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Lake Marion (Santee Cooper), SC

Reservoir in Clarendon County, South Carolina. At 110,600 acres, Lake Marion is the larger of the two Santee Cooper lakes and South Carolina's marquee freshwater fishery. World famous for trophy catfish (the state-record blue topped 113 pounds) and seasonal surface-schooling striped bass, it also holds largemouth, crappie, and bream. Created 1939-1942 by the Santee Dam for hydroelectric power.

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Overall bite score

Scored 27 min ago · recomputed every 30 minutes

Water tempModeled12
Pressure trendNOAArising50
SolunarComputedmoon 53% lit43
Recent stockingState data50
Time of dayComputed100
WindNOAA50
Cloud coverNOAA35
PrecipitationNOAA50

Each instrument reads 0 to 100. The score is their weighted blend, tuned for lakes and reservoirs. No black box: every reading names its source.

What swims here

9 tracked species in Lake Marion (Santee Cooper), with the months each fishes best.

Black Crappieabundant
Blue Catfishabundant
Bluegillabundant
Channel Catfishabundant
Striped Bassabundant
Flathead Catfishcommon
Largemouth Basscommon
White Basscommon
White Crappiecommon

Water facts

TypeReservoir
CountyClarendon
StateSouth Carolina
WaterFreshwater

Numerous ramps via Summerton, Cross, and Santee. Santee Cooper special rules apply: striped bass 3/day, 23-25 in protected slot (one may exceed 26 in), harvest Oct 1-June 15 only, closed June 16-Sept 30; no more than one blue catfish over 36 in per person per day.

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