have been active early mornings and late afternoons. The early mornings have been very good with fish moving into coves and pockets to feed. Once the sun gets high, usually by m more...
Capt. Preston Harden - Lake Hartwell |
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2013-04-23
12:41 PM
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May 2013 Striper Fishing Forecast - The water level is 3 feet below full pool
The water temperature is 65 to 70°
Stripers and hybrids are active all over the Lake. Many are being caught up in the rivers. Many are being caught near the dam. The fish can be found almost anywhere on t more...
Capt. Preston Harden - Lake Hartwell |
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2013-03-18
2:40 PM
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Fish Active in Shallow Water - Water temperature is in the low 50s
Water level is 6 feet below full pool
Stripers, hybrids, and bass are all active and feeding in shallow water. The bite has been better in the afternoons as the water warms. The major creeks up the lake are all more...
Capt. Preston Harden - Lake Hartwell |
