Hartwell’s Hot Cast-and-Blast

Guide Chip Hamilton shows off a Lake Hartwell striper.

Stripers, hybrids and gobblers are all on the menu in and around this Upstate reservoir in April.

One of the best public cast-and-blast opportunities for South Carolina outdoorsmen this month is the Upstate hotspot of Lake Hartwell. Not only is there some sensational striper and hybrid fishing in April, but the Fant’s Grove and Keowee Wildlife Management Areas are both open to turkey hunting and offer an outstanding opportunity to harvest a gobbler.

According to Tom Swayngham, regional wildlife coordinator for the S.C. Carolina Department of Natural Resources’s Clemson office, both WMAs are located on Lake Hartwell, and both have an excellent populations of turkeys. He said the opportunity for excellent fishing and turkey hunting is there for the taking.

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Award-winning writer and photographer Terry Madewell of Ridgeway, S.C., has been an outdoors writer for more than 30 years. He has a degree in wildlife and fisheries management and has a long career as a professional wildlife biologist/natural resources manager.

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