Santee Cooper SC Archives - Page 13 of 14

Bills to adjust creel and size limits for striped bass are bottled up in the state legislature.

What’s next for stripers?

Striper fishing opens Oct. 1 — the keeper season, that is — on the Santee Cooper lakes, but no legislation has been passed to update current, long-standing regulations. […]

Guide Leroy Suggs primarily uses blueback herring for Santee Cooper stripers until menhaden move into Lake Moultrie.

Fall forage shift is key to your best catches of Santee Cooper stripers

Terry Madewell

Guide Leroy Suggs said fishing around forage is always the key to striper fishing, but he also looks for a seasonal change in forage types to impact fishing, usually in a positive manner. […]

Guide Linwood Thornhill said he gets better results when he can find an isolated school of stripers away from other boats.

Finding isolated schools of stripers leads to best Santee Cooper action

Terry Madewell

Guide Linwood Thornhill said his goal is to get some distance between his boat and others chasing stripers when possible. His experience has taught him that a thoughtful and isolated approach to the schooling action is best. […]

Amy and Jason Kirkland were hunting with Buck Koon on Santee when all three hunters filled their gator tags on opening day.

Three gator hunters fill all three tags on same hunt at Santee

Dusty Wilson

Filling an alligator tag is a dream come true for many South Carolina sportsmen — filling 3 on the same outing is nothing short of incredible. But, that’s exactly what happened for Buck Koon of Gilbert, SC and Jason and Amy Kirkland of Leesville, SC. […]

David and Susan Birgerson of Sumter, SC killed this big Santee gator after a long fight.

Sumter couple kills 12-foot, 1-inch gator at Santee

Dusty Wilson

After scoring a tag for the 2017 South Carolina alligator season, David Birgerson of Sumter, SC and his wife Susan couldn’t wait to get on the water to fill it. […]

Suggs expects great topwater schooling action, but also prepares for live-bait action.

Are these Santee’s new good ol’ days?

Terry Madewell

The revived striped bass fishery on the Santee Cooper lakes is no secret; many anglers throughout the Carolinas have heard about the strong recovery. […]

On her first gator hunt, Laura Griffin of Anderson killed this trophy Santee gator which measured 12-foot, 7-inches in length.

Anderson huntress kills 12-foot, 7-inch Santee gator

Brian Cope

Laura Griffin of Anderson drew her first ever gator tag this year, and while her husband has been on several gator hunts over the years, the 2017 season was her first time looking for a swamp lizard. […]

September is a big month for Santee anglers

Terry Madewell

September is a great month for fishing at Santee; it’s a transition time from really good fishing, to really great fishing. […]

Lake Marion’s Sparkleberry Swamp will hold plenty of crappie this month, with fish relating to flooded cypress trees.

Tree huggers now!

Brian Cope

Early September can be a bit like August, but the nights are cooler, and that brings water temperatures down in Santee Cooper’s Sparkleberry Swamp. […]

Santee’s summer bream are deep, but still biting

Terry Madewell

Fishing in the heat requires adaptability on the part of the angler. Fish will still bite no matter how hot the sun is, but angles have to be willing to put in the work. For those who do, it’s definitely worth it. […]