Santee Cooper Archives - Carolina Sportsman

Alligator bites Santee gator guide’s hand

Hunting guide Buck Koon got a bit of a scare earlier this week when a harvested 9-foot Santee gator clamped its mouth shut on his hand. […]

Florence hunters kill massive Santee gator

Brian Cope

Opening weekend of South Carolina’s gator season was a wild one for four Florence, S.C. friends, who killed a massive gator on a late-night hunt. […]

Darlington angler catches 84-pound catfish at Santee

Brian Cope

Darlington S.C.’s Charlie Weatherford caught his biggest catfish yet, an 84-pound Arkansas blue while fishing at Santee on Sept. 13, 2020. […]

3 catfish totaling 103.7 pounds wins Santee tournament

Brian Cope

Team Drifting Stix won the Mid Carolina Catfish Club tournament at Santee on Aug. 15 with a 3-fish limit weighing 103.7 pounds. […]

The weather is hot, and so is the Santee catfish bite

Brian Cope

If you’re willing to tough out some of the hottest temperatures of the year, you can catch plenty of catfish at Santee. […]

Grass means crappie in Santee’s summer swamps

Brian Cope

Probe Lake Marion’s swamps, grass for summer crappie […]

Santee fishing report: catfish shallow, catfish deep

Brian Cope

Some catfish are still biting in Santee’s shallow flats, and other are biting in deeper holes. Capt. Jason Wolfe catches them in both areas with two different techniques. […]

Santee offers a great June menu for anglers

Terry Madewell

Fishing action is wild throughout the Santee Cooper lakes in June, with nearly every species on a strong bite. […]

Lake Moultrie catfish are on the move

Phillip Gentry

To catch big Lake Moultrie blue and flathead catfish, try to set up an interception. […]

Santee, Lake Hartwell on revised B.A.S.S schedule

From News Reports

The Bassmaster Elite Series will make a stop at Santee Cooper, and the BASS Opens will fish on Lake Hartwell as part of the organization’s revised 2020 schedule. […]