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Santee Cooper Lakes consists of Lake Marion and Lake Moultrie. Approval for constructing the lakes came from the New Deal, which was a series of programs enacted in the 30s. Santee Cooper, a utility company in South Carolina, led construction of the lakes. At the time, this project was the largest land-clearing initiative in the country's history. Over 177,000 acres of swamp and forest were cleared to create the lakes. Lake Marion covers 110,000 acres and has a shoreline of 315 miles, spanning over five counties. The surrounding area consists of a river valley landscape for breathtaking views during your fishing trip. Lake Moultrie is 60,000 acres with more than half of its shoreline in dams and dikes. There are boat ramps, marinas and campgrounds at the lakes as well.
Santee Cooper Lakes fishing can easily keep you busy catching largemouth bass, crappie, catfish and white perch. A record 58-pound channel catfish and five-pound black crappie were caught at Lake Moultrie. Other types of fish you can target while Santee Cooper Lakes fishing are striped bass, bream and bluegill. Striped bass found their way into Lake Marion to spawn and ended up trapped there upon completion of the Santee River dam. They adapted to the freshwater and continue to thrive here. Summer is the best season for catfish fishing at Santee Cooper Lakes. You could catch a 20-pounder or aim to break one of the lake records. Bass and crappie are great to target any time of the year. For striped bass, spring and winter are the seasons you'll want to plan your Santee Cooper Lakes fishing trip.
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There is a 20.59% catch rate for Pumpkinseed Sunfish, based on 90 Pumpkinseed Sunfish counted.
ENLARGE SANTEE COOPER LAKES PUMPKINSEED SUNFISH COUNTS CHART
There is a 15.56% catch rate for Warmouth, based on 68 Warmouth counted.
ENLARGE SANTEE COOPER LAKES WARMOUTH COUNTS CHART
There is a 13.73% catch rate for Bluegill, based on 60 Bluegill counted.
ENLARGE SANTEE COOPER LAKES BLUEGILL COUNTS CHART
There is a 13.73% catch rate for Gizzard Shad, based on 60 Gizzard Shad counted.
ENLARGE SANTEE COOPER LAKES GIZZARD SHAD COUNTS CHART
There is a 10.07% catch rate for Largemouth Bass, based on 44 Largemouth Bass counted.
ENLARGE SANTEE COOPER LAKES LARGEMOUTH BASS COUNTS CHART
There is a 7.09% catch rate for Chain Pickerel, based on 31 Chain Pickerel counted.
ENLARGE SANTEE COOPER LAKES CHAIN PICKEREL COUNTS CHART
There is a 5.95% catch rate for Threadfin Shad, based on 26 Threadfin Shad counted.
ENLARGE SANTEE COOPER LAKES THREADFIN SHAD COUNTS CHART
There is a 2.97% catch rate for Black Crappie, based on 13 Black Crappie counted.
ENLARGE SANTEE COOPER LAKES BLACK CRAPPIE COUNTS CHART
There is a 2.52% catch rate for Common Carp, based on 11 Common Carp counted.
ENLARGE SANTEE COOPER LAKES COMMON CARP COUNTS CHART
There is a 1.83% catch rate for Dollar Sunfish, based on 8 Dollar Sunfish counted.
ENLARGE SANTEE COOPER LAKES DOLLAR SUNFISH COUNTS CHART
*** PLEASE NOTE *** Please check local, state/province, and federal laws before fishing for any species found on this site. All data is based on historical data found for this area, and in some cases as far back as the year 1600.
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backgate 172 gate
Road Bed Intersection
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jacks creek creek
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November Santee Cooper Lakes Fishing There should be better bass fishing this month in some of the deeper pockets on the lake. Crappie should be bting in the those mid-depth brush piles as well as bream. Cut sh
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