Freshwater
Santee Cooper July fishing report
Striper season is closed for the summer on the Santee Cooper lakes, but plenty of other species are in play. […]
Santee Cooper Country
Fishing Hotspots
Santee Cooper fishing report – early June
The hot bite in Santee Cooper Country right now is for stripers, but the season will close on June 15. […]
Features
Thump up the stripers
The striper bite is still going strong this month on the Santee Cooper lakes, and anglers can catch them with multiple methods. […]
Bass
Santee Cooper gives up 113 pounds, 12 ounces to Bassmaster Elite winner
Chris Johnston won the Yokohama Tire Bassmaster Elite at Santee Cooper Lakes by catching a 4-day total of 113 pounds, 12 ounces. […]
Catfish
Skinny water fat cats
By April, Santee Cooper’s shallow-water wonderland is alive with multiple fish species, including fat cats, feeding heavily or spawning. […]
Catfish
Santee Cooper angler catches 73-pound catfish
Caleb Jackson caught and released a 73-pound blue catfish while fishing on Lake Moultrie in mid-February 2026. […]
Bass
Cromer, Odom win CATT tournament with 38.5-pound bag
Dane Odom and Justin Cromer weighed a 38.5-pound bag of bass to win the Feb. 7 CATT tournament out of John C. Land at Lake Marion. […]
Bag a Buck
Cayden Lucas kills 12-point Orangeburg County buck
Hunting from his stand for the first time of SC’s 2024 deer hunting season, Cayden Lucas killed an Orangeburg County 12-point buck. […]
Bag a Buck
Austin Crawley’s Orangeburg County 12-point buck
Austin Crawley of Orangeburg, SC killed a 12-point buck on Aug. 18, 2024 in his home county during an early morning hunt. […]
Columns
Summer patterns, fishy options at Santee Cooper lakes
August is scorching hot, but that doesn’t stop the fish from biting on the Santee Cooper lakes. […]