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July 08
Capt. Randy owner/operator of BLUE
HERON GUIDE SERVICE stated when the waters of Lake Murray
warm up into the 70’s, and even the 80’s later in June
and July, the Striped Bass will continue to move out into deeper,
cooler water. Down rod fishing, that is fishing straight down
with live bait, or double anchoring your boat and bottom fishing
cut-bait in 40 to 60 feet of water will be the best way to catch
Stripers as Summer comes. Deep water trolling crank baits or bucktails
will also be effective. Look for schools of fish on your sonar
from Shull island to the dam. Use some common sense and courtesy
and don’t be a cling-on. I run a family oriented business,
everyone has an equal chance of catching Stripers, and I’ve
got plenty of shade on my boat, plus front and side curtains when
the weather turns wet. Blue Heron Gift Certificates are great
gift ideas anytime. We wish everyone a good Independence Day Celebration!
Happy July 4th!!
Try drifting or anchor
and fish 40-70 feet deep with live bait to catch the stripers
especially at night reports Richard at LAKE WORLD located
on Hwy 6 just across the dam in Lexington County. They are also
picking up some pretty good stripers while trolling deep diving
plugs on lead core line and on umbrella rigs. Bass are hitting
best in the very early morning or late in the day or at night,
try top water or Carolina rigged worms off points, islands and
structure. Hit all the docks with crickets before ten, and you
will have a bucket full of bream, shellcracker and perch. New
licenses are available now and must be in your possession by July
1st. Thank you for the great turn out at the striper tournament
in early June on Lake Murray. Lake World will have a bream and
shellcracker tournament in June 28. So be sure to check with us
on date and time.
The old sun has really
been hot recently and we sure hope your outboard doesn’t
get hot enough to give you trouble while on the lake reports MAC’S
SERVICE AND REPAIR located on Dreher Island Park Road. We
will be glad to work with you and try to get you and your rig
back on the lake as soon as possible, or we may have to make a
lake call, but either way, give us a call at 803-345-6580.
During July, a lot of
our fishing will be done early or late or at night to beat the
heat reports BILL’S GUIDE SERVICE located in Newberry,
and fishing solely on Lake Murray. Most of the fish will be deep,
real deep this month, and will be hitting live bait. You will
need to call and make reservations as far ahead as you possibly
can to make sure there is an opening convenient for you and your
party.
Our customers are still
catching plenty of good bream, shellcrackers and catfish right
here reports SALUDA RIVER RESORT located off Hwy 121 west
of Silver Street. The new fishing licenses are available now.
The pool is open now for our residents and guests and we have
rental units with kitchen efficiency and a three bed room house.
Call early to make reservations and we look forward to meeting
you and your family.
If you want good, fresh,
seasoned, live herring, stop by and see George at GEORGE’S
LIVE HERRING located at 5938 Macedonia Church Road below Prosperity.
He is open 7 days a week and also has the latest, up to the minute
fishing report where the big stripers are staying. Our herring
is available at the boat ramp in the State Park.
Striper fishing is great
on the lower third of the lake reports SANDER’S COUNTRY
MARKET, located at 4387 Macedonia Church Road south of Prosperity.
The best fishing is at night using live bait close to the bottom.
Before you go fishing, or after you are finished and headed for
home, stop by for a good full service meal right here in the restaurant,
or grab a sandwich and some snacks to take with you. We have gas,
diesel, kerosene, live bait, groceries, ice, beer and plenty of
the latest fishing reports. Have a safe vacation!
Katie reports at
BETTER BAIT AND TACKLE the shellcrackers and bream are being
caught in 5 to 10 Ft. of water using crickets and worms. The catfishing
has been very good fishing on the bottom with worms and cut bait.
Jim and Katie run the shop and they have covered, drive-up convenience
for getting your live, blue back herring. They have a good selection
of minnows, worms, crickets, tackle, LP gas. They are located
on Hwy 6 at Jake’s Landing Road behind the Pit Stop in Lexington.
See you over the holiday.
If you are looking for
professional maintenance service for your boat, pontoon or motor,
stop by BOAT TECH located at 893, that’s SC Hwy 391
west of Prosperity. John keeps a full line of boat parts. He has
boat storage, boat repair, lake service is available, and he does
pontoon refurbishing. Just about any of your boating needs can
be handled through this shop. He also builds decks and docks.
We look forward to seeing you and hope you have a wonderful vacation
right here on Lake Murray.
WILSON TRACTOR is located on Wilson Road south
of Newberry. Kubota has the RTV900 and 1100 vehicle, hunters and
people who work in the woods and fields need to see. It has a
three cylinder liquid cooled diesel engine, 4x4, power steering,
hydraulic dump bed, great ground clearance and many add on accessories
to meet your work needs. Also Wilson Tractor has the lowest prices
in the state on tractors and tractor accessories, so stop on by
and see Eddie or Wendell.
RIVERWINDS LANDING is a marina on the north side
of Black’s Bridge on the upper part of Lake Murray located
at 221-SC Hwy 391 Prosperity. The facility has a launch ramp,
6 rental cabins, dry storage, wet slips, a covered cabana and
picnic area, and a marina store. The store is stocked with all
necessary boating and fishing supplies, beer, bait, ice and a
complete line of crappie jigs and tackle. There are snacks, cold
sandwiches, hotdogs, barbecue sandwiches, cold drinks and hot
coffee also. Some of the local fishermen have brought in some
nice shellcrackers and bream. Whether staying overnight, fishing
for the day or stopping by for a cold drink. The store opens at
6:am daily. They now have 3 rental pontoons and 2 fishing boats.
Call and reserve one now and have a great vacation on Lake Murray.
You and your guest may like to visit our new pub.
It is time to stop in
and have a new Cam Locker Tool Box installed in your truck reports
Lamar at WOODS & WATERS TRUCK ACCESSORIES located at
953 St. Peters Church Road in Chapin. Also, we have a good supply
of dog boxes available. There are plenty of accessories for your
vehicle to customize it to your desires with chrome or matching
factory colors to match your vehicle. We have CB deer stands and
deer season is only 1 1/2 months away! Step in and put one on
lay-away!
The stripers are in
the lake below the Big Gap reports THE STATION 2, located
on the road to Dreher Island State Park. Also shellcracker and
bream are being caught in the shallows using crickets and worms.
We have heard of some big Arkansas blue catfish being caught on
cut bait, chicken livers and worms. They have live herring, tuffie
minnows, medium and large minnows, crickets, fishing tackle, gas,
propane, hot and cold drinks, ice, snacks, fresh cooked hot dogs
and BBQ sandwiches and pizza. Come on down and enjoy Lake Murray
and the sunshine. Good Luck!
In Newberry at WILSON
MARINE we heard that they have a excellent selection of aluminum
boats by Alumacraft and center console boats by Pioneer. They
have Polaris ATV’s and have a Close-out Special available
with 3.99% financing available for qualified buyers. ATV’s
are great for the home, the farm, the lake and in the woods.
Bring the whole family and check them out.
From TRUCKY Marine Supply located in downtown Chapin, at 1210
Chapin Road we heard July is the time to bass fish on Lake Murray
on the rocky points and around the islands using floating worms,
finesse worms, lizards, buzzbaits and spinnerbaits early or late
in the day or at night. Trucky stocks boating accessories, a variety
of fishing rods, reels, combos and tackle, Name brand lures from
JigX, JymSu, Zoom, Chatterbait, Rapala, Kicktail, Booyah, Rebel
and more. Trucky also sells pre-owned boats; center consoles,
bass boats, pontoon and pleasure boats. He can also order your
hunting supplies for you from their catalog. Stop by and check
them out Monday thru Friday 9 AM - 6 PM and Saturday from 9 -
3.
SUTTON MARINE of Aiken is now opening a second
location in the Lake Murray area in Lexington at 159 Hwy. 378
across from Dooley’s Bait & Tackle. They have some excellent
prices on G-3 aluminum boats and Yamaha outboards.
As a full time Lake
Murray resident gives Randy Martin of Russell Jeffcoat
invaluable perspective on this lifestyle and everything it has
to offer. More and more residents turn to Randy for their real
estate needs in the Lexington and Lake Murray area. Whether you
already own, or, look for a way to owning a home on the lake or
in the surrounding communities, lake style living provides the
good life for all, as Randy attests. Why should you choose Randy
Martin as your Realtor? Here are just a few reasons: He has top
producer awards for his office and corporation. He specializes
only in Lake Murray and Lexington, affording him a wealth of focused
experience. An avid fisherman and scuba diver of 17 plus years
on the lake, Randy, knows first hand the advantages of the lake
lifestyle.
In the Ballentine area
at 1323 Dutch Fork Road LAKE MURRAY HARDWARE & OUTDOORS
has a store full of fishing tackle, hunting supplies, live bait,
boating accessories and all types of hardware. They are only three
minutes from Lake Murray Marina. Peter has been selling plenty
of striper fishing supplies and has been hearing stripers being
caught in the lower part of Lake Murray using live herring on
humps 20-35 feet down from Twin Islands to the dam. Also try cut
herring on deep sandy points. Shellcrackers and big bream are
doing excellent, hitting worms and crickets from the bank to eight
foot of water near brush and shaded areas. Some big catish can
be caught on the bottom off point and in creek runs using cut
bait. Also, now is the time to layaway a tree stand, rifle or
shot gun for the fall hunting season.
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