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Clarks Hill Thurmond Lake |
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Fish'n & Hunt'n Report
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Clarks Hill Thurmond Lake |
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Jan. 09
Some big stripers have
been caught recently in the river from the 378 bridge south using
live and cut herring right off the main creek runs reports PALMETTO ANGLER
on Hwy. 278 West. Also, fishermen report catching striper/hybrids
in SC Little River and Soap Creek. Jug catfishermen are having
good success recently. They have live herring and invite you to
stop by anytime you are fishing. They also have plenty of minnows
and worms available. Fishing tackle, live bait tanks and accessories
are also available for your convenience. Captain Evan Williams
Striper guide service is available through the store.
88
MART reports that some hybrid /striper can be caught fishing
live herring 30 to 40 feet deep mainly early or late in the day.
You can also fish cut bait from the bank near the dam and in the
Parksville area, and catch some really nice catfish. 88 MART is
located on Hwy 28 only a few miles from the dam. They have a full
service kitchen with Hunt Brother Pizzas, live bait including
blueback herring, beer, gas, ATM, snacks and much more.
HOOTIE’S FISHING
& HUNTING
stated most of their customers are deer hunting till the end of
December. They invite you to come join their archery shooting
leagues for both adults and kids. This is good family fun facility.
They have “Mathews, PSE & Bow Tech Bows” and full
line of “Archery Supplies.” They have 90 days same as
cash. They also offer bow repairs, bow tuning and service. On
the fishing side, late December and January is a great time to
go to Clarks Hill, (take caution because of the low water) except
when a cold front is coming through the area, and catch hybrids
and striper pulling planer boards with live herring. Some big
bass can be caught on the warmer days slow cranking crankbaits
and spinner baits in the coves. They have the largest selection
of Sebile swim baits in the state and a great selection of Lucky
Craft, Bass Magic swim baits, Buck eye mop jigs, Spot Removers
and Carrot Stick rods.
Our customers have done
great taking deer in the local area reports DEERFEATHERS STORE
AND CAMPGROUND, located on Hwy 283, five miles east of Plum
Branch. Deer season ends in December, but most of our customers
keep their campers in the area year-round for the upcoming squirrel,
duck, rabbit, spring turkey season and the spring fishing season.
As always, we have good hot dogs and barbecue sandwiches, along
with snacks, groceries, drinks, gas, beer, and a game room. Check
out our walls of game taken over the last eleven years. Stop by
and find out who won the big Buck and big doe contest. Burl will
also be glad to tell you who would have won these contest if they
would have entered.
CAPTAIN TOMMY DUDLEY is a U.S. Coast Guard licensed
full service striper and hybrid guide on Clarks Hill/Thurmond
lake. Tommy told us the striper/hybrid fishing will decline in
numbers but there will be bigger fish. The big fish should be
found in the back to mid sections of the major creek channels.
The fish will be caught on live herring pulled behind planer boards
in two to ten foot of water. Overcast, cloudy days are great,
but major cold fronts should be avoided. Hybrids will still be
caught on down lines near tree lines at major creek junctions.
B&E GROCERY &
CAMPGROUND is
located half way between Abbeville & McCormick. Lucy and Willy
have good hot food in the snack bar, and on Saturday from noon
to 2 pm, a buffet. They have camping sites available in the campground.
They also have weekend campers for rent. They have a good selection
of hardware and parts for repairing campers, trailers or anything
else, which needs fixing. Fishing is good on the warmer days on
Clarks Hill and Lake Russell, so stop by get some live bait and
go catch you a cooler full of crappie, catfish, stripers or hybrids.
THIS STORE IS FOR SALE!
Near I-20 on Hwy. 1
in Aiken at OUTDOORS UNLIMITED they tell us most of their
customers were out deer hunting in December and will be duck hunting
in January. On the fishing they are still hearing that at Clarks
Hill stripers and hybrids are being caught pulling planer boards
and on free lines in deep water or in back creeks. Also some crappie
are being caught trolling mini-jigs or drifting minnows in the
mouths of the creeks.
NUMBER ONE MARKET
BAIT & TACKLE located
in the Clearwater area of North Augusta is stocked up with all
types of fishing tackle for the bream, crappie, striper, bass
and catfishermen. Dean suggests you stop by the store and check
out the spinners, which he is custom making for catching big shellcrackers
in the Savannah River and see the beautiful mount of shellcrackers
caught in previous years. Dean is hearing that crappie are being
caught in the local creeks and ponds using minnows. On Clark Hills
Dean is hearing that the water is very low. Stripers are being
caught pulling planer boards and on free lines in deep water or
in back creeks
In Aiken on Hwy. 1 at
NORTHSIDE BAIT & TACKLE Lindsey stated that he has
been selling plenty tuffy minnows that are being used to catch
crappie in the local ponds and rivers. Now is the time to take
a kid fishing and catch crappie in the local ponds on the warmer
days. Stop by the store for all types of live bait and check out
the huge selection of slider crappie jigs.
Over in Belvedere at QWICKIE JACK’S they have been busy selling
minnows and have heard of good reports of crappie being caught
in the local ponds and rivers on the warmer days. This is a great
place to stop and get your live bait and beverages before you
go fishing. Remember Take a Kid Fishing!
The fish are biting
and the weather is great except when a cold front is moving through
the area, so come see us at CLIATT CROSSING located only
a few miles pass the Lincolnton Bridge at the intersection of
Hwy 43 and Hwy 220! We have diesel gas, hot food, ATM, large bait
and tackle selection and more. Fishing is good in our area of
the lake with most of the hybrid/stripers being caught on live
herring fished off points in the main river channel in twenty-
four to thirty foot of water. If you are going camping, need groceries
we have all the essentials and more
Looking for a great
place to rent a cabin then you need to call SOAP CREEK MARINA.
They are located on Clarks Hill Lake just off Hwy. 378 between
McCormick, SC and Lincolnton, Ga. For the camper they have over
30 campsites with excellent lake views. They have been doing some
major renovations and have a nice place to bring the whole family.
LAST CHANCE BAIT, TACKLE and FEED & SEED is located at 102A Jackson Road, Jackson approximately 4 miles from the Aiken County boat landing. We have the “cheapest” ice around, ($1.00 for 10 lbs) fishing supplies, (bait) worms, minnows, crickets, meal worms, wax worms, livers, shrimp & herring when available. On the Savannah River bream and shellcrackers have been biting red worms, beetle spins and crickets, with the crappie biting minnows. Catfish are biting night crawlers, livers, shrimp and cut bait. Stripers have been biting live bream and herring. The 112 year old home that sits in front of the Last Chance Bait, Tackle, and Feed & Seed has rooms by the night or by the week with private bathroom, microwave, mini refrigerator, coffee pot, & cable television.
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("Strom Thurmond Lake") For Infomation About J. Strom Thurmond Lake (Clark Hill) Contact: Natural Resource Management Center Rt. 1, Box 12 Clarks Hill, SC 29821-0010 (706) 722-3770 (803) 333-2476
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