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got a couple friends camping near Townville at Lake Hartwell camping and cabins this week end. they not much on crappie but like to catfish and maybe try striper. they never been on Hartwell so need a little help. any info would be greatly appreciated also where to buy bait. thanks in advance Remus
There is a Bounty Land Exxon on Hwy 11 at Chickasaw Point that sells bait, if they are going that way to get to the lake. It's close to the Chickasaw Point golf course and also close to Port Bass.
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Only time I fished Hartwell a friend who has a cabin there fished for Hybrids. We caught herring under lights with a Sabiki rig but they can buy herring instead. He fished at night and would anchor over an underwater island 35 ft. deep surrounded my deeper water up to 70 or 80 feet. He just fished the herring live on a slip sinker down on the hump. We did pretty good doing that.
You might caution your friends about the fish advisories on eating fish out of Hartwell. Ever since Sangamo Elec dumped all the PCBs in the lake years ago, there have been warnings about eating fish. Each year the danger lessens as silt covers up the chemicals, but still good to check before eating. Here is the latest info and Hartwell is on page 13. http://www.scdhec.gov/library/ml-004042.pdf
ur your frinds can use bounty land exxon they sale bait and some takle plus they are right at lake hartwell bait he sales ever bait needed from minnows worms crikets heron trout you name it hes got it swimming in 10. 1000 gal tanks if they come on down hwy 24 you will come to lake hartwell fishing and marine lots of guides go out of their good place to get a report and all thier takle the stripers and hybrids are still down the lake for the most part near the dam but they can still find a few around the area and all the cats they will want use cut bait like brim or blue back haron for the cats if they have a big bait tank its best to keep them alive till time to put the blade to them good luck to them
From reports the striper are closer to the dam but you do hear of some being caught closer to where they will be camping along with catfish..
if you take exit 11, hwy 24 and go towards Anderson about a half mile on the left is the Bait Shop. They have herring, gizzard shad, trout, and minnows as well as some tackle.