Catfish
Randy Merrell’s 45-pound blue catfish
Randy Merrell was fishing on Santee’s lower lake on May 26 when he landed a 45-pound blue catfish while fishing with Wolfe’s Guide Service. […]
Santee Cooper
Catfish
Chase Reeves’ 63-pound Santee flathead
The catfish are biting on Santee! Chase Reeves went this past Sunday night and caught several nice cats, including his personal best 63-pound flathead. […]
Freshwater
Striper bite is scorching hot on Santee
The stripers are feeding heavily in the Santee Cooper lakes, especially early in the morning in deep water. […]
Freshwater
Santee Cooper fishing report for early May
Anglers fishing at Santee are catching a number of different species in big numbers. The early May bite is on, and expected to only get better in the coming days. […]
Freshwater
Rodney Locklear’s 26-pound striper
Rodney Locklear of Hamlet, N.C. fished the Santee Cooper lakes with Capt. Leroy Suggs out of Blacks Camp earlier this month, and caught a 26-pound striper. […]
Bass
Gary Abernethy’s 8 1/2-pound Santee bass
Gary Abernethy of Asheville, NC was fishing at Santee on March 27, 2021 when he caught an 8-pound, 8-ounce largemouth bass. […]
Freshwater
Bowfishing trip ruined by HUGE mayfly hatch
Mayfly hatches may help fly fishermen, but they’re no help for bowfishing Anglers love mayfly hatches. Or at least that’s how the story goes. I’m sure it’s more true while fly-fishing than it is
Catfish
Santee upper lake fishing report: catfish in stump fields
Anchoring down in stump fields and using big chunks of cut bait is the key to catching lots of catfish on Santee’s upper lake right now. […]
Catfish
Upstate angler catches 103-pound catfish at Santee
Brad McCall was fishing in the Santee Lakes Catfish Club tournament out of Blacks Camp on Feb. 20, 2021 when he caught a 103-pound Arkansas blue catfish. […]
Crappie/Bream
Santee fishing report: crappie, shellcrackers biting shallow
Crappie and shellcrackers are biting in fairly shallow water during the second week of February 2021. […]