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Jan. 09
Captain Randy Saliga of the
BLUE HERON GUIDE SERVICE
states in January striped bass in Lake Murray will be caught from
the Big Gap all the way up past the Saluda River Resort and above
Little River Marina. Other than chasing Seagulls that indicate
schooling Striped Bass, try free lining live bait, trolling small
spoons, jigs, crankbaits, and bucktails. Anchoring in the bends
of the Saluda River and bottom fishing cut bait will produce some
good size stripers. Capt. Randy says that NOW is the time to give
him a call and start scheduling for Spring and Summer fishing
charters so you can get the dates you want, OR to purchase a last
minute Gift Certificate. Check out www.blueheronguide.com for
details. Merry Christmas & Happy New Years to everyone!!
Richard at LAKE WORLD located on Hwy 6 just across the
dam in Lexington County states the striper fishing is good to
excellent in the Crystal Lake, Big Hollow, and in the upper rivers.
Try free-lining or down lines to 30 feet and watch for feeding
fish and diving birds. Richard says crappie fishing is good in
the upper part of the lake using small to medium minnows around
brush or slow trolling jigs fished 10 feet deep in the mouths
of the creeks. Some bass are being caught on jigging spoons, Pig
and Jig, or deep running crankbaits fished off the deeper rocky
points. Catfishing is good on the bottom in twenty foot of water
using cut herring. We wish you a safe and happy new year.
NEW ON LAKE MURRAY is WEED’S LANDING MARINE & OUTDOORS
on Hwy. 378 at the Twin Bridges. 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.
Because of the cold weather they suggest you fish on the warmer
days. Most of the crappie are being caught in the Black Bridge
area of Lake Murray using minnow in 12 to 14 foot of water fishing
8 foot down. Also the stripers are in the upper part of the lake
(the elbow area). They should be found schooling where the gulls
are diving. Also the can be caught on live herring fished off
rocky points.
John at PLAZMA DESIGNS in Newberry does Custom CNC Plasma
Cutting Specializing in stainless steel, carbon steel, and aluminum.
5’ X 10’ Cutting surface / up to 1” in thickness.
You need to see the beautiful Fireplace screens, Metal Silhouettes,
Metal Wall Art, Metal Signs, Metal Gates, Custom mail boxes, Metal
picture frames, Promotional items, Production parts, Grave markers,
Coat racks, Stencils, Yard stakes, Branding irons, Yard art and
more at his store or check his web site at www.plasmadesigns.info.
You give him the idea and he can make it into a design in metal.
SALUDA RIVER RESORT located off Hwy 121 west of Silver
Street has camping space available. Also, there is some excellent
duck hunting in this area. Striper fishing is good to excellent
at this time in the upper part of the lake and in the river free
lining herring or casting bucktails and Lil Fishies to feeding
fish. Crappie are being caught while drifting small minnows or
slow trolling mini-jigs. Good catfish are coming in while fishing
cut bait and night crawlers on the bottom in the river.
Some of the bigger stripers have already moved into the upper
part of the lake and the deeper parts of the rivers and our customers
are enjoying catching them on live and cut bait and throwing jigs
or spoons reports George at GEORGE’S LIVE HERRING AND
STRIPER GUIDE SERVICE with his live bait facility located
at 5938 Macedonia Church Road below Prosperity. Come early, stay
late, and enjoy some great fishing right here on beautiful Lake
Murray.
Now is the time to get your boat into MAC’S SERVICE
AND REPAIR SHOP, located at 1421 Dreher Island Road west of
Chapin. The cold, winter weather is here and you will need your
boat winterized before some major damage is done. Get it in as
early as possible; it may save you thousands of dollars in advance.
Mac thanks all of his customers for a great year and looks forward
to seeing many new faces next year. FLAT LINE ARCHERY is located
at 1421 Dreher Island Road west of Chapin. He can order Archery
parts and accessories.
If you broke it, bent it, or just want to make it look better,
bring it by the professional marine service here at BOAT TECH,
located at 893, that’s SC Hwy 391, west of Prosperity. John
has a full line of boat parts, boat storage, boat repair, and
lake service is available. Now is the time to get your pontoon
refurbished and ready for spring use. He has quality mechanics
and full boat and motor repair service. BLACKS BRIDGE DEER PROCESSING
is located at Boat Tech and thanks all the hunters who brought
their deer by to be processed in 2008. Thanks for a great year,
and Happy New Year to all.
Captain Leonard Bishop Jr. of The Bishop Boys Fishing Guide
has been fishing with his dad since he was 4 years old. There
have been only a few Saturday’s in the last 16 years that
he has not been on the water fishing. People say,” He’d
rather fish than eat.” A great day out on the water for him
is getting to watch kids big and small catching fish and having
a fun. The stripers on Lake Murray are in the upper part of the
lake. He specializes in Lake Murray striped bass. You will need
to bundle up and bring your camera, food and drink (no alcohol,
please). Cleaning of catch is available.
The stripers are here in the Crystal Lake area reports THE
STATION 2, located on the road to Dreher Island State Park.
They have live herring, tuffie minnows, medium and large minnows,
fishing tackle, gas, propane, hot and cold drinks ,ice, snacks,
fresh cooked hot dogs and BBQ sandwiches and Hunts Brothers Hot
Pizza. On the fishing January is a great time to fish on Lake
Murray on the warmer days for stripers and crappie. Come on down
bundle up, get some live bait and enjoy some Lake Murray fishing.
Happy New Year.
Stop in now and look over the Kubota RTV-500 recreational utility
vehicle at WILSON TRACTOR at 440 Wilson Rd. in Newberry.
The new Kubota 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. Have yours delivered just the way you
want it! We also sell and service a full line of Kubota products,
parts and service.
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, 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 and
hot coffee and a spacious pub. Some of the local customers are
duck hunting early and late in the day and striper or crappie
fishing during the day. In January the stripers should be in this
section of the river. The store opens at 6:am daily. They now
have 3 rental pontoons. Call and reserve one now and have a great
time on Lake Murray. Have Happy New Year. They have Guide Service
Available with Capt. Brad Taylor.
Trucky’s Marine Supply at 1210 Chapin Road in Chapin
invites you to stop in their store on your way to Lake Murray.
Trucky stocks boating accessories, a variety of fishing rods,
reels, combos and tackle, name brand lures from JigX, JymSu, Zoom,
Chatterbait, Rapala, Spro, Booyah, Rebel and more. Trucky also
sells pre-owned boats; center consoles, bass boats, pontoon and
pleasure boats. They also have the Freedom Grill FG-50 that hooks
into your trailer hitch and rides outside your vehicle. These
are great for camping, hunting, fishing or tail gating. 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.
It is time to stop in and have a new Cam Locker Tool Box installed
in your truck reports Lamar at WOODS & WATERS OUTDOOR SUPPLIES
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. They have CB deer
stands for the deer hunter! Lamar is a avid deer hunter. Stop
in and hear about the deer hunting in this area. Also, it is time
to get the dog out and do some duck, small game or quail hunting.
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 upper part of Lake
Murray freelining herring and casting bucktails and shad baits
to the schools. Just look for the gulls and you will find the
schooling fish. He is also selling plenty of Berry jigging spoons
and hearing that they are catching white perch, bass and stripers
off the points where there is bait concentrations. Some big catfish
can be caught on the bottom off points and in creek runs using
cut bait.
In Ballentine at ANGLER’S SOUTH INC. they stated
that the stripers have moved into the middle to upper part of
the lake. They are being caught on live herring, jigging or casting
to feeding stripers where the gulls are diving. 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. The bass should be caught on
the warmer days on crankbaits, jigs and spinner baits in the coves
around structure like brush and docks.
From BUFFALO CREEK MARINA we heard the stripers have
moved into the Buffalo Creek area of Lake Murray. They normally
stay through March. Remember you can put your boat in the lake
at their fully renovated boat ramp for only $2. Also they have
some fishing cabins starting at $80 a night including tax. The
fishing cabins sleep four or more. They are a S.C. distributor
for Harbor home house boats. Call us at 803-364-9353 and check
out our demo which has all the comforts of home.
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.
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