Fishing Report For Lake Keowee, SC
By Rick Seaman
January 8, 2025
Fishing Reports
Popular Fish Species Lake Keowee, SC
Largemouth Bass

According to reports by locals, largemouth are being caught all over the lake on stick worms, rigged wacky style. Boat docks and submerged brush piles are primary targets. The Bass Pro Shops Stik-O Worm rigged on a weedless hook is very effective. Crankbaits, jigs and swimbaits are also popular. Bass tournament results in recent months indicate winners are catching bass in the 4lb to 5lb range.
Spotted Bass

Lake Keowee is widely-known as an exceptional spotted bass fishery. There is very little structure on the lake so locating spots is the key. Electronics can be extremely valuable for locating both bass and baitfish. Spotted bass like crawdads and tube baits fished on light line are catching some quality fish.
Black Crappie

Crowe Creek, Cane Creek, McKinneys Creek and Cedar Creek, all in the northern section of the lake, offer good crappie fishing. The South Carolina Department of Natural Resources reports crappie destinations by season. Spring is the premiere time to be on the water as crappie move into shallow coves to spawn. Docks, bridge pilings, brush, wood, vegetation are a good place to cast small crappie jigs or live minnows. Light tackle with 4-pound line is ideal. Locals report good success using fish finders to locate schools of crappie, which tend to stack vertically around cover. In Spring through Fall focus on 6' to 10' water toward the back of creeks.
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Fish species to fish for...
Guide to fishing for largemouth bass, smallmouth bass, spotted bass, black crappie, white crappie, rainbow trout, brown trout, bluegill and yellow perch at Lake Keowee in South Carolina.

This 18,000-acre lake in the northwest part of the state has 300 miles of shoreline which is heavily populated with a nice mix of fish species. The lake is home to a variety of fish species, including largemouth bass, smallmouth bass, crappie, catfish, and bream.
Primary fish species residing in Lake Keowee
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Rick Seaman is a fishing enthusiast with over five decades of fishing experience, a retired bass tournament fisherman, author of numerous published articles on fishing, and co-author of the book "Bass Fishing - It's not WHAT you throw, It's WHERE you throw it".

Contact Information
Lake Keowee
Keowee Toxaway State Park
108 Residence Dr.
Sunset, SC 29685
864 868-2605
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Lake Keowee, SC Report
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Fishing for spotted bass in northwest SC.