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Fall Creek is a public river in Oconee County and Pickens County, South Carolina, managed by State of South Carolina (public / navigable water). You can fish it on an South Carolina licence, but bank access is only at road crossings, parks, SCDNR access sites and other public land; riparian owners control the bank on non-navigable reaches. Public access confirmed via public-trust river.
An Upstate (Oconee / Pickens / Greenville) mountain trout stream — wild and stocked rainbow and brown trout, with native brook trout in the headwaters of the Chattooga, Chauga and Eastatoe systems. The freshwater licence covers trout; a Wildlife Management Area permit is needed on the WMA reaches.
It runs roughly 6 miles through the Upstate region. Anglers here mostly fish for brown trout. The nearest other mapped waters on PiscaMaps are McKinneys Creek and Stamp 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: Most South Carolina rivers are waded or floated by canoe, kayak and jon boat; the Santee, Congaree, Wateree, Pee Dee, lower Savannah and the tidal Cooper take bigger craft.
Bank & bivvy camping: South Carolina navigable-water rule: you may fish and float any navigable stream on a SC licence; bank access is at SCDNR and county ramps, WMA landings, bridges, state parks and the blackwater sandbar-camping trails. WMA river reaches also need a WMA permit.
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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