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South Edisto spits out huge flathead catfish

A lot of people think that big fish only get that way in big waters. Dennis Reilly of Bamberg knows better now, but until recently he had no idea how big of a fish could live in the relatively small waters of the South Edisto River in his home county.

Checking his set lines on the morning of April 7, Reilly was pleased to discover that many nice catfish had taken his baits, but especially a 67-pound flathead that had swallowed a bait.
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Freshwater Fishing

Cherokee waters on mend

About midnight on July 15, 2011, a flash-flood sent a 10-foot wall of water through the Cherokee Indian Tribal Hatchery, washing away or killing 435,000 trout and leaving raceways buried in silt. […]