Murray
RECEIVE FISHING REPORT UPDATES!
Rating - Excellent
Friday, May 02 2025
Black Bass: Tournament angler Andy Wicker of Pomaria reports that the herring spawn is likely to be the main deal for a lot of this month, and fish should be caught on topwater lures, flukes and soft plastics/ jigs fished on the bottom off points. As the month progresses more fish will also start to focus on bream and a buzzbait should work well. Of course, in the LiveScope era there will also be plenty of fish caught in open water offshore.Striped bass: Captain Brad Taylor (803-331-1354) reports that in May there should be a few different ways to catch striped bass, and fish should key on spawning herring especially early in the day. They can be caught on free lines and planer boards by anglers simply covering water, and there should also be a lot of sometimes smaller fish caught on down lines. Cut bait should also generate some big bites.Crappie: Captain Brad Taylor and veteran tournament angler Tommy Slice of Chapin report that in May the fish should start to get out of their post-spawn feeding slump, and fish should start to feed up around docks, bridges and brush. They will be eating young of the year fry as well as baitfish, and small minnows and jigs will both work. By the end of April the bite was already improving, particularly around bridges.Catfish: Captain William Attaway (803-924-0857) reports that May is usually a good month for channel catfish on Lake Murray, and typically they will be caught in areas with depth changes from the bank out to about 25 feet. Put out baits including dip baits, cut herring and worms at a variety of depths. Sometimes night fishing will outperform fishing during the day, particularly as the water gets hot.
Murray
RECEIVE FISHING REPORT UPDATES!
Rating - Excellent
Black Bass: Tournament angler Andy Wicker of Pomaria reports that the herring spawn is likely to be the main deal for a lot of this month, and fish should be caught on topwater lures, flukes and soft plastics/ jigs fished on the bottom off points. As the month progresses more fish will also start to focus on bream and a buzzbait should work well. Of course, in the LiveScope era there will also be plenty of fish caught in open water offshore.Striped bass: Captain Brad Taylor (803-331-1354) reports that in May there should be a few different ways to catch striped bass, and fish should key on spawning herring especially early in the day. They can be caught on free lines and planer boards by anglers simply covering water, and there should also be a lot of sometimes smaller fish caught on down lines. Cut bait should also generate some big bites.Crappie: Captain Brad Taylor and veteran tournament angler Tommy Slice of Chapin report that in May the fish should start to get out of their post-spawn feeding slump, and fish should start to feed up around docks, bridges and brush. They will be eating young of the year fry as well as baitfish, and small minnows and jigs will both work. By the end of April the bite was already improving, particularly around bridges.Catfish: Captain William Attaway (803-924-0857) reports that May is usually a good month for channel catfish on Lake Murray, and typically they will be caught in areas with depth changes from the bank out to about 25 feet. Put out baits including dip baits, cut herring and worms at a variety of depths. Sometimes night fishing will outperform fishing during the day, particularly as the water gets hot.
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