1,340 public fishing lakes and rivers in South Carolina — Largemouth Bass, Bluegill, Channel Catfish, Flathead Catfish, Redear Sunfish, Redbreast Sunfish, Black Crappie and Blue Catfish.
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PiscaMaps covers 1,340 public fishing venues across South Carolina in 4 regions — 613 lakes and reservoirs and 726 rivers. The largest is Lake Marion, at 80,212 acres. Savannah River is the longest mapped river, running 395 km. Midlands has the most venues on file, with 494. 93 venues are documented trout waters.
The most commonly recorded species across South Carolina's public waters are Largemouth Bass, Bluegill, Channel Catfish, Flathead Catfish, Redear Sunfish, Redbreast Sunfish, Black Crappie and Blue Catfish — the exact mix varies by water type and region. 224 venues have a real boat ramp on file, 120 have nearby camping, and 441 have mapped parking — sourced from OpenStreetMap and recreation.gov's federal facilities database (RIDB) where available.
South Carolina's public fishing venues are spread across 4 regions on PiscaMaps:
The most frequently recorded species across South Carolina's public venues on PiscaMaps:
Anyone 16+ needs a South Carolina fishing licence — resident annual is about $10, non-resident annual about $35, and non-resident 1-day (~$11) and 7-day (~$16) licences are sold. The freshwater licence covers trout — there is no separate trout stamp — but a Wildlife Management Area permit is needed on WMA trout waters and other WMA lakes and streams. South Carolina residents 64+ can get a free Gratis licence. Buy from SCDNR. A South Carolina fishing licence covers navigable rivers and the whole SC side of the Savannah, Catawba and Chattooga. WMA river reaches also need a WMA permit.
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