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LAKE GREENWOOD IS USUALLY FAST ACTION BUT SMALLER FISH.I RECCOMEND IT FOR YOUNGER AND MORE IMPATIENT PEOPLE.HERE YOU CAN EXPECT TO CATCH ON AVERAGE 15 TO 25 CHANNEL CATS PER DAY IN THE 4 TO 10 LB RANGE WITH A FEW IN THE 10 TO 15 LB RANGE WHICH IS TROPHY SIZE FOR CHANNEL CATS.FROM TIME TO TIME A BIG BLUE OR A FLATHEAD WILL BE CAUGHT WHICH CAN EXCEED 40 LBS. |
CATFISHING HAS COME A LONG WAY IT IS GETTING MORE POPULAR EVERY YEAR.IT IS NOW THE NUMBER 2 MOST POPULAR FRESHWATER FISH IN THE USA JUST BEHIND THE BASS. THERES MORE AND MORE PEOPLE FISHING FOR THEM WHICH HAS LEAD TO MORE STUDIES ABOUT THEM.ALL STUDIES HAVE SHOWN THAT CATFISH IS NOT AN ENDLESS RESOURCE AS ONCE THOUGHT.IT NEEDS MANAGMENT TO WITHSTAND A GOOD HEALTHY POPULATION.ESPECIALLY WITH MORE AND MORE CATFISH BEING TOOK FROM SC WATERS, AS THE POPULARITY GETS BIGGER. CATFISH HAVE MADE IT TO GAMEFISH STATUS IN MANY STATES AND HAS STARTED TO RECEIVE SIZE LIMITS AND RESTRICTIONS IN MANY OTHER PLACES. SC IS A LITTLE BEHIND OTHER STATES ON STUDIES AND RESTRICTIONS BUT THERES MANY CLUBS AND TOURNAMENT ORGINIZATIONS WORKING TO CHANGE THAT.PROGRESS IS ALREADY BEING MADE ON THE SANTEE COOPER SYSTEM WITH A 1 BLUE CAT PER DAY OVER 36" RESTRICTION. 90% OF MY CUSTOMERS HIRE ME FOR A FUN FISHING AND LEARNING EXPERIENCE AND SOME WANT TO TAKE A COOLER FULL HOME TO EAT.I ALWAYS DO EVERYTHING I CAN TO SEE THAT MY CUSTOMER GOES HOME WITH PLENTY OF FISH TO EAT IF THATS WHAT THEY WANT.HOWEVER I DO HAVE A SPECIES RESTRICTION ON LAKE GREENWOOD AND A SIZE RELEASE ENCOURAGMENT TO GO BY THAT VIRTUALLY NOBODY HAS HAD A PROBLEM WITH. HERES A LIST OF THE LAKES AND RESTRICTIONS AND WHAT YOU CAN EXPECT TO CATCH. |
LAKE GREENWOOD |
WHAT YOU CAN EXPECT TO CATCH |
SPECIES RESTRICTIONS |
ANY BLUE OR FLATHEAD THAT MIGHT BE CAUGHT GETS PHOTOGRAPHED AND RELEASED. 99% OF THE CATCH WILL BE CHANNEL CATS AND THERE ARE NO RESTRICTIONS ON THEM.THAT LEAVES THE CUSTOMER WITH PLENTY TO EAT. |
LAKE MONTICELLO |
WHAT YOU CAN EXPECT TO CATCH |
THIS IS THE BIG BLUE CATFISH LAKE.HERE YOU CAN EXPECT TO CATCH ALOT BIGGER BUT FEWER FISH.I RECCOMEND THIS LAKE TO PEOPLE THAT HAVE PATIENCE AND DONT MIND WAITING ON A MONSTER TO BITE.THE REWARD CAN BE VERY BIG AT TIMES FOR THOSE WHO WAIT. |
SIZE RELEASE ENCOURAGMENT |
IF THERE IS ENOUGH FISH CAUGHT TO GET PLENTY TO EAT OUT OF THEN I STRONGLY ENCOURAGE THE RELEASE OF FISH OVER 30 LBS. LAKE MONTICELLO IS A SMALL LAKE AND TAKING TO MANY BIG FISH OUT IS NOT GOOD FOR THE LAKE. THOSE 30 LB AND UP FISH HELP REPOPULATE THE LAKE EVERY YEAR.THEY ARE IMPORTANT FOR THE FUTURE OF TROPHY CATFISH. |