June 9
Lake Jocassee is at 95.6% of full pool and the lake is extremely clear. Morning surface water temperatures have dropped back slightly to 76-77 degrees on the main lake, while up the rivers they are warmer.
The trout fishing has been pretty good this week on Lake Jocassee, but Guides Sam and Casey Jones with Jocassee Charters (864-280-9056) report
May 24
Lake Jocassee is at 94.8% of full pool and the lake is extremely clear. Morning surface water temperatures have inched up a degree or two to about 73 degrees.
Summer weekend boat traffic is not helpful for the trout fishing, but on Friday Guide Sam Jones with Jocassee Charters (864-280-9056) reports
May 19
Lake Jocassee is at 94.6% of full pool and the lake is extremely clear. Morning surface water temperatures are up to about 72 degrees on the main lake and around 74 in the rivers.
With the bright full moon at night the morning bite has been a little off for trout this week, but Guides Sam and Casey Jones with Jocassee Charters (864-280-9056) report
May 13
Lake Jocassee is at 94.9% of full pool and the lake is extremely clear. Morning surface water temperatures are still running about 67 degrees on the main lake but you can find 70s in the backs.
It’s been a really good bite for keeper trout this week, and Guides Sam and Casey Jones with Jocassee Charters (864-280-9056) report
May 4
Lake Jocassee is at 95.0% of full pool and the lake is extremely clear again. Morning surface water temperatures are now running about 67 degrees on the main lake and they are in the upper 60s in the backs.
The bass spawn is still going on at Lake Jocassee, and will continue into June, but tournament angler Joe Anders of Easley reports
April 20
Lake Jocassee is at 94.0% of full pool and the main lake is clear while some of the backs are a little dingy after recent rains. Morning surface water temperatures are now running about 58-60 degrees on the main lake while they are in the low to mid-60s in the backs.
The bass spawn is well underway on Lake Jocassee, and tournament angler Joe Anders of Easley reports
April 8
Lake Jocassee is at 94.4% of full pool and the main lake is clear while the backs are dirty after recent rains. Morning surface water temperatures are now running about 58 degrees on the main lake while they have hit 60 in the backs.
The trout fishing has been very good again this week on Jocassee, and Guides Sam and Casey Jones with Jocassee Charters (864-280-9056) report
April 1
Lake Jocassee is at 94.1% of full pool and the main lake is clear while the backs are pretty dingy (for Jocassee) between recent winds and rain. Morning surface water temperatures are now running about 54-55 degrees on the main lake while up the rivers temperatures are around 58.
The trout fishing seems to be hitting a sweet spot this week on Joccassee, and Guides Sam and Casey Jones with Jocassee Charters (864-280-9056) report
March 25
Lake Jocassee is at 98.6% of full pool and the main lake is clear while the backs are pretty dingy (for Jocassee) between recent winds and rain. Morning surface water temperatures are now running about 56 degrees on the main lake.
There has been an outstanding pre-spawn bass bite this week on Lake Jocassee, and tournament angler Joe Anders of Easley reports
March 11
Lake Jocassee is at 98.7% of full pool and the main lake is very clear. Morning surface water temperatures are running about 54 degrees on the main lake and at least before the Arctic blast the creeks were a few degrees warmer.
Usually all they need to do to usher in some bad weather on Lake Jocassee is hold a trout tournament, and Guides Sam and Casey Jones with Jocassee Charters (864-280-9056) report
March 1
Lake Jocassee is up to 99.4% of full pool and the main lake is very clear. Morning surface water temperatures are running about 52-54 degrees.
It’s a really good trout bite on Lake Jocassee for big fish, and Guide Sam Jones (864-280-9056) reports
February 17
Lake Jocassee is up to 98.5% of full pool and the rivers have cleared nicely while wind has cleared out the debris. Morning surface water temperatures are running about 53-54 degrees.
As predicted the trout bite picked up again on Lake Jocassee in time for the tournament, and Guide Sam Jones (864-280-9056) reports
February 10
Lake Jocassee is up to 97.9% of full pool and the rivers are a little dingy with some debris floating. Surface water temperatures are still about 53 degrees.
The trout bite slacked off a little on Lake Jocassee after the recent rains, and Guide Sam Jones (864-280-9056) reports
February 1
Lake Jocassee is down to 94.6% of full pool and the lake is clear. Surface water temperatures are about 53 degrees.
It continues to be a good time for trout fishing on Lake Jocassee, and Guide Sam Jones (864-280-9056) reports
January 20
Lake Jocassee is at 99.0% of full pool and the lake is clear. After the snow water temperatures should have dropped into the lower 50s.
All you need to do is check out the webcam to see that fishing activity has been very light on Lake Jocassee since the weekend’s storms, but Guide Sam Jones (864-280-9056) reports
January 6
Lake Jocassee is at 96.1% of full pool and the lake is clear. Morning surface water temperatures are 54-56 on the big water.
Before the cold front the bass fishing had already gotten brutally tough on Lake Jocassee, and tournament angler Joe Anders of Easley reports
December 23
Lake Jocassee is at 93.8% of full pool and the lake is clear. Morning surface water temperatures are 54-56 on the big water and 59-61 in the backs.
The bass are still heavily related to forage on Lake Jocassee, and tournament angler Joe Anders of Easley reports
December 16
Lake Jocassee is at 92.1% of full pool and the lake is very clear. Morning surface water temperatures are in the high 50s.
The bass are biting on Lake Jocassee, and tournament angler Joe Anders of Easley reports
December 2
Lake Jocassee is at 92.8% of full pool and the lake is very clear. Morning surface water temperatures are around 61 degrees on the big water.
Things may be close to changing with the trout fishing on Lake Jocassee, and Guide Sam Jones (864-280-9056) reports
November 19
Lake Jocassee is at 93.0% of full pool and the lake is still even more clear than usual. Morning surface water temperatures are around 66 degrees.
The trout bite on Lake Jocassee is stable, and Guide Sam Jones (864-280-9056) reports
November 11
Lake Jocassee is at 93.8% of full pool and the lake is even clearer than usual. Morning surface water temperatures are around 67-68 degrees.
The trout bite on Lake Jocassee has slowed a little bit more, and Guide Sam Jones (864-280-9056) reports
November 5
Lake Jocassee is at 93.3% of full pool and the lake is very clear. Morning surface water temperatures are around 67-68 degrees.
The trout bite on Lake Jocassee continues to be slow, which Guide Sam Jones (864-280-9056) reports
October 21
Lake Jocassee is at 94.6% of full pool and they are pulling so much water through the lake that water clarity is unusually high despite all the rain, even in areas that are not usually clear. Morning surface water temperatures are around 74 degrees.
There aren’t many surprises in the fall trout bite on Lake Jocassee, and Guide Sam Jones (864-280-9056) reports