Clara Phillips kills her first buck
Clara Phillips dropped her first deer, a 9-point buck, in its tracks on Nov. 23, 2022.
Read MoreCat Ship Crazy wins Cooper River tourney
With a total weight of 79.40 pounds, Team Cat Ship Crazy took first place in the Santee Lakes Catfish Club’s Cooper River tournament on Nov. 5, 2022. Team members Phillip and Noah Mims also took the Big Fish Award with a 42.25-pound fish. Team SC Cats, made up of David Kingsmore and Glenn Suber finished…
Read MoreWhitney Phillips gets her Old Man
After a years-long quest, Whitney Phillips finally tagged the Old Man on Oct. 13, 2022.
Read MoreStripers hitting spoons, live bait
Santee’s stripers are hitting live bait and spoons.
Read MoreSantee gator hunting with Renegade Bowfishing
A night at Santee with Renegade Bowfishing spells success for a hunter looking for a gator.
Read MoreClarendon County hunter bags unique trophy
Spanky Bryant’s 14-point bean field buck had a unique rack.
Read MoreChimney Island camping/fishing trip
Get away from it all with a camping/fishing trip like Kevin Lakin from Palmetto Cats.
Read MoreHot weather means hot catfish action at Santee
Don’t let the hot weather get you down — the catfish action is just as hot on the Santee Cooper lakes.
Read MoreStriper season closing June 15
The Santee Cooper striper season is set to close on June 15, and will remain closed until Oct. 1. And according to guide Leroy Suggs, these fish are biting like there is no tomorrow. Suggs is putting his clients on quality stripers, mainly using live herring as bait. This time of year, Suggs focuses on…
Read MoreCrappie, bream biting at Sparkleberry Swamp
Sparkleberry Swamp is part of the upper reaches of the Santee Cooper lakes. The boat landing there is a little on the rough side (and the dirt road to get there isn’t so great either), but the fishing in the swamp is excellent. Some of the best crappie and bream fishing takes place in the…
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