Lake Marion Bass Fishing Reports

[MotherNature]

post fishing reports for Marion here....

[Mike Noble]

If anyone has any fishing reports on Lake Marion, please post them here.  We have a member looking for some fishing information on this lake.

[lakecityyankee]

I do fish Marion and Moultrie (Santee Cooper) quite often. I havent been there in a couple weeks though as I had been pre-fishing on the Cooper River for a tournament. I will post a report here the next time I get down there.

[MotherNature]

This should be a good thread! I will be watching for some reports LakeCity! This is one of the lakes that I would like to fish one day soon.

[Trey]

Lakecityyankee,

     I am originally from the Low Country, but the Air Force has me stationed in Shreveport, LA.  When I was growing up, I never fished (freshwater) from a boat.  I always fished from the bank.  I am getting out and coming home in 13 months.  How is the fishing there?  How is the Cooper River?  What about the Santee Cooper Lake Chain?  I will be moving back to the Charleston area, maybe we can get together and go fishing sometime.

Trey   

[captaindon]

November December 2005

The largemouth bass have been hitting very well the past couple of trips. We had 13 on 1 trip and 9 on the next. The fish have been coming from 10-15' of water around drop offs and creek channels. Most of the fish have come on crankbaits but we have also picked up some on carolina rigs. Over the next few weeks the fish should move closer to the heavy cover and hold very tight to it. December usually yields some really good fish. We had 1 around 9 lbs. on the 1st. day of the month. On the sunny days the fish will be setting right in top of the brush and will be hunkered down in it on the cloudy ones. Slow methodical probing will produce some good big fish action.
 
The crappie fishing has been good on the days the wind hasn't blown. On a recent trip we had a 3.25 lbs. with a couple more over 2 lbs. The fish have been coming from brush in 25' of water. Most of the fish have come on minnows but we have also been taking some on jigs. As the water cools more the jig will most likely produce more fish. A very slow presentation will be best.

 
The bream fishing has been excellent. We have limited out almost every trip. We are catching the Bluegills around brush in 15-25' water on crickets. The Shell crackers have been on deep ledges and fish over 3 lbs. are being caught, using worms on a drop shot rig.

The stripers are starting to school some late in the day but they are not feeding heavily. With a few more days of cold weather they should become more active. Last year my best trips were from the middle of December until the first of February.


The catfishing in the upper lakes has been pretty slow but I hear they are picking up somewhat. The Lower lake has been on fire with lots of really big fish biting.