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Spadefish don't show on top, but still cover up Capers Reef

Capt. Tom Siwarski of Charleston shows off a Capers Reef spadefish.

Catching spadefish around Capers Reef off Charleston has been easy the past six weeks for Capt. Tom Siwarski of Carolina Aero Marine Adventures. It wasn’t easy on Thursday, but it was still awesome.
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Capt. Rick Hiott with a speckled trout caught under the soon-to-open pier that will be part of Mount Pleasant's Memorial Waterfront Park complex.

Capt. Rick Hiott of Charleston enjoyed a nice fishing trip this past Wednesday – one he won’t get the chance to repeat much longer.
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Windy weather heats up action in Santee Cooper's Diversion Canal

Channel catfish have been hitting stinkbaits in Santee Cooper's Diversion Canal.

An unrelenting wind has kept a lot of fishermen off Santee Cooper’s wide-open waters lately. For fishermen targeting catfish, that’s been a blessing in disguise.
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Lake Wylie bass fishing is off the charts

Guide Rusty White said fishermen should have no problem catching plenty of 1-1/2- to 2-1/2-pound bass at Lake Wylie.

When a bass fisherman says that the bite is “wide open,” it’s time to plan a trip to the lake. That’s the report from guide Rusty White of Rock Hill, and the reservoir in question is Lake Wylie. Two trips over the weekend proved that to White, who operates Fishing With Rusty Guide Service.
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Redfish, specks start to crank up around Charleston

Capt. Jamie Hough with a couple of redfish from the marshes around Capers Inlet.

The saltwater season has really kicked off over the past 10 days with the weather temporarily stabilized. That’s got the redfish and speckled trout on alert around the Charleston area.
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Trout action in Wando River heats up

Capt. Jeff Yates has found some nice concentrations of speckled trout in the Wando River.

Speckled trout in the Wando River have gotten cranked up fairly early in the spring season, but just in time for Capt. Jeff Yates of TyJo Knot Charters in Charleston.
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Redfish biting -- when the wind isn't

Given that it’s almost February, Capt. Todd Stamps of MyFish.com in Charleston is pretty happy with the redfish action he’s seeing.
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Hartwell spitting out good stripers, hybrids

Neil Culbreath landed this 25-pound striper at Lake Hartwell.

Neil Culbreath wasn’t expecting much when he left his home in Spartanburg this past Tuesday morning, heading for Lake Hartwell.
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Before the freeze, reds and specks still biting

The inshore bite for redfish and speckled trout remained good in the Charleston area, right up until the cold front that hit the area at mid-week.
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Action on schooling reds tremendous for

Fine redfish have been feeding on the Broad River flats -- quite a few of them bigger than the slot limit.

The redfish action on the Broad River flats has been so good that even Capt. Dan Utley of Fishin’ Coach Charters in Beaufort is talking in superlatives.
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Santee Cooper guide has 96-pound blue catfish caught on film

Santee Cooper guide Darryl Smith and Kathryn Maroun, host of the Canadian TV show

Guide Darryl Smith of Rock Hill has bigger catfish in his boat before, but probably none that will be seen by as many people as the one he looked at this past Tuesday.
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Deer harvest up slightly in 2008

South Carolina hunters had a good season in 2008, taking almost 250,000 deer, a increase of around 4 percent over 2007.

Results of the 2008 Deer Hunter Survey conducted by the S.C. Department of Natural Resources indicate that the statewide harvest of deer last season totaled 248,778, an increase of 4 percent over the previous year.
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Hilton Head cobia could be state record

Rob Maroudas' 92-pound cobia is almost five pounds larger than the existing state record.

Robby Maroudas remembers seeing a huge cobia about 15 years ago near the R8 marker, but he couldn’t get it to bite. On May 26, Maroudas saw another huge cobia, this one on the Betsy Ross reef. The difference? This one was hungry — and that made all the difference in the world.
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Legislature changes requirements for saltwater recreational fishing license

The South Carolina legislature has changed a few requirements for its Recreational Saltwater Fishing License.

The recent session of the South Carolina General Assembly made changes to the Saltwater Recreational Fishing License effective July 1, 2009. License fees will not change. The changes will allow better access to information about recreational catch, which will lead to better management of South Carolina’s valuable marine resources.
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Huge catfish caught in tailrace below Lake Moultrie

Mark Bollenburg goes for a swim with the 108.6-pound blue catfish he caught on April 9. He kept the fish alive while transporting it from the Tailrace Canal below Lake Moultrie, to the state hatchery in St. Stephens.

Mark Bollenburg of Bonneau Beach landed the biggest catfish caught in years on April 9 when he landed a 108.6-pound blue in the Tailrace Canal below Lake Moultrie.
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Heritage Preserve is victim of Horry County fire

Massive wildfire blazed through the coastal region of Horry County last week, destroying much of a wildlife-rich, S.C. Department of Natural Resources Heritage Preserve immediately adjacent to thriving Myrtle Beach.
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Northern Snakehead caught in Lake Wylie
An angler fishing the Paw Creek arm of Lake Wylie in Mecklenburg County, N.C., caught a 31-inch northern snakehead on April 19. Lake Wylie is located on the border of North and South Carolina.
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Florida officials hook South Carolina fishermen for over-the-limit catches
On March 13, Friday the 13th proved unlucky for four South Carolina anglers when a Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission officer seized their entire catch of 1,268 freshwater fish. The case is believed to be the largest of its kind ever filed in Polk County by the FWC.
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Enforcement officers crack illegal deer-importation ring
A three year investigation by the S.C. Department of Natural Resources SCDNR)and the United States Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS)involving the illegal importation of whitetail deer into South Carolina has led to the indictment of individuals in multiple states.
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Hampton Fund's latest donation to SCDNR exceeds $100,000
The S.C. Natural Resources Board recently accepted a $101,925 donation from the Harry Hampton Memorial Wildlife Fund, providing financial support for numerous projects and activities to aid in the promotion of wildlife education and conservation in South Carolina.
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