Tag: Santee Cooper

 by Monty Hill Testing the cold shallow waters of winter. These shallow water blues came during the Black’s Camp Big Cat Shootout in December of 2018. Hill (right) is holding ...

“Show me your big fish.” — Kevin Davis Plenty of big fish ruled the day on Friday at the Black’s Camp Big Cat Shootout. Prefishing was great with multiple 40 ...

In the summer months when there is limited flow through the lakes, most big fish will be caught in 8-15 feet of water. This behavior is not by accident. To ...

Editor’s Note: Forty-eight-year-old Capt. Joe Dennis lives in Bonneau, SC. His love for catfishing developed as a child. Living near the Santee Cooper lake system with a family of fishermen ...

by Monty Hill Shallow water techniques that work all year long. Hill shares his knowledge of Santee with his son-in-law Howard Carlie and his grandson Ethan. Howard and Ethan are ...

Editor’s Note: Not only do American Shad and Blueback Herring make good catfish bait, they are fished for recreational purposes. The Santee Basin Diadromous Fish Plan promises to improve the ...

by Ron Presley Passing it around the family. Eric Sellers learned catfishing from family that came before him Big John Sellers John "Big John" Sellers became a catfish legend on Santee ...

Day one is in the books at the Santee Cooper Monster Cat Quest out of Black’s Camp, Cross, SC. The tournament, now in its second year, attracted more than 100 ...

Will those catfish be shallow or will they be deep? Deep or shallow was the question as sixty-two catfish boats from 12 states planned their tournament day strategy to fish ...

by Steven Johnson Strategies for utilizing floats to improve presentations and catch more catfish Reelfoot Lake is loaded with wood – some visible, but much hidden – and its catfish ...