Bass Fishing

Herring, shad make Hartwell a ‘2-story’ fishery

For folks who remember the days before blueback herring became established in Lake Hartwell, striped bass were often forced to choose between invading the shallows to feed on threadfin and gizzard shad or going on diets in the deeper, cooler waters where shad preferred not to tread. […]

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Christmas Shad

They’re known as “Christmas shad” because American shad, starting their annual migratory spawning run, can be caught at the lower Cooper River during Christmas week. […]