Those giant catfish prowling the depths of the Santee Cooper lakes have some new hiding places. Large concrete culverts and drainage basins were recently added to five of the S.C. Department of ...

You can bet freshwater fishermen are heading to the Santee Cooper lakes to take advantage of the warm springtime days. And while they may have the lakes' huge catfish in mind, they shouldn't overlook ...

Electric Power Research Institute, Santee Cooper and Whooshh Innovations conduct field study of fish passage portal. PINEVILLE, S.C. – For more than 80 years, the Santee Spillway has helped control ...

Saturday, February 22nd, was quite a day for at least a couple of the anglers of the Bass Fishing League (BFL) Tournament at Santee Cooper Lakes in South Carolina. The two-lake system, consisting of ...

Bass: Good. Steve Harmon reports that a large group of fish are post-spawn, and another big wave should move up to spawn on the April full moon. Pre-spawn fish can be caught around shallow cover on ...

Lily pads provide cover for fish and other organisms that thrive in the Santee Cooper Lakes. (Photo courtesy of Santee Cooper Country/Powersource) The Santee Cooper Lakes comprise 156,000 acres, the ...