Fishing Reports by Capt. Preston Harden

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

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

Lake Hartwell Fishing Forecast for April - Water temperature 60 degrees and water level is full pool. April means shallow fishing. Most game fish are thinking about Spawning. My customers will be throwing flukes on jig heads and we will pull free lined Herring. Hopefully, we will be catchi more...
Capt. Preston Harden - Lake Hartwell

Lake Hartwell Fishing Forecast for March - Water level-3 ft. below full pool Water temp.-60 degree After a cold January, February has been very warm. Who knows what March will bring? Hopefully it will not turn cold again. March is one of my favorite months to fish. I fish like I am bass more...
Capt. Preston Harden - Lake Hartwell

February Fishing Forecast for Lake Hartwell - As of mid-January the water level is 9 feet below full pool and the water temperature is 46 degrees. As we enter into February the water is cold and most fish are dormant. Last year, the water did not get cold and most fish stayed active all winte more...
Capt. Preston Harden - Lake Hartwell