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Mud Creek is a public river in Newberry 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 Midlands region. Anglers here mostly fish for rainbow trout, brown trout, brook trout. The nearest other mapped waters on PiscaMaps are Hellers Creek and Crims 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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