Fishing Report (Updated 10.24.2009)

Lake Wylie is steady at 97% of full pool.  

White perch: Good.  Captain Rodger Taylor (803-328-9587) reports that the white perch bite remains strong on Lake Wylie.   The best bet remains fishing small minnows on the bottom from 18-22 feet deep.  To read about white perch fishing on Lake Wylie visit: http://www.scfishingreport.com/Pages/sc_message_boards/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?f=176&t=2378.

Largemouth Bass: Fair.  Sportsman’s Inc. (803-366-3466) reports that there is still some topwater action on Lake Wylie and fish are starting to follow the baitfish into the creeks and coves.  When the sun is higher the fish will be out in the middle of coves but early and late they may be right up against the bank.  The plastic worm bite has really slowed down and crankbaits, especially #5 Shad Raps, are most productive right now.  Fish can also be found over humps and around drops in 15-18 feet; fish crankbaits that will go down 8-14 feet. 

Catfish: Fair.  Captain Rodger Taylor (803-328-9587) reports that his boat has been catching some nice stringers of channel catfish but they have had to work harder than usual to catch them.  Fish are a bit deeper than normal in 20 feet of water.  Perhaps erratic weather and fronts have kept a steady pattern from developing, and Captain Taylor has seen less bass feeding on the surface (catfish are usually waiting underneath) than usual.   Drifting with cut bait is the most effective way to target the channel catfish, most of which are in the 1.5-3 pound range with a few pushing 6 pounds.  Fish will hit from sunrise to dusk but the early afternoon has been most productive. 

No DHEC fish advisories. 

For most recent updates about Lake Wylie fishing click here.