Fishing Reports by Capt. Preston Harden

Cooling Water, Expect Stripers to Strike Softely - Striper Report as of 12-17-10 Water Temperature: 50 to 55 Degrees Lake Level: 5 feet below full pool The water is cooling rapidly. Fish are in the major creeks with some schooling during low light and calm conditions. If the sun is high durin more...
Capt. Preston Harden - Lake Hartwell

Striper and Hybrid Fishing Report for Lake Hartwell - Water Temp 63 Degrees Water Level 6 feet below full pool Top Water fishing has been very good all fall. The schooling fish have been almost all hybrids averaging 3-8 lbs. some days the fish have fed for hours covering many acres. By the sec more...
Capt. Preston Harden - Lake Hartwell

Schooling Stripers are Everywhere on Lake Hartwell - Water Level- 5 Ft. low Temp.- 75 degrees Schooling fish everywhere There are fish feeding in the surface almost every day. Most are hybrids 3-6 pounds. The fish can come to the surface at any time of the day. Some days they feed better in th more...
Capt. Preston Harden - Lake Hartwell

Hot Weather Makes Striper Fishing Tricky - Striper Report for Lake Hartwell August 20, 2010 Water Temp. 88 degrees 3 Feet Below Full Pool Stripers are in their summer pattern. It has been very hot since early June and the fish have become tricky to catch. Last summer was a cool summer more...
Capt. Preston Harden - Lake Hartwell

Stripers in Summer Pattern - July 21, 2010 Striper Report Lake Hartwell 2 feet below full pool 87 Degrees surface temp. Stripers are in their summer pattern and should remain deep till the water cools. Last year the pattern held till mid-October. Look in water depths more...
Capt. Preston Harden - Lake Hartwell

Striper Report for Lake Hartwell - As of 6-22-10 Lake Hartwell One foot below Full, 89 Degrees Water Temp. As it was in the spring, everything is late this year. Fishing is still getting better with fish shallow and schooling at times. They have schooled better under bright more...
Capt. Preston Harden - Lake Hartwell

Striper Report for Lake Hartwell - Striper Report for Lake Hartwell Water Temp 76 Degrees One foot above full pool Fishing seems to get better every day. After a cold winter and swinging air temps in early spring. Fish are shallow early and late. They drop down to 35-45 feet more...
Capt. Preston Harden - Lake Hartwell

Striper Report - Lake Hartwell Full Pool 70 Degrees Stripers have been eating will in the creeks and up the rivers. My customers have been out fishing me, with a jig called a scrounger. A ¼ oz scrounger and a 5 inch fluke are deadly. The color of the fluke we more...
Capt. Preston Harden - Lake Hartwell

The Striper Bite is Wide Open - Lake Hartwell Striper Report for April 2010 Water Full Pool 53 Degrees The bite is wide open. My season started late with the first good day on March 9th. Since then the fish hae been eating good in the afternoon. All the major creeks are ho more...
Capt. Preston Harden - Lake Hartwell

Too Cold for Stripers, Crappie Instead - Striper fishing report for Lake Hartwell as of 2-18-10 Water is cold in the low 40's Water level 2 foot above full pool I have not tried to catch stripers in a few weeks but have caught some nice crappie on 1/32 oz. Tandem jigs under deep wat more...
Capt. Preston Harden - Lake Hartwell