Lake Murray Fishing Report for May 31, 2008 
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Striped Bass: Good. Striped bass fishing improved a bit in the last week. Best action is coming fishing down rods with live bait in 30 to 60 feet of water, free-lining in 10 to 20 feet of water, and trolling with umbrella rigs. Cut bait is also working well in the middle of the day, and early and late look for schooling fish chasing bait up to the surface.

Largemouth Bass: Fair to good. A very few fish remain on the beds but most Lake Murray largemouth have already spawned. Topwaters like pencil poppers, Zara Spooks, and buzzbaits are a good bet early, and shaky head worms in watermelon candy and green pumpkinseed colors fished in 2 to 15 feet of water may produce numbers of fish. Expect bass fishing to improve in the next couple of weeks.

Crappie: Fair. Crappie have finished spawning and moved back out to deeper water, and the bite has been slow with the irregular weather patterns. Best action is coming fishing down rods on deeper brushpiles or trolling with minnows and jigs in 6 to 15 feet of water around creek mouths.

Shellcracker and Bream: Good. While a few anglers have productive secret spots, perhaps because of high Lake Murray water levels, bream and shellcracker are proving hard to locate in good numbers. Fish red worms and baby nightcrawlers around the banks and a few feet off.

Lake Murray Fishing Report for May 21, 2008 

Striped Bass: Fair to good. Best action is coming fishing down rods with live bait in 30 to 60 feet of water, free-lining in 10 to 20 feet of water, and trolling with umbrella rigs. Cut bait is also working well in the middle of the day. Early and late look for schooling fish chasing bait up to the surface. Expect summer fish kills to reduce the percentage of short fish being caught to more normal levels.

Largemouth Bass:Very good. Most Lake Murray largemouth have already spawned. The fish are spread out and chasing herring and bream. Fishermen are running and gunning the points and banks throwing swimbaits, lipless crankbaits and topwaters like pencil poppers, Zara Spooks, and buzzbaits. Shaky head worms in watermelon candy and green pumpkinseed colors fished in 2 to 15 feet of water are also producing numbers, and some fish are being taken around brushpiles.

Crappie: Fair. Crappie have finished spawning and moved back out to deeper water. Best action is coming fishing down rods on deeper brushpiles or trolling with minnows and jigs in 6 to 15 feet of water around creek mouths.

Shellcracker:Excellent. Shellcracker that have come onto the banks are feeding very well in 6 inches to 4 feet of water. Use red worms and baby nightcrawlers.

Lake Murray Fishing Report for May 14, 2008

Striped Bass: Fair to good. Best action is coming fishing down rods with live bait in 30 to 60 feet of water, free-lining in 10 to 20 feet of water, and trolling with umbrella rigs. Cut bait is also working well in the middle of the day, and early and late look for schooling fish chasing bait up to the surface.

Largemouth Bass: Very good. The wind has made fishing a little tough but one popular pattern the pros in town for the Elite Series tournament are fishing is running and gunning the banks throwing a lipless crankbait. Some nice fish are being caught this way on main points. Topwater action is also starting to heat up and anglers are throwing pencil poppers, Zara Spooks, and buzzbaits; on windy days where there is some chop on the water this bite is continuing all day. Shaky head worms fished in 2 to 15 feet of water are also producing well in watermelon candy and green pumpkinseed colors, and some fish are being taken around brushpiles.

Lake Murray Fishing for Crappie: Fair. Crappie have finished spawning and moved back out to deeper water, and the bite has been slow with the irregular weather patterns. Best action is coming fishing down rods on deeper brushpiles or trolling with minnows and jigs in 6 to 15 feet of water around creek mouths.

Lake Murray Fishing for Shellcracker: Excellent. Shellcracker that have come onto the banks are feeding very well in 6 inches to 4 feet of water, and other fish are holding just a little further out in 6 to 8 feet. Use red worms and baby nightcrawlers.

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