Lake Murray Archives - Page 5 of 11

Veteran angler Doug Lown said fishermen have a number of options when fishing for largemouth bass on Lake Murray this month.

Target Lake Murray bass

Some bass start spawning in Lake Murray in late March, and once the water temperature gets to the 63- to 65-degree range at night, the fish will be in all stages of the spawn, according to angler Doug Lown of Newberry. […]

Double rigs matching a topwater plug and Fluke-style bait can often produce some quick action on Lake Murray when bass are schooling on blueback herring.

Lake Murray fall bass particulars

Kyle Giella

This year the majority of the larger schools of herring have been in Bear Creek and Crystal Lake areas. Target main and secondary points and humps in these two areas. […]

Channel catfish and blues are both biting at night on Lake Murray when anglers use stink baits in the right spots.

Lake Murray catfish biting at night, especially on stink baits

Brian Cope

Anglers looking for some catfish action will find it at Lake Murray, especially if they fish at night and use stink bait on the bottom. Channel catfish and blues of various sizes are the two main whiskered-fish that are easy to catch right now, and Leesville’s Tony Alexander said he doesn’t see any sign of the bite slowing down. […]

The author shows off a find Lake Murray bass that hit a swimbait, a popular fall lure.

Murray on the move – Lake Murray bass will be moving targets as fall approaches

Kyle Giella

It’s the time of year when anglers and fish alike long for the crisp fall nights that are approaching, when many of the boaters who pack Lake Murray begin trading their fishing gear for their hunting gear, and when college football occupies the minds of many sportsmen. […]

Baylen Moore and guide Townie Wessinger show off the best fish from two limits recently caught in deep water at Lake Murray.

Deep-water pattern has taken over, but Lake Murray is still spitting out nice stripers

Terry Madewell

Hot-weather patterns have set in for Lake Murray striped bass, but that hasn’t slowed down the action for fishermen able to adapt to deep-water patterns. Guide Townsend “Townie” Wessinger has been mauling stripers with live bait in deep water. […]

Fishing Fluke-style lures proved to be a great summer tactic on Lake Murray when anglers could find bass crashing schools of bait.

Hit Murray’s summer bass lottery – Variety is the spice of life and the way to catch Lake Murray’s summer bass

David A. Brown

It’s known as “The Jewel of South Carolina” and Lake Murray indeed shines with many facets. Located west of Columbia, the lake created in the late 1920s offers tremendous diversity, and as bass pros demonstrated during last year’s Forrest Wood Cup in July, Murray indulges a variety of fishing styles. […]