Santee Cooper fishing guides are kept busy all year round, and with good reason. It's not just about being able to fish in the Marion and Moultrie lakes. The whole area is an angler's paradise with 756 billion gallons of water pooled into a navigable interconnecting system of waterways that includes two lakes, a couple of rivers and canals, a vast swamp and an endless coastline.
People come here for recreation not just from every corner of South Carolina, but from all over North America. They find everything from landlocked striped bass to crappies, stripers, bream, largemouth and some stunningly huge blue catfish. The SC Lakes hold quite a few freshwater and channel records, including the world record for the biggest channel catfish.
Many people bring their own boats and camp out along the lakeshore. There are in excess of a thousand campsites along the shores, so there's no dearth of space. Anglers can choose to fish by day or night. The fish bite more during the day, but the big record-breaking catches tend to go to the night owls. On the minus side, the bugs will make life hard at night while the heat takes a toll in the daytime, especially during summer.
Fortunately enough, catfish can be found at any time during the year. The best spots are in waters less than 10 feet deep, near shallow flats. Stripers will return in March, while crappies can be found in ponds until the spring before they hightail it for deeper waters. Breams are available from May-July when they spawn.
The SC Lakes are famed for bass fishing. The best spots are again in the grass in shallow waters from February through June, after which they retreat to the depths until late in the fall. Visitors in need of assistance with finding the right place and time should easily be able to get hold of a professional guide with a boat.
The guide will be able to help new anglers acquire the fishing license, and will take them through all the rules and state laws to be followed on the SC Lakes while fishing. They can also take care of the food and drinks, gear, and even clean the fish afterwards. Most guides are local residents who have lived in Santee or thereabouts their entire life and are intimately familiar with the waterways.
They can take visitors to all the great fishing spots, and safely navigate through the waterways to provide a diverse experience that includes everything from the two lakes to the Diversion and Re-Diversion Canal, the Santee River and on to salt water catches in the ocean. However, each guide typically focuses on only one or two specific kinds of fish, so it's important to get hold of the right guide based on the visitor's own preference for angling.
It's not just about the fish either. Santee Cooper fishing guides will ensure visitors get enough spare time to have a rollicking good time with old fashioned Southern hospitality, fresh seafood restaurants, golf courses and sightseeing. There's a National Wildlife Refuge for bird watching and nature trails, and history buffs can take a tour of the museums and Revolutionary War battlefields.
People come here for recreation not just from every corner of South Carolina, but from all over North America. They find everything from landlocked striped bass to crappies, stripers, bream, largemouth and some stunningly huge blue catfish. The SC Lakes hold quite a few freshwater and channel records, including the world record for the biggest channel catfish.
Many people bring their own boats and camp out along the lakeshore. There are in excess of a thousand campsites along the shores, so there's no dearth of space. Anglers can choose to fish by day or night. The fish bite more during the day, but the big record-breaking catches tend to go to the night owls. On the minus side, the bugs will make life hard at night while the heat takes a toll in the daytime, especially during summer.
Fortunately enough, catfish can be found at any time during the year. The best spots are in waters less than 10 feet deep, near shallow flats. Stripers will return in March, while crappies can be found in ponds until the spring before they hightail it for deeper waters. Breams are available from May-July when they spawn.
The SC Lakes are famed for bass fishing. The best spots are again in the grass in shallow waters from February through June, after which they retreat to the depths until late in the fall. Visitors in need of assistance with finding the right place and time should easily be able to get hold of a professional guide with a boat.
The guide will be able to help new anglers acquire the fishing license, and will take them through all the rules and state laws to be followed on the SC Lakes while fishing. They can also take care of the food and drinks, gear, and even clean the fish afterwards. Most guides are local residents who have lived in Santee or thereabouts their entire life and are intimately familiar with the waterways.
They can take visitors to all the great fishing spots, and safely navigate through the waterways to provide a diverse experience that includes everything from the two lakes to the Diversion and Re-Diversion Canal, the Santee River and on to salt water catches in the ocean. However, each guide typically focuses on only one or two specific kinds of fish, so it's important to get hold of the right guide based on the visitor's own preference for angling.
It's not just about the fish either. Santee Cooper fishing guides will ensure visitors get enough spare time to have a rollicking good time with old fashioned Southern hospitality, fresh seafood restaurants, golf courses and sightseeing. There's a National Wildlife Refuge for bird watching and nature trails, and history buffs can take a tour of the museums and Revolutionary War battlefields.
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