All types of fish will start biting after several days of warm still sunny weather in shallow still black water.Middle of the day till early in the night.River and lake water can still be quite cold.Water colored like the Santee lakes will be slower.The lakes shallow black water feeds were targeted the early time of the year when we lived on the Santee at Santee.
Even the shallow clear water at the head of Chapel Branch warmed before the mouth at the lake where we lived at Ballards Landing which was one of the public landings STOLEN from from the public.I heard of it being public and used by all from old men who built the first 301 bridge across the lake.They claimed it was public on both sides where the cove entered the river.The roads went to each side of the mill dam that still is right up from the mouth and on to the river.There was a large camping area on the highway side where people overnighted and rested stock.including herds of stock being driven to city markets clear to the coast.Public roads paralleled the bluff of the river and swamps on both sides they claimed.Inland goods were loaded there and floated down to be loaded onto ships at the mouth of the river and goods brought back up when the river stage was right.It was still known as a public landing when I lived there in the later 50's.Fishermen,Gypsy caravans,Goat man,truckers,Airstream trailers and tramps under the bridge. All staid there constantly.
It was all yours.How did it get to be theirs?Did the people of SC give it to the ones that claim it now or were they just rich enough to take it?Something stinks clear over here to Georgia.Same goes for the "Public" land bordering the lake.
I love you Brothers and Sisters.peewee