South Carolina Fishing Regulations
Are you familiar with the fishing regulation in South Carolina?
It is never a bad idea to check it again before your next outing.
South Carolina Fishing License
Purchasing a fishing license you are helping to preserve the environment and also ensure that future generations can enjoy fishing as you are.
Among other things, your fishing license fees support fisheries and hatcheries management, education programs about fishing and conservation, protection of endangered species.
Here it is where you can get your fishing license.
Links to South Carolina Government Agencies
Here are a few websites of South Carolina's agencies involved in regulation and conservation.
South Carolina Fishing News
Check out what is the latest fishing buzz in South Carolina.
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Catfish Blues: Famed fish vanishing from Santee Cooper lakes
- Blue catfish are disappearing from the state’s Santee Cooper lakes, nearly 50 years after wildlife officials brought the hulking sport fish to South Carolina from the Mississippi River basin. Some anglers say overfishing at Lakes Marion and ...
- The State
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- 9/6/2013 11:29:58 PM
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SKorea bans fish from NE Japan on radiation fears
- SEOUL, South Korea — South Korea announced Friday that it was banning all fish imports from along Japan's northeastern coast because of what officials called growing public worry over radioactive water leaking into the Pacific Ocean near the ...
- The State
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- 9/6/2013 7:16:26 AM
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Report: Catch limits boost depleted fish stocks
- WASHINGTON — Federal efforts to rebuild depleted fish populations have largely been successful, but pressure to overfish some species remains high, and some fish stocks have not rebounded as quickly as projected, according to a new report by a ...
- The State
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- 9/5/2013 11:02:31 PM
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Brothers' fishing trip brings in over 400 pounds of fish
- and Calvin Bighy, David Bigby and Robert Bigby, all of Anderson, got together recently for some serious fishing on Lake Hartwell below the dam. The group of brothers are part of a large family of 15 siblings, 11 boys and four girls which all ...
- Anderson Independent-Mail
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- 9/4/2013 12:40:56 PM
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Premier fishing tournament to return to Lake Murray
- One of the nation’s premier fishing tournaments is coming back to Lake Murray next summer in what promises to be the first of several periodic returns. The Forrest Wood Cup for top-rated professional and amateur bass anglers will be held there ...
- Greenville News
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- 8/23/2013 6:42:56 AM
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Tons of dead fish discovered in Rio lake
- RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) - About 10 tons of dead fish have been discovered in a Rio de Janeiro lake that sits next to the city's future Olympic park. Environmental officials are investigating the fish kill. Biologists say it was likely caused by raw sewage ...
- Greenville News
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- 8/23/2013 4:05:27 AM
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Moratorium on red snapper fishing suspended for weekend
- BEAUFORT — South Carolina and three other states will end a moratorium on red snapper fishing this weekend in ... North Carolina, Georgia and Florida. During the short season, biologists from each state will collect data about the fishes ...
- The State
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- 8/23/2013 12:23:32 AM
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State ends moratorium on red snapper fishing
- South Carolina and three other states will end a moratorium on red snapper fishing this weekend in the hopes that recreational anglers will donate carcasses of the popular fish for a study. One of the fish collection sites will be on Hilton Head ...
- Greenville News
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- 8/22/2013 9:31:44 PM
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Ind. church on fishing lake reels in worshippers
- GREENFIELD, Ind. (AP) - Can a church located on a fishing lake reel in worshippers who might not attend a more traditional service? An Indiana pastor says yes. Rev. Wade Compton is a senior pastor at Bradley United Methodist Church in Greenfield, Ind. He .
- Greenville News
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- 8/16/2013 4:56:42 AM
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12 hidden gems for hunting and fishing
- You can wade in the shallows or stake a place on the catwalks on the south side of Bonner Bridge ... The refuge now limits permits to 40 a season, and they're awarded by lottery. Anglers appreciate the walleye and crappie, which "seem to be bigger ...
- Greenville News
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- 8/10/2013 5:53:55 AM
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For a fast dinner, think broiled fish
- Get more quick meal ideas and recipes on the Supper Swap Girls blog at GreenvilleOnline.com/supperswapgirls. Steph's Broiled Salmon with Summer Relish Your broiler is the perfect machine to create restaurant-worthy salmon. And try wild salmon ...
- Greenville News
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- 8/6/2013 6:37:27 PM
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Celebrities share best hunting, fishing experiences
- The Academy of Country Music award winner vividly recalls going quail hunting with his dad when he was growing up in Tennessee. They entered into a long tradition of getting up early on Saturdays and hunting grouse and quail before heading home for chores
- Greenville News
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- 8/3/2013 6:02:13 AM
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Fish, Isner win in Citi Open second round
- WASHINGTON — John Isner is pretty good in tiebreakers. The eighth-seeded Isner, coming off a tournament victory Sunday in Atlanta, held off Alex Kuznetsov 7-6 (2), 7-6 (4) in the second round of the Citi Open on Wednesday. Isner has won 16 of ...
- The State
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- 7/31/2013 10:26:28 PM
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Clemson Bass Club duo fish for national title
- also spent many a day with young William on a john boat on the Edisto River, jump-starting in William an affinity for fishing that continues today. Next week, William will join Andy Horwatt in representing the Clemson Bass Fishing Club at the ...
- Greenville News
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- 7/28/2013 3:31:51 AM
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Plane collides with fishing boat in Alaska
- ANCHORAGE, Alaska — A small air taxi with seven people on board collided with a fishing boat as the plane was taking off from an Alaska river, state troopers said Monday. The National Transportation Safety Board is investigating the collision ...
- The State
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- 7/22/2013 10:51:27 PM
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An off weekend led to a great 1980s fishing trip
- Our destination was Winyah Bay, a big, beautiful, cypress-lined body of water on the South Carolina coast. We were to fish at the Georgetown Jetties, where the bay empties into the Atlantic Ocean. The miles-long rock jetties often abound with ...
- The State
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- 7/17/2013 8:12:45 PM
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Disabilities and Special Needs Board takes some time out for fishing
- The First Annual Fishing Tournament for consumers of Anderson County Disabilities and Special Needs Board was held June 25 at Darwin Wright Park in Anderson. Over 100 consumers and staff attended the event along with the board of directors on a ...
- Anderson Independent-Mail
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- 7/17/2013 1:57:32 AM
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COLUMN: Alaskan fishing trip of lifetime
- Nonetheless, as we sat together at a girls’ softball game watching granddaughters ... what and what not the kids were doing wrong, Redbird mentioned that he was about to undertake the trip of a lifetime for him – a fishing trip to the ...
- Greenville News
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- 7/11/2013 11:47:27 PM
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S.C. officials say be wary of small schools of fish
- CHARLESTON — Officials in South Carolina said it’s not the sharks that coastal swimmers need to look out for, but instead what the sharks eat. The Post and Courier of Charleston reports that Mel Bell of the Office and Fisheries Management ...
- Aiken Standard
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- 6/29/2013 11:30:04 AM
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- COLUMBIA — After years of being left out of the state’s spending plans for its extra revenue, South Carolina’s roads and bridges are finally getting some additional money. But it isn’t as much as the people who...
- Aiken Standard
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- 6/24/2013 11:53:18 PM
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- A new initiative being rolled out in Columbia is designed to encourage motorists to call and report impaired drunken drivers, with the tipster receiving $100 if the call leads to an arrest and conviction for driving under the influence.
- Aiken Standard
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- 6/18/2013 11:53:15 PM
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Sustainability eludes the fishing industry
- Herman Melville's Captain Ahab of Moby Dick may have been the first fisherman to practice sustainability. The Pequod captain's quest to catch one whale is right in line with what advocates for a sustainable seafood industry believe today. Modern-day ...
- Greenville News
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- 6/15/2013 5:55:55 AM
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Rumor is that fish are being caught
- Not much going on in the world of the outdoors around here these days. Not much going on in my mind, nothing at all in fact, as I try to write this Weekly Mistake. You see, as much as I love to fish, I’m going through withdrawals now that the ...
- Greenville News
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- 6/7/2013 2:12:10 PM
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Baby moose rescued by pair on fishing trip
- MISSOULA, Mont. (AP) - A Pennsylvania doctor on a guided fishing trip in southwestern Montana went home with an amazing tale of hauling in a 25-pound lunker - a baby moose she helped rescue from rushing waters. Karen Sciascia of Red Hill, Pa., and a guide
- Greenville News
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- 6/6/2013 9:30:00 PM
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Fishing for bargains in a mutual fund backwater
- Every so often, a startled fisherman plucks something from the Pleistocene in his net: A coelacanth, for example, or a sawfish or a fantod. Usually, this results in a brief moment of fame, or, if he's lucky, a nice chunk of change on eBay. Investors can ..
- Greenville News
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- 6/5/2013 11:54:21 PM
South Carolina Guides/Outfitters
Want to learn a new fishing technique or need some help for you next outing? Check out one of the guide/outfitter services listed below.
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South Carolina Fishing Clubs
Want to join an interest group near you?
Look up the following list of fishing clubs in South Carolina.
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