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April 22, 2026
HomeSantee Cooper Country

Santee Cooper Country

fat cats
Catfish

Skinny water fat cats

Terry Madewell

By April, Santee Cooper’s shallow-water wonderland is alive with multiple fish species, including fat cats, feeding heavily or spawning. […]

73-pound catfish
Catfish

Santee Cooper angler catches 73-pound catfish

Brian Cope

Caleb Jackson caught and released a 73-pound blue catfish while fishing on Lake Moultrie in mid-February 2026.  […]

38.5
Bass

Cromer, Odom win CATT tournament with 38.5-pound bag

Brian Cope

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. […]

12-point buck
Bag a Buck

Cayden Lucas kills 12-point Orangeburg County buck

Brian Cope

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

Brian Cope

Austin Crawley of Orangeburg, SC killed a 12-point buck on Aug. 18, 2024 in his home county during an early morning hunt. […]

Santee
Columns

Summer patterns, fishy options at Santee Cooper lakes

Terry Madewell

August is scorching hot, but that doesn’t stop the fish from biting on the Santee Cooper lakes. […]

Bass Fishing

Kyle Austin wins Bassmaster Open at Santee

Brian Cope

Santee fishing guide wins Bassmaster Open on home lake, pocketing $49,638. […]

Durango Boots

Fishing News

Brody Bates Youth Redfish Open

2026 Brody Bates Youth Redfish Open has biggest turnout yet

Hunting News

first turkey

First turkey at 75-years-old

Field Reports | Post yours now!

Jett Thompson kills Alamance County bearded hen

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