Fishing Report For Lake Bowen, SC

By Rick Seaman

February 27, 2025

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Fishing Report Lake Bowen, SC

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Popular Fish Species Lake Bowen, SC

Largemouth Bass

Current Report: Good
Outlook: Good To Very Good

Topwater lures are a top of the morning bait for largemouth bass, all through the warmer months at Lake Bowen. The topwater bite repeats again during the last hour of daylight. When the bass are not active enough to attack a topwater bait, crankbaits are catching lots of quality fish. During slower times, when the bass are being finicky, a stick worm, rigged wacky style, has also been reported to catch some nice largemouth bass.

Black Crappie - White Crappie

Current Report: Fair To Good
Outlook: Good To Very Good

Not the biggest lake in the state, but one where locals report good crappie fishing nearly year round. Lake Bowen really shines in Spring as crappie move into the shallows to spawn. Docks, brush piles, wood and laydowns are a good place to cast small crappie jigs or live minnows. Light tackle with 4 lb to 8 lb line is ideal. Locals report good success using fish finders to locate schools of crappie once they move out to 12' to 15' structure, after the spawn.

Bluegill

Current Report: Poor To Fair
Outlook: Good To Very Good

Larger bluegill make for good table fare, while many of the smaller bluegill end up being a primary food source for bass and catfish here. Local anglers report decent size bluegill being caught with some frequency, once the warmer months arrive and the bluegill move into the shallows along the bank. Small pieces of nightcrawlers make an ideal bait on a small hook, tied to light line. A bobber completes the setup if you wish to fish at a desired depth.

Fish species to fish for...

Guide to fishing for largemouth bass, channel catfish, black crappie, white crappie and bluegill at Lake Bowen in South Carolina.

Lake Bowen is a 1,500-acre lake with 33 miles of shoreline and plenty of bass, crappie, catfish and bluegill. Much of the lake is lined with boat docks, a favorite hiding place for bass and crappie. Some unimproved areas do allow access to the shore for fishing from the bank.

Primary fish species to catch

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Rick Seaman is a fishing enthusiast with over five decades of fishing experience, a retired 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".