Lake Murray Archives - Page 7 of 11

Guide Brad Taylor said following sea gulls is the best way to find and catch Lake Murray stripers.

Catch Lake Murray stripers? It takes some gull-watching

The striper fishing at Lake Murray is red hot, and if you want to go where the action is, just follow the gulls. […]

Derek Frick of Columbia has been catching a lot of Lake Murray crappie in the Little Saluda, shooting jigs under docks and fishing minnows around brush piles and bridge pilings.

Lake Murray crappie bite is picking up in Little Saluda area

The crappie are biting on Lake Murray, and two popular techniques are keeping anglers busy: spider-rigging and single-pole fishing. […]

Guide Chris Simpson said his parties are regularly catching nice blue catfish like this at Lake Murray.

Cool weather has kicked off great catfish bite on Lake Murray

Terry Madewell

Catfishing on Lake Murray is productive and popular year-round, but November and December are the top two months, according to guide Chris Simpson. […]

Lake Murray shellcrackers moving shallow, hitting nightcrawlers

Brian Cope

Anglers can catch plenty of Lake Murray’s shellcrackers along the rock-lined shallows during the fall. […]

A scheduled winter drawdown of Lake Murray will help bass fishing, according to former guide Doug Lown of Newberry.

Lake Murray will have 8-foot drawdown this winter, utility says

Pat Robertson

The public utility that owns Lake Murray will draw the lake down by eight feet this winter to improve water quality in the lake, and fisheries biologists and local fishermen say it should also improve fishing. […]

Pro fisherman Davy Hite is considering adding the FLW Tour to his BASS tournament schedule in 2014 since FLW's Forrest Wood Cup is scheduled for Lake Murray.

FLW’s championship event coming to Lake Murray in 2014

Pat Robertson

The announcement that the Forrest Wood Cup will return to Lake Murray next August has lit a fire in the competitive spirits of several South Carolina anglers who hope for a shot at the championship’s $500,000 first prize. […]

Skip Parker of Laurens and Burl Fleming of Columbia won the Aug. 10 Lake Murray Seniors tournament.

Parker, Fleming win seniors tournament on Lake Murray

Brian Cope

Skip Parker of Laurens and Columbia’s Burl Fleming were one of only six teams that brought a five-fish limit to the scales of the Aug. 10 Lake Murray Seniors Fishing Tournament, and they won the contest by one pound […]

Guide Buddy Bouknight and his parties have been limiting out on Lake Murray stripers within an hour or two most mornings.

Striper fishing at Lake Murray is as hot as August weather

Terry Madewell

Saying striper fishing is as hot as the South Carolina August weather is a bold statement, but one that is true, at least right now at Lake Murray. […]

Samuel Freeman and Scott Farmer won on Lake Murray last Thursday night with this 16.48-pound catch.

Freeman, Farmer win night tournament on Lake Murray

Brian Cope

Samuel Freeman of Pomaria teamed up with Columbia’s Scott Farmer to win the July 23 Buddy’s Marine Tuesday Night Tournament on Lake Murray with a 5-fish limit weighing 16.48 pounds. […]

SFC Alford Reed and SFC Shawn Noble, both from Fort Jackson, show off part of the 5-fish limits they caught on July 26 at the second annual Take a Troop Fishing event on Lake Murray.

Troops get great taste of Lake Murray striper fishing

Terry Madewell

The second annual Lake Murray Take a Troop Fishing event on July 26 was a huge success, with 67 troops from Fort Jackson fishing with guides and expert striper fishermen from Lake Murray on boats flying the American flag. […]