Hey guys I will be heading down the 1st weekend in April and I have never been here before so I was wanting to get a little info. No ones honey holes or anything like that.  Just maybe some tips like lures and such. We will be staying at Carolina King camp ground.  My dad has always wanted to fish this lake so I am bringing him down. 

Lake Marion where? 

South Carolina 

Sorry you haven't gotten more response.  I'm from NC so won't be much help, but I'll give as much as I  know.  Only fished there on a two day trip, and we fished exclusively for bass.  Also we were there early summer.

First, a couple of questions.  Where y'all coming from?  Are you pulling a boat or will you be renting when you get there?  Have you looked at the lake on Google Earth?  It's obviously big water and once you get outside the channel markers good sonar with mapping is important as underwater stumps and trees are plentiful, plus I can get lost going to the grocery store.

The two days we fished, the first day we put in at Stumphole boat ramp, near Stumphole Landing.  Put Stumphole Landing, Ellerie, SC into Google Earth search.  You will see the ramp and parking just above Stumphole Landing.  We went straight across  from the ramp and fished the whole day in the Cypress trees with the floating Hyacinth under them.  The second day we put in at Carolina King and fished out from there until early afternoon, then drove home. The second day there were more lily pads and we spent quite a bit of time fishing them.  Not as much luck as the day before in the Cypress trees.  An interesting thing under the thick floating mats of Hyacinth on day one, we could hear fish feeding and moving.

You did ask about lures. We fished mostly soft plastics, finesse worms, trick worms, stick worms, all mostly tx rigged in the Cypress knees.   

If you are fishing for other species, no telling what you might land.  Hope y'all have a wonderful time.  Be safe and tight lines!

 

I'll be there this coming weekend.  I'll let you know what I figure out.  They might be on the bed when you're there, I recommend looking around pads for hard bottom bedding areas.

Thanks guys I appreciate all of the info I can get. Livin2fish to answer some of your questions , yes I will be bringing my boat down. We are coming from West Virginia. Yes I have studied Google Earth a ton. I have good sonar( Garmin EchoMap Plus 93SV).  All we will be targeting is largemouth.  Hook2Jaw thank you buddy.