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July 09

There have been some good Hartwell stripers caught down by the dam off points and humps using live bait late in the day or at night reports Wanda at WALDROP’s RESTAURANT, MOTEL AND BAIT SHOP located off Hwy 24 near Weldon’s Island. Bream, shellcracker and catfish should keep the kids entertained around the bank using crickets and worms. Also, the new fishing licenses are available and must be in your possession by July 1st. The game wardens will be checking everyone. Don’t forget about the motel rooms available here, along with gas, snacks, picnic supplies, fishing tackle, live bait, and our hot breakfast and lunch specials.

Some really big bass are being brought in out of local farm ponds at this time along with some big stripers being taken out of Hartwell reports Karen at FINLEY’S TAXIDERMY located on Belhaven Road Extension in Belton. Remember, that first fish is a trophy for a child or a grandchild and we will be glad to preserve it for a lifetime of memories

Jerry at WHITE JONES HARDWARE AND SPORTING GOODS, located in Watson Village ,Pruitt’s Shopping Center and on Hwy 24 here in Anderson stated this is your headquarters in the Upstate for all hunting and fishing needs. Toward the middle of July is when everyone starts coming in to pick out their guns, buy used guns or put one on lay away for the upcoming, dove and deer season which will be approaching shortly. Everything from boots, tree stands to BB’s and sling shots are stocked here, so stop by over the 4th of July or anytime and pick out those items you need for hunting in the fall. There is always plenty of fishing tackle. Most of the fishing will be done early, late in the day or at night because of the warm weather and the boat traffic. Late June and early July is the peak time to catch bream and shellcrackers on worms and crickets in the shallows. The bass fishermen will be using floating worms, shaky headed worms, Carolina rigged worms, and top water plugs on the points and around docks on Hartwell. Most of the stripers and hybrids will be caught at night down by the lower dam on live bait off of points near the river run. Be sure to take a kid fishing.

A lot of my customers are coming in early and late to get worms, crickets, minnows to go fishing in the cool part of the day or at night reports JERRY BAIT SHOP, located at 647 North Main Street here in Belton. We have a good supply of ZOOM worms, trick and finesse type in stock, plenty of other fishing supplies, live bait and fireworks for your 4th of July celebration. Just be sure to be careful and not start any fires over the holidays. Shellcrackers seem to be taking the red worms best, fished 6 to 8 feet, right on the bottom, but the bream like crickets fished under a cork. We hope everyone has a safe and enjoyable 4th of July holiday weekend.

THE BAIT SHOP is located on Hwy. 24 at 105 Jenkins Circle about one mile south of I-85. Tim carries live bait including shad and blue back herring. He caters to “All Fishermen” and has large holding tanks and a huge assortment of fishing tackle. Drive up or drive in for live bait. On Lake Hartwell, July is a great time to catch stripers and hybrids especially at night. Striper and hybrids can be caught down by the dam free lining herring near the balls of bait off points and over humps. Also the bream fishing should be excellent especially around the full moon ( July 7th) using crickets and worms in the shallows.

If the boat, marine electronics or outboard you used last year needs some repairs then you need to go to see Rocky at ROCKY'S ELECTRO-PRO MARINE located at 1200 Piedmont Hwy. about half way between Piedmont and Pelzer. He is a certified technician with many years of experience in marine electronics installation and service. He knows how to repair and get your trolling motors and depth finders working properly so you can go catch some bass, crappie, hybrids or stripers in local lakes. He offers in & out fast quality service. Good Luck and have a safe July 4th with the family.

NEW at CHUCK'S TAXIDERMY & DEER PROCESSING on Hwy. 28 S. in Anderson is the Bow Tech, Diamond and Ross bows. Chuck has a great selection of bows, and he can help you get the proper bow and get it set up for your type of hunting. Chuck stated that he has plenty of deer head mounts ready for pick up and has been getting plenty of stripers and largemouth for mounting. Stop by his shop and check out the new bows and all the great taxidermy work on display.

The Good Ol' Boys Sporting Goods is an outdoor sporting goods store in Anderson at 806 Hwy. 187 South ( New Location) that caters to the fishermen and hunter. For the hunter, they carry ammo, camo clothing, ATV's, food plot supplies, rifles and gun accessories. They also have an Archery department with bows by Mathews, Hoyt and Bear. For the fisherman they have a great selection of rods and reels, live bait tanks, ice, boat accessories and bass fishing supplies like Zoom, Mop jigs, Spot Removers, Fishstalker baits, Berry spoons and more. They also now carry live herring for the striper fishermen. In July most of their customers will be going to Lake Hartwell, Lake Russell, Lake Secession and Clarks Hill to try to catch stripers down by the lower dams at night on live herring or shellcrackers and bream in the shallows on worms and crickets. Stop by and check out their new location next to T&M Custom Boat Docks.

On Hwy. 24 in Anderson Al at CAROLINA TRACTOR & MARINE has a great selection of Mahindra tractors. They also sell boats by Sundance, Mc Kee Craft and Aloha.
From J'S MARINE on Hwy. 187 in Anderson Jack was excited that the summer boating season is here. Plenty of people are boating and fishing on Lake Hartwell. Jack has the All American Boats that are custom made, hand crafted hunting and fishing models with five models; the River King Basic, the River King Deluxe, the Bay King Basic, the Bay King Deluxe and the Swamp King. These boats have been tested by the U.S. Coast Guard and passed all rigorous Coast Guard testing. These boats are made with multiple layers of fiberglass that include a gel coating with UV protection, a layer of 24-ounce heavy-duty woven mat overlaying the entire boat and transom for extra strength. See the boats on allamericanboats.com or go by J'S Marine.

Kelly over at HARDY'S BOY'S BAIT &TACKLE in Westminister on Hwy. 123 ( Moon Shine Holler), five minutes from Lake Hartwell, tells us that the bream will bed in the shallows around the full moon (July 7) and can be caught on crickets and worms. Some crappie are being caught around snags in the river and at the 123 Fishing Pier especially at night using minnows. The stripers have moved out to the deeper water and can be caught on live herring. Some good catfish are being caught at night on the bottom using worms and cut bait. Hardy Boy's carries four types of worms for only $2.50 a cup, crickets and live bait. You can get bait 24 hours a day just call!

From STRICKLAND MARINE in Anderson they have some excellent prices on remaining 2008 and 2009 boats in stock. If you are in the market for a center console boat, then you need to check out the four remaining Sea Hunt boats. You will not beat their liquidation prices. on many of their boats and Sea Doos.

 

 

 

 

For Infomation About Lake Hartwell Contact:
Natural Resource Management Center
P.O. Box 278 --- Hartwell, GA 30643-0278
(706) 376-4788

 
Lake Hartwell is located in the NW corner of the State just
west of Anderson, SC, on the GA,SC, line. Water level
is maintained by the Hartwell Dam that spills into the Savannah River.

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