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North Saluda Reservoir is a public lake in Greenville County, South Carolina, managed by South Carolina DNR (public water access). It is public water managed for fishing by the South Carolina Department of Natural Resources. Public access confirmed via SCDNR.
An Upstate water-supply reservoir (Bowen, Blalock, Cooley, Robinson, Cunningham) — largemouth and spotted bass, bream, crappie and channel catfish. Electric-motor or small-outboard water, managed by the local water district.
North Saluda Reservoir covers about 1,037 acres in the Upstate region. Anglers here mostly fish for rainbow trout, brown trout, brook trout. The nearest other mapped waters on PiscaMaps are Calahan Branch and Barton Creek.
Species from SCDNR public-access and species data.
Night fishing: No statewide night-fishing closure in South Carolina. Trotlines, jugs and set hooks are legal on most fresh water with a licence and gear tags. A few state lakes and reservoirs have posted hours; the Lower Saluda trout water and some WMA lakes close at night.
Boats: The big reservoirs (Marion, Moultrie, Murray, Hartwell, Wateree, Wylie) have no horsepower limit; idle-speed / no-wake zones are marked near ramps, marinas, bridges and dams. SCDNR State Lakes and Upstate water-supply reservoirs are often electric-motor-only or small-outboard only. A South Carolina boater-education card is required for operators under 16 running 15 hp or more.
Bank & bivvy camping: Camp at South Carolina state parks (SouthCarolinaParks.com), Santee Cooper's campgrounds, and Corps of Engineers lakeside sites on the Savannah lakes. The blackwater canoe trails (Edisto, Little Pee Dee, Lynches, Black) have a strong sandbar-camping tradition on the exposed bars. WMA camping is limited to designated areas.
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 all public fresh water in the state, including trout (no separate trout stamp). SCDNR State Lakes and WMA waters also need a Wildlife Management Area permit. Santee Cooper and the Savannah lakes have trophy-catfish protection limits.
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