Santee Cooper Archives - Page 12 of 15

Lake Moultrie catfish are on the move

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

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. […]

Santee SLABS! Here’s how to catch them

Brian Cope

Springtime is crappie time on the Santee Cooper lakes, and this video shows how TC Lloyd of Southern Angling Guide Service does it. […]

Santee fishing report — panfish galore

Brian Cope

Anglers at Santee are catching plenty of shellcrackers and bluegills. The bite is just about as hot as it gets right now. […]

The striper bite is red hot at Santee

Brian Cope

Anglers are catching plenty of stripers — including some big ones — at Santee right now. […]

Santee shellcracker bite is already hot

Brian Cope

The shellcrackers are already biting like mad at Santee, and the bite will get even hotter as the weather continues to warm up. […]

March busts out at Santee Cooper lakes

Terry Madewell

March is known for blustery weather, but it also ushers in big-fish season for several species. The heralded prespawn striper run is under way, and these fish are on a mission to spawn, packing many of the heaviest stripers into the upper end of Lake Marion. […]

Carolina catfish are biting good in unlikely places

Brian Cope

Santee anglers are catching catfish in some unlikely spots, with nice-sized cats suspended off the bottom as much as 20 feet. […]

February is a promising month for Santee anglers

Terry Madewell

Despite the winter weather typically associated with February, the trend for improved fishing brings tangible results in February to the Santee Cooper lakes. February usually begins with largemouth bass and crappie in a sluggish “can-be-caught” mode, but by the middle to the end of the month, some early, prespawn movement occurs. […]