October 8
Lake Jocassee is at 95.9% of full pool and clarity has been unusually high – although the rains are beginning to reduce it. Morning surface water temperatures are still around 76-77 degrees.
Despite pouring rain that kept him off the water, tournament angler Joe Anders of Easley reports
September 30
Lake Jocassee is around 95.4% of full pool and clarity is extremely high. Morning surface water temperatures are around 77 degrees.
Water temperatures have not cooled off enough for the trout to move shallower, and Guide Sam Jones (864-280-9056) reports
September 17
Lake Jocassee is up to 95.4% of full pool and clarity is normal. Morning surface water temperatures are around 80-82 degrees.
Last night makes 5 out of 6 Thursday night bass tournaments on Lake Jocassee that tournament angler Joe Anders of Easley has won in a row
September 3
Lake Jocassee is at 94.2% of full pool and morning surface water temperatures are in the lower 80s on the main lake.
Last night makes three straight first place finishes for tournament angler Joe Anders of Easley in the Thursday night bass tournaments on Lake Jocassee, and he reports
August 20
Lake Jocassee is at 96.4% of full pool and, while the main lake is still clear, recent rains and run-off have dirtied up the banks. Morning surface water temperatures are in the lower 80s in the creeks.
Fresh off 16 pounds and first place in last night’s bass event, tournament angler Joe Anders of Easley reports
August 6
Lake Jocassee remains very high at 98.6% of full pool and, while the main lake is still clear, particularly in the evenings when there is a lot of boat traffic the creeks are milky or just dirty. Morning surface water temperatures are still about 79-80 degrees.
The trout fishing was a little down on Lake Jocassee this week, and Guide Sam Jones (864-280-9056) reports
July 30
Lake Jocassee is very high at 99% of full pool, and, while the main lake is still clear, particularly in the evenings when there is a lot of boat traffic the creeks are milky or just dirty. Morning surface water temperatures are about 79-80 degrees.
It’s been a really good week for trout fishing on Lake Jocassee, and Guide Sam Jones (864-280-9056) reports
July 23
Lake Jocassee is up to 98.9% of full pool after all this rain. While the main lake is still clear the creeks are very dirty by Jocassee standards. Morning surface water temperatures on the big water are 78-80 degrees.
It’s no surprise that the trout have gone deep on Lake Jocassee, and Guide Sam Jones (864-280-9056) reports
July 9
Lake Jocassee is at 97.9% of full pool and the lake is very clear. Morning surface water temperatures on the big water are 75-78 degrees, while in the backs they are about 80.
Even though surface temperatures have not changed a whole lot on Lake Jocassee, Guide Sam Jones (864-280-9056) reports
June 25
Lake Jocassee is up to 97.6% of full pool and morning surface water temperatures have dipped back to a mild 76 degrees.
In last night’s bass fishing tournament on Jocassee tournament angler Joe Anders of Easley and his partner Greg Glouse won
June 11
Lake Jocassee is at 95.7% of full pool and the lake is very clear. Morning surface water temperatures have risen fast to about 75 degrees on the big water.
At the begging of the the week it looked like the Lake Jocassee trout fishing was starting to slow down, but as the week progressed Guide Sam Jones (864-280-9056) reports
May 27
Lake Jocassee is at 96.0% of full pool and the lake is clear. Morning surface water temperatures have risen fast to about 72 degrees on the big water.
Even as water temperatures have shot up on Lake Jocassee the trout bite has stayed strong, and Guide Sam Jones (864-280-9056) reports
May 20
Lake Jocassee is at 95.8% of full pool and the lake is clear. Morning surface water temperatures are still only in the mid-60s but that should change soon.
It’s a really good trout bite on Lake Jocassee, and Guide Sam Jones (864-280-9056) reports
May 7
Lake Jocassee is at 97.3% of full pool, and while the main lake is clear the backs of some creeks are dirty. Morning surface water temperatures are up to about 64 or 65 degrees on the main lake but higher in the creeks.
In the last week Guide Sam Jones (864-280-9056) has caught another trout that weighed more than 6 pounds
April 28
Lake Jocassee is at 98.2% of full pool and surface water temperatures are up to about 62 degrees on the main lake but approaching the upper 60s in the creeks.
Spring bass fishing is outstanding on Lake Jocassee right now, and tournament angler Joe Anders of Easley reports
April 16
Lake Jocassee is at 98.2% of full pool and surface water temperatures are about 60 degrees on the main lake. The big water is clear while the creeks are just a little dingy – but nothing like a week or two ago.
The trout bite is picking up on Lake Jocassee, and even though they aren’t getting large numbers of keepers Guide Sam Jones (864-280-9056) reports
April 2
Lake Jocassee is up to 98.6% of full pool and surface water temperatures are fluctuating around in the high 50s. There has been a ton of recent rain, and while the main lake never really gets dirty Guide Sam Jones (864-280-9056) reports
March 10
Lake Jocassee is at 97.1% of full pool and surface water temperatures are around 52 degrees on the main water and in the mid-50s in the creeks. Clarity is normal.
Things have still not busted loose with the trout fishing on Lake Jocassee, although Guide Sam Jones (864-280-9056) reports
March 5
Lake Jocassee is way up to 98.2% of full pool and surface water temperatures are around 51 degrees on the main water and 54 in the creeks. Clarity is normal.
After 20 plus years of fishing for trout on Lake Jocassee Guide Sam Jones (864-280-9056) knows
February 26
Lake Jocassee is down to 94.7% of full pool and surface water temperatures are around 51-52 degrees. Clarity is normal.
It seems the full moon has thrown off the daytime trout bite the last few days on Lake Jocassee, and Guide Sam Jones (864-280-9056) reports
February 18
Lake Jocassee is at 96.9% of full pool and surface water temperatures in the big water are around 52 degrees, but cooler up the rivers. Clarity is still high on the main water and into the rivers, and there is also not too much floating debris at least in the bigger sections of the rivers despite the recent rains.
There are still a ton of small trout being caught on Lake Jocassee, but Guide Sam Jones (864-280-9056) points
Tournament results will be posted here as they become available.
February 13
American Bass Anglers Open Series SC Division 9 Tournament on Lake Keowee from South Cove
BFL South Carolina Division Tournament (bass) on Lake Murray from Dreher Island State Park
The Jocassee Outdoor Center had its February tournament today. We will try to update with more information about how the fish were caught.
The winners were:
February 5
Lake Jocassee is at 97.3% of full pool and surface water temperatures in the big water are in the low 50s, but cooler up the rivers. Clarity is typically high.
It’s a still a good time to try for a big trout on Lake Jocassee, although Guide Sam Jones (864-280-9056) reports