Santee Cooper Archives - Page 12 of 15

Santee shellcracker bite is already hot

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. […]

Anglers are catching boatloads of bream and crappie

Brian Cope

Anglers are catching bluegill and crappie just as hot as they do in the spring, but these fish are very deep this time of year. […]

It’s cold, it’s rainy, and the crappie bite is on fire

Brian Cope

Whitey Outlaw, co-host of Father and Son Outdoors TV, hasn’t seen many boats on Santee in the past few days, thanks to the nasty weather. But he’s seen plenty of crappie on the end of his fishing line. The cold, damp weather hasn’t slowed the fishing down at all. […]