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

Lake Hartwell Fishing Forecast for March 2020 - As of mid-February, the water temperature is 51 degrees and the water level is 4 feet over full pool. Picture is of Capt. Preston Harden with an early spring striper caught on a bucktail jig. As I sit here listening to the rain, I am lookin more...
Capt. Preston Harden - Lake Hartwell

Lake Hartwell Fishing Forecast for January 2020 - Water temperature – upper 50s water level is about 5 feet below full pool As of mid-December, fishing is good on Lake Hartwell. It got tough last month with the turnover. Now the water quality is good and fish are feeding. Most fish have moved u more...
Capt. Preston Harden - Lake Hartwell

Lake Hartwell fishing forecast for October 2019 - Water temperature is in the mid-70s and the water level is about 2 1/2 feet below full pool. As the water cools in October, most fish move shallower and become more active. Hybrids and stripers will school in the surface early and late. They could more...
Capt. Preston Harden - Lake Hartwell

Fishing Forecast for September - Water level is 1 1/2 feet low full pool and the water temperature is in the mid-80s. Fishing is in its summer pattern and September will be mostly like August. By late September, the water should start cooling and the fish will start moving up sha more...
Capt. Preston Harden - Lake Hartwell

Top Water Stripers - The water temp is 89 degrees when the sun comes up and it has made the fishing the best of times and the worse of times. Because the oxygen content is not great, the fish are taking the best opportunity to feed, which is early morning when the pumpba more...
Capt. Doug Nelms - Lake Oconee

Lake Hartwell Fishing Forecast for August 2019 - Water Temperature is in the upper 80s and water level is at full pool. As of mid-July, hybrids and stripers are heading towards the lower Lake. We have been catching lots of fish heading down the rivers towards the dam. They have been about 30 or more...
Capt. Preston Harden - Lake Hartwell

Fishing Forecast for July 2019 - Water temperature: 82 degrees Water level: full pool July fishing is going to be hot. The hybrids and stripers are going to be grouped up and congregating in the lower Lake. This is the year of big numbers. Lots of bigger fish died last fall. Wit more...
Capt. Preston Harden - Lake Hartwell

Lake Hartwell Fishing Forecast for June - Water level is at full pool and the water temperature is in the upper 70s. June is the perfect month to catch fish consistently. If you understand the fish transitions, it is easy to pattern most game fish. The hybrids and stripers start to group more...
Capt. Preston Harden - Lake Hartwell

Christmas Time on Oconee - The gulls have arrived and the fishing is great on Lake Oconee. The lake is incredibly muddy from north to south, but after days of slow bites, the fish are finally starving and have started eating. We are casting lures and live baits to the pods of more...
Capt. Doug Nelms - Lake Oconee