Each trip typically consists of approximately 6 hours, when the limit of fish is caught, or when the sufficient amount of bait to catch the limit is used--whichever comes first.

The limit is 10 striper/hybrids per person, with an average size of hybrid bass being 3 to 9 pounds.  The striped bass range from 5 to 25 pounds with bigger fish being caught occasionally.  An average catch is 20 to 25 fish, with limits of 30 to 40 fish caught regularly.

Multi-boat trips of 3 or more guides are also available if you book well in advance.  Day and Night trips are available.

Some area accommodations include:

We will contact you 24 to 48 hours prior to departure to confirm the arrival time.

About Lake Hartwell: It is the first of the Savannah River Lakes, and is located in Pickens, Oconee, and Anderson Counties.  Interstate 85 crosses the center of the lake.  It is a Corps of Engineer Project, completed in 1963.  It is fed by two major rivers--the Seneca and the Tugaloo--which join to make the Savannah.  It has approximately 990 miles of shoreline and a surface area of 56,000 acres.  It's deepest area is approximately 185 feet deep, near the Hartwell Dam.

An added benefit to SC Guide Service is the fact that Chip is a professional taxidermist--SC Guide Service can care for your trophy AFTER the catch!  Click to visit our Taxidermy page!