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Oodles of crappie biting at Lake Murray

Lake Murray seems to be a hot spot these days, with crappie so numerous that there’s no way to catch just one. In fact, the bite is so good it’s hard not to catch lots of them, according to guide Brad Taylor of Taylor Outdoors. […]

Bass Fishing

Find the bait and find Lake Murray bass

Lake Murray’s big largemouth bass are busting topwater baits early and late, and they’re also being caught during the middle of the day by fishermen willing to work through the heat and humidity.

According to guide Chris Heinning, it’s all about the bait, specifically blueblack herring.
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Go Live for Lake Murray’s best fishing

From crappie to stripers, live bait on Lake Murray seems to be the cat’s meow when it comes to catching fish lately. Just ask any fishing guide and they’ll tell you that from panfish to their larger cousins, if it’s live bait, it’s working. […]

Events & Announcements

Boater in fatal Lake Murray crash sentenced to 10 years

The operator of a boat that struck another vessel on Lake Murray and killed two of its passengers in May 2010 was convicted of reckless homicide and will serve 10 years in prison.

Steven Kranendonk, 26, of Irmo apologized to the families of Kelli Bullard of Lexington and Amber Golden of Huntsville, Ala., before Judge G. Thomas Cooper Jr., sentenced him to 10 years on each of two counts of reckless homicide, the maximum penalty, and then ordered the sentences served concurrently. […]

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Junior Bass Championships on Lake Murray

On one of the hottest days yet of the summer, six of the Youth Bass Fishing Clubs and one Bass Federation Junior Club competed for bragging rights as the State Bass Fishing Champions in the The Bass Federation of South Carolina Junior Championship on Lake Murray Saturday, May 21st.  […]