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2017-09-30
1:10 PM
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Fishing Forecast for October - As of September 10th, the water temperature is about 78° and the water level is about 7 feet below full pool.
After a great summer of stripers and hybrid fishing, I think it will only get better this fall. They may be harder to locate, but they wi more...
Capt. Preston Harden - Lake Hartwell |
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2017-07-24
2:37 PM
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Lake Hartwell Fishing Forecast for August 2017 - As of mid-July, the water level is 6 feet below full pool and the water temperature is 85 degrees
July fishing has been as good as I can remember. The Lake is heavily stocked with hybrids and stripers. The spotted bass have become well established more...
Capt. Preston Harden - Lake Hartwell |
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2017-07-01
1:31 PM
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Lake Hartwell Fishing Forecast for July 2017 - As of June 10, the water temp. is 80 and the water level is 5 1/2 feet below full pool.
July striper and hybrid fishing should be on fire. They are easy to locate and are usually hungry. Surface activity is mostly over as the fish migrate to deepe more...
Capt. Preston Harden - Lake Hartwell |
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2017-04-25
5:13 PM
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Fishing Forecast for May 2017 - The water temperature is 72° and the water level is 8 feet below full pool.
The month of May might be the best month of the year for catching lots of fish. Hybrids and stripers are very shallow right now. They are oozing sperm and eggs when we bri more...
Capt. Preston Harden - Lake Hartwell |
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2017-03-27
6:31 PM
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April Fishing Forecast - March fishing has been great with warm water from a warm winter. Fish have been eating Herring and artificial baits with the water temperature pushing 60° most of the winter. As we move into April, fishing will only get better. There are more fish in more...
Capt. Preston Harden - Lake Hartwell |
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2016-09-26
12:22 PM
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October Fishing Forecast - Water Temperature: low 80s
Water Level: 5 feet below full pool
September has not cooled much and the fish are still in a summer pattern. As with other lakes, the stripers and hybrids migrate to the area near the dam in the summer. The difference more...
Capt. Preston Harden - Lake Hartwell |
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2016-07-26
4:52 PM
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August Fishing Forecast - Water level: 3 feet low
Water temperature: upper 80's
August is big fish month. The month of August produces more big fish than any other month of the year for me. Most of these fish come from deep water. Deep water on Lake Hartwell is 60 to 120 more...
Capt. Preston Harden - Lake Hartwell |
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2016-05-25
2:39 PM
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June 2016 Forecast - Water temperature: 74
Water level: full pool
Fishing has been good for hybrids and stripers very shallow in the early morning. It ends pretty quickly when the Sun gets high. Then we have been concentrating on Kentucky spotted bass and largemouth more...
Capt. Preston Harden - Lake Hartwell |
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2016-04-28
5:04 PM
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May 2016 Forecast - Water temperature: mid 60s
Water level: full pool
April fishing has been good with most fish hanging in very shallow water. Stripers and hybrids are around points, Shoals, and shallow flats. Bass are also close to the bank trying to spawn. As we more...
Capt. Preston Harden - Lake Hartwell |
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2016-03-10
2:31 PM
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March Fishing Forecast for Lake Hartwell - Water level: 2 feet below full pool
Water temperature: mid 40's
March is when I striper fish like I bass fish. I am also catching hybrids, largemouth, and Kentucky spots. The fish follow the bait as the bait seeks the warmest water. The fish and more...
Capt. Preston Harden - Lake Hartwell |
