Freshwater Fishing
Follow the fry
When the shallow areas of the Santee Cooper lakes green up in the spring, they provide ideal places for small fish to hide and spawners to being their annual ritual. […]
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Freshwater Fishing
Counteract water levels and still catch fish
Anglers fishing reservoirs controlled by power companies will experience drastic changes in water level throughout the year. […]
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Bill to protect Santee Cooper blue cats draws ire of Upstate politician
A bill introduced in January that would establish a daily creel limit and change the size limit on blue catfish at the Santee Cooper lakes has made it through the S.C. House and has moved to the S.C. Senate in early March, setting up a possible confrontation between commercial and recreational fishermen on Lake Marion and Lake Moultrie and pay-pond owners in the Upstate who rely on the lakes to acquire fish for their ponds. […]
Freshwater Fishing
April action is wide open
April is one of the most eagerly anticipated months on the Santee Cooper lakes, and with good reason. […]
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More than 11,000 cormorants killed during first season on Santee Cooper
During South Carolina’s first-ever double-crested cormorant season, hunters killed more than 11,000 of the nuisance birds in the Santee Cooper lakes, according to the S.C. Department of Natural Resources. […]
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April is the big-bass month on the Santee Cooper lakes
April is the perfect time to catch a big bass on the Santee Cooper lakes. […]
Bass Fishing
April is prime time to catch lots of nice largemouth bass on Lake Hickory.
Bass pro Tracy Adams has made no bones about the fact that he’s most comfortable fishing for bass in shallow water. […]
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Cooper River flathead will share state catfish record
A fisherman from Anderson landed a 79-pound, 9.6-ounce flathead catfish last Wednesday in the Cooper River that has earned a share of the state record. […]
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Shad fishermen put huge catfish in the boat — by hand
Many fishermen have had the experience of hooking a small fish only to have that fish swallowed by a larger one. It happened on March 25 to John Koonce and Ryan Bell while fishing for shad in the tailrace canal below Lake Moultrie. […]
Bass Fishing
Try the Dan, Yadkin rivers for prespawn smallmouth bass
Try the Dan and Yadkin rivers for some great springtime smallmouth action. […]