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Sack shallow Santee Cooper slabs
Spring has arrived, and across the south, April is many things to many people, especially when it comes to enjoying blooming trees, shrubs and azaleas, plus South Carolina’s outdoor treasures. […]
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Herd Murrells Inlet reef sheep
Every winter, when the water cools, it shakes things up for fishermen along the eastern seaboard, especially around Murrells Inlet, when the inshore waters turn into ghost towns and many fish, including the snaggle-toothed sheepshead, head to the ocean to make a living. […]
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It’s a matter of minnows
March is a favorite month for anglers, and Sparkleberry Swamp on the northern end of Lake Marion is one of the hottest destinations for crappie, the tastiest of panfish. […]
Freshwater Fishing
Can’t go wrong in March – Blue cats, stripers, largemouth, crappie are hot
Fishing is good year-round at Santee Cooper, but March is the one month where almost every popular species is on the move. […]
Bass Fishing
Todd Walters wins Santee Cooper FLW co-angler event
FLW angler Bryan Thrift of Shelby went down to Santee over the weekend looking to improve on what has been a rough 2016 season for him so far. […]
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Two anglers drown at Santee after boat sinks, one body still missing
Two anglers died over the weekend on Lake Marion after their boat capsized around 2:30 p.m. Saturday. The cause of the accident hasn’t been determined, but other boaters said that many floating logs were present on the surface all weekend, along with logs and other debris that are just floating just below the surface. […]
Freshwater Fishing
February is moving time – Most fish begin to head shallow or upriver
Ol’ Man Winter may still have his icy hand on the weather on occasion, but by February, some fish species on Santee Cooper are a bit too shallow-minded to care. […]
Freshwater Fishing
How timing plays into February bass at Santee Cooper
Guides Kevin Davis and Linwood Thornhill agree that the better bass fishing in February will be later in the day, but that’s not always when they start. […]
Freshwater Fishing
Think shallow in February for Santee Cooper bass
Linwood Thornhill said that in most years — 2015 being an exception because it was so cold — largemouth will make a move toward the shallows late in the month. […]
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Sumter angler catches 4-pound crappie from Santee River
While the Santee Cooper lakes might be the crown jewels of the South when it comes to catching slab crappie, it was the Santee River that gave up a 4-pound trophy to Jeff Sanford of Sumter last Thursday, Jan. 28. […]