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North Tyger River is a public river in Spartanburg 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.
A Piedmont South Carolina river (Broad / Saluda / Enoree / Tyger / Reedy) — redeye bass on the shoals, largemouth and spotted bass in the pools, redbreast sunfish, bluegill, and channel and flathead catfish. Wade or paddle; access at bridges and county landings.
It runs roughly 31 miles through the Upstate region. Anglers here mostly fish for redeye bass, largemouth bass, spotted bass, redbreast sunfish; bluegill, channel catfish, flathead catfish are also on record. Live flow and gauge height come from the North Tyger River Near Fairmont, Sc USGS station shown below. The nearest other mapped waters on PiscaMaps are Twin Lakes and Tyger Lake.
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.
Tackle: Statewide largemouth-bass daily limit is 5 (many lakes have a 14-inch minimum; some have a slot); black crappie 20 on most reservoirs; blue and flathead catfish have trophy-protection limits on Santee Cooper and the Savannah lakes (only 1 over 36 inches). Striped/hybrid bass limits vary by lake and season. Check the current SCDNR regulations for this water.
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Live from USGS gauge 02157000 — North Tyger River Near Fairmont, Sc. Full gauge data →
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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