Fishing Reports by Capt. Preston Harden

Cold Weather Means Deep Jigging for Stripers - Lake Hartwell Water Temp 46-49 Degree Water Level 2 ft. below full pool The last month has been real cold with fishing slow. Deep jigging with spoons has been about the only way to catch fish. The last few days has warmed and the stained creeks more...
Capt. Preston Harden - Lake Hartwell

Lake Hartwell Striper Report - Lake Hartwell Striper Report As of 12-28-09 1 Foot above Full Pool 52 Degrees December has been good for vertical fishing with jigging spoons in about 40 ft. deep water. Watch for any gull activity to steer you to fish. The gulls stay near more...
Capt. Preston Harden - Lake Hartwell

Lake Hartwell Stripers Move into Creeks - Lake Hartwell- 1 Foot above full pool 60 degrees as of 11-23-09 Striper Report- The lake has finished turning over and the fish have moved into the creeks up lake. December is going to be a great month with fish schooling shallow. Fish will be more...
Capt. Preston Harden - Lake Hartwell

Striper Fishing Excellent for Large Fish - As of 10-20-09 Lake Hartwell is down 2.5 Feet at 70 Degrees. Striper fishing has been excellent for large fish deep in the lower lake. Small fish have been schooling every where on top. Some larger fish have just started to come up to school. more...
Capt. Preston Harden - Lake Hartwell

Fishing Report for October Stripers - Fishing Report for October Stripers Lake Hartwell as of 9-23-09 Surface Temp 78 degrees and 5 feet below Full With lots of rain in the last week, the water is rising fast. Fishing has been good for larger fish down deep. Small Fish have been s more...
Capt. Preston Harden - Lake Hartwell

Fish Finally in Summer Pattern - Lake Hartwell is 5 Ft. low Surface Temp is 85 degrees. Fish have finally gone into their summer pattern. Most fish have left the upper lake for better water quality down lake. Fish are holding in deep water (at least 60 ft. deep). A good graph more...
Capt. Preston Harden - Lake Hartwell