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July 09
Capt. Randy owner/operator of
BLUE HERON GUIDE SERVICE
reports that in the months of July and August we are allowed to
keep 2 Striped Bass per person any size, while the other 3 fish
must be over 21 inches in our 5 fish per person creel limit. That
means during these months fisherman have the best opportunity
of taking home a cooler full delicious eating Lake Murray Striped
Bass!! 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 with a 1
1/2 ounce sinker and a 2-3 foot leader, or double anchoring your
boat and bottom fishing cut-bait in 40 to 80 feet of water will
be the best way to catch Stripers this Summer. Use a good anchor
with a 4-5 foot chain and plenty of anchor rope so you don’t
drag up the bottom and scare away the fish. 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.
From BUFFALO CREEK MARINA we heard the stripers have
moved back down the lake to the deeper water. Also bream are being
caught in the shallows of the coves fishing worms and crickets
under corks. Remember you can put your boat in the lake at their
fully renovated boat ramp for only $2. Also they have some rental
cabins starting at $80 a night including tax. The rental cabins
sleep four or more. They are a S.C. distributor for Harbor home
houseboats. Call us at 803-364-9353 and check out our demo, which
has all the comforts of home.
Richard at LAKE WORLD located on Hwy 6 just across the
dam in Lexington County (Lake Murray), says try drifting or anchor
and fish 40-70 feet deep with live bait to catch the stripers
especially at night. 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 Catfish tournament July 11th and they will be
having the 1st nighttime striper tournament August 21st.
BETTER BAIT AND TACKLE is located on Hwy 6 at Jake’s
Landing Road just behind the Pit Stop. Jim and Katie are getting
reports the shellcracker 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. Better
Bait and Tackle have plenty of live seasoned herring along with
free water mix, under a covered drive up for your convenience.
They also offer worms, minnows, crickets, licenses, LP gas, ice
and more.
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 18 plus years on the lake, Randy, knows first hand the advantages
of the lake lifestyle.
SHOW-NUFF AMERICAN BULLDOG KENNEL has NKC Reg. Puppies
for sale. Bread for catching wild hogs, why shoot’um when
you can catch’em! Great Pets and great protection dogs and
very, very good hog dogs! Call Bill Forrester at (803-271-5105)
for more information.
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.
CHARLIE’S STORE AT CRAYNE’S LANDING is located
at 26 Crayne’s Loop, Prosperity. Deb and C.L. offer everything
you will need for a day on the water. They have a picnic area,
boat ramp, fish’n dock, live bait, tackle, frozen herring,
ice, drinks, snacks, boiled peanuts, all kinds of picnic &
fish’n supplies and a lot more. Charles is open Wednesday
thru Sunday from 7am to 7pm. So come by and let them get you fixed
up for a great day of fish’n!
MAC’S SERVICE REPAIR located on Dreher Island Park
Road, reports vacation time is here and if your boat is not running
good and needs repair, bring it to us and we will get it back
to you as quickly as possible. If you are on vacation and have
problems while in the area, we will do all we can to try and get
you back on the lake as soon as possible. In emergencies, we make
lake calls and ask that you give us a call at 803-345-6580. Mac’s
is a Tohatsu Sales and Service dealer, but he will work on them
all. They also have archery supplies, call for dates of archery
club shoots and state held tournaments.
In Ballentine at ANGLER’S SOUTH INC. they stated that
the stripers are moving back down the lake to the deeper water.
They can be caught on live herring or cut bait on the points.
Remember they sell live herring. Catfishing continues to be good
using cut bait and worms on the bottom in the mouths of the coves.
The crappie are in the coves and can be caught on minnows fished
around brush piles. Most crappie fishing will be done at night
under bridges using lanterns. The bass should be caught in the
coves around structure like brush and docks using Zoom and Fishstalker
worms and lizards. The week before the full moon July 7th is a
great time to get some cricket and worms and catch some bream
in the shallows.
At WEED’S LANDING MARINE & OUTDOORS on Hwy.
378 at the Twin Bridges they have tuffy minnows and sell them
by the dozen, half pound and pound. The tackle shop also has many
types of crappie jigs including Fishstalker and poles for the
crappie fishermen and herring for the striper fishermen. They
offer many services including Boat and ATV sales and service.
They have a newly stocked tackle shop with plenty of lures for
the bass fishermen. They also sell crickets and worms for the
bream, shellcracker and catfishermen. Most of the crappie should
be caught from the bank to ten on minnows and mini-jigs around
brush piles. Most crappie will be caught under the bridges at
night. The bream and shellcracker fishing should be excellent
using crickets and worms in the shallows under corks. Also the
stripers should move back down to the lower part of the lake to
the deeper water. They should be caught on live herring fished
off rocky points. Remember they offer striper guide service.
TRUCKY MARINE SUPPLY located in downtown Chapin, at
1210 Chapin Road, report 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 all kinds of 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. They also have the Freedom Grill
FG-50 that hooks into your trailer hitch and are great for camping,
hunting, fishing or tail gating He can also order hunting supplies
for you from their catalog. Trucky sells pre-owned boats; center
consoles, bass boats, pontoon and pleasure boats. Stop by and
check them out Monday thru Friday 9 AM - 6 PM and Saturday from
9 - 3.
WILSON TRACTOR is located at 440 Wilson Road, south
of Newberry and they have the new Kubota RTV-500 recreational
utility vehicle The RTV500 compact utility vehicle has all the
comfort, technology and refinements of a larger utility vehicle
– but fits in the bed of a full-size, long bed pickup. No
other compact has an electronic, fuel injected, 15.8 HP, 2 cylinder,
Kubota gasoline engine with the smooth, dynamic braking of a powerful,
durable, variable hydrostatic transmission. Available in Kubota
orange and Realtree camouflage, the four-wheel drive RTV500 is
ready for work or play. We also sell and service a full line of
Kubota products, parts and service. Come check out the deluxe
tree stands on display. And if you bear hunt, talk with them about
guided hunting trips to Canada in the fall and winter.
Lamar at WOODS & WATERS OUTDOOR SUPPLIES located
at 953 St. Peters Church Road in Chapin, says it is a good time
to stop in and have a new Cam Locker Tool Box installed in your
truck. He has a good supply of pick-up bed covers and Tourneau
covers 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. He has CB deer stands and a good
supply of dog boxes for your truck. Deer season is only 1-1/2
months away in some parts of the state! Now is the time to lay-away
a dog box or deer stand.
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.
RIVERWINDS LANDING AND PUB is a marina near 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 (an entire wall) and tackle. There are snacks, cold sandwiches,
hotdogs, barbecue sandwiches, cold drinks, hot coffee and a Pub.
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, they have it all! 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.
They have Guide Service Available with Capt. Brad Taylor.
HITE’S OUTDOOR SUPPLY is now open in Chapin across
from the Hardee’s on Hwy. 76. Kelly has been really busy
with everyone working in their yards. He can tell you exactly
what you need to do to get your grass and flowers growing properly.
He also has all kinds of food for your dogs and horses. For the
fishermen he has fishing tackle and plenty of minnows, worms and
crickets. July is the time to catch bream and catfish in the shallows.
Stop by Hite’s Outdoor Supply and get some bait and go catch
you some bream or catfish on Lake Murray or in a local pond.
SALUDA RIVER RESORT located off Hwy 121 west of Silver
Street, reports their customers are still catching plenty of good
bream, shellcracker and catfish right here at the resort. They
have the new fishing licenses available, bait, tackle, canoe rentals,
camper space, a picnic area, boat ramp and much more to offer
your family. The pool is open now for our residents and guests.
We have rental units with kitchen efficiency and a three-bed room
house for rent.
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.
THE STATION 2 located on the road to Dreher Island State
Park, reports the stripers are in the lake below the Big Gap area,
shellcracker and bream are being caught in the shallows using
crickets and worms. They heard of some big Arkansas blue catfish
being caught on cut bait, chicken livers and worms. The Station
2 has live herring, tuffie minnows, medium and large minnows,
crickets, fishing tackle, gas, propane, hot and cold drinks, ice,
snacks, fresh cooked hot dogs, BBQ sandwiches and Hunt Brothers
pizza. Station 2 has all you need for a great day on the water.
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