Bass Fishing
New bass regs are positive for lakes
New regulations governing bass fishing on the Santee Cooper lakes went into effect on March 31, 2010. […]
Articles by Terry Madewell
Freshwater Fishing
Take your pick; it will be biting
If there’s any month of the year when you can expect just about everything to be biting on the Santee Cooper lakes, it would be May. […]
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Bite-Sized Lakes, Slab-Sized Crappie
When talking about crappie fishing at Great Falls, most anglers are referring to two hotspots, not just one. […]
Freshwater Fishing
Santee anglers should enjoy shallow bite this month
April is shallow-water fishing season on the Santee Cooper lakes. […]
Featured Story
North Carolina Sportsman archive: Bagging the Boss
Age and maturity separate the men from the boys. This concept seems to be true not only with humans, but with favored hunting targets, specifically white-tailed deer and wild turkey gobblers. […]
Freshwater Fishing
March is bustin’ out all over
If you’re looking for a month full of exciting fishing action, you need look no further than March at Santee Cooper. […]
Bass Fishing
Keep the ‘Change’
When Sam Johnson of Sumter launches his boat at Lake Wateree before dawn on a cold February morning, he knows he has a number of options when it comes to catching bass. […]
Freshwater Fishing
Striper action up, and perch perhaps
Generally, some the biggest fishing news on the Santee Cooper lakes in January is the cold-weather fishing for blue catfish — but that’s certainly not the only fishing game on the lakes. […]
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Cattin’ Around
When Pete Pritchard points to his sonar graph and says, “Look at that; there’s a pile of fish under those shad,” odds are good that fishermen on his boat are about to get their strings stretched. […]
Freshwater Fishing
Will cooperation lead to better bass in lakes?
This past June, a concerned group of fishermen formed Santee Bass Matters, a grass-roots organization seeking answers to problems on the Santee Cooper lakes. […]