December 22

Santee Cooper water levels are at 74.03 in Lake Marion (full pool is 76.8) and about 73.78 in Lake Moultrie (full pool is 75.5). The lakes are still clear and morning surface water temperatures are about 58. 

With a relatively mild winter the crappie fishing has not slowed down yet on Santee Cooper, and even though Captain Steve English (843-729-4044) reports

December 15

Santee Cooper water levels are at 74.22 in Lake Marion (full pool is 76.8) and about 73.99 in Lake Moultrie (full pool is 75.5). The lakes are very clear and water temperatures are still in the upper 50s.

When we had several nights in the 20s a few weeks ago it looked like bass might move into winter patterns early, but Captain Brett Mitchell (803-379-7029) reports

December 3

Santee Cooper water levels are at 74.08 in Lake Marion (full pool is 76.8) and about 73.96 in Lake Moultrie (full pool is 75.5).  The lakes are very clear and water temperatures are in the mid to upper 50s.

The lakes are as clear as Captain Steve English (843-729-4044) has

December 2

Santee Cooper water levels are at 74.08 in Lake Marion (full pool is 76.8) and about 73.96 in Lake Moultrie (full pool is 75.5).  The lakes are very clear and water temperatures are in the mid-50s. 

It’s been an outstanding week or two for catfish on the Santee Cooper lakes, and Captain Stevie English (843-709-8138) reports

November 19

Santee Cooper water levels are at 74.21 in Lake Marion (full pool is 76.8) and about 74.19 in Lake Moultrie (full pool is 75.5).  The lakes are extremely clear for Santee and morning surface water temperatures are about 61 degrees.

While the bluegill and crappie continue to hold deep in the clear conditions on Santee, Captain Steve English (843-729-4044) reports

November 11

Santee Cooper water levels are at 74.54 in Lake Marion (full pool is 76.8) and about 74.26 in Lake Moultrie (full pool is 75.5).  The lakes are extremely clear for Santee and morning surface water temperatures have dropped to about 59 degrees. 

It’s been a bit of a mystery why the bluegill and crappie have been holding so deep so consistently for so long on the Santee Cooper lakes, but Captain Steve English (843-729-4044) reports

November 4

Santee Cooper water levels are at 74.51 in Lake Marion (full pool is 76.8) and about 74.53 in Lake Moultrie (full pool is 75.5). Morning surface water temperatures are down to about 65 degrees. 

Water temperatures have dropped enough that smaller bass are starting to move into the creeks, but Captain Brett Mitchell (803-379-7029) reports

October 20

Santee Cooper water levels are at 74.35 in Lake Marion (full pool is 76.8) and about 74.2 in Lake Moultrie (full pool is 75.5), and while the lower lake is still clear dirty water is making its way down. Morning surface water temperatures are down to about 70 degrees. 

It’s the time of year when the bass fishing should be starting to pick up again on Santee, and Captain Brett Mitchell (803-379-7029) reports

October 7

Santee Cooper water levels are at 74.65 in Lake Marion (full pool is 76.8) and about 74.5 in Lake Moultrie (full pool is 75.5). Morning surface water temperatures are still about 79 degrees.

There are mixed signals on the catfish action, but Captain Stevie English (843-709-8138) reports

September 29

Santee Cooper water levels are at 74.92 in Lake Marion (full pool is 76.8) and 74.89 in Lake Moultrie (full pool is 75.5). Surface water temperatures range from about 78-81 degrees.       

The catfish action is still a little slow on Santee, but Captain Stevie English (843-709-8138) reports

September 16

Santee Cooper water levels are at 75.13 in Lake Marion (full pool is 76.8) and 75.04 in Lake Moultrie (full pool is 75.5). The lakes are clear and water temperatures range from about 82 in the morning up to about 85.     

In his estimation the catfish action has slowed down a little on Santee, and Captain Brett Mitchell (803-379-7029) reports

September 2

Santee Cooper water levels are at 75.41 in Lake Marion (full pool is 76.8) and 75.31 in Lake Moultrie (full pool is 75.5). Despite recent rains the lakes remain relatively clear and morning surface water temperatures are in the mid-80s.   

It’s an interesting bite for catfish on Santee Cooper, and Captain Brett Mitchell (803-379-7029) reports

August 20

Santee Cooper water levels are at 75.39 in Lake Marion (full pool is 76.8) and 75.03 in Lake Moultrie (full pool is 75.5). Despite recent rains the lakes remain relatively clear and morning surface water temperatures are 87 or 88 degrees.   

The catfish bite remains the best thing going on Santee Cooper, and Captain Stevie English (843-709-8138) reports

August 5

Santee Cooper water levels are at 75.56 in Lake Marion (full pool is 76.8) and 75.42 in Lake Moultrie (full pool is 75.5). The lakes are still relatively clear and morning surface water temperatures are in the mid-80s. 

The bass fishing has picked up on the Santee Cooper lakes, and Captain Brett Mitchell (803-379-7029) reports

July 30

Santee Cooper water levels are at 75.48 in Lake Marion (full pool is 76.8) and 75.25 in Lake Moultrie (full pool is 75.5). The lakes are relatively clear and morning surface water temperatures are about 87 degrees.

The best thing going on Santee is still the catfish, and Captain Stevie English (843-709-8138) reports

July 22

Santee Cooper water levels are at 75.65 in Lake Marion (full pool is 76.8) and 75.56 in Lake Moultrie (full pool is 75.5). Morning surface water temperatures are about 84 degrees and the lower lake is still very clear. 

It’s still a really good catfish bite on Santee, and Captain Stevie English (843-709-8138) reports

July 9

Santee Cooper water levels are at 75.30 in Lake Marion (full pool is 76.8) and 75.22 in Lake Moultrie (full pool is 75.5). Water temperatures are in the mid-80s. 

The catfish bite seems to have picked up again this week on Santee, and Captain Stevie English (843-709-8138) reports

June 24

Santee Cooper water levels are high at 75.45 in Lake Marion (full pool is 76.8) and bouncing around 75.1 in Lake Moultrie (full pool is 75.5). Water temperatures are in the lower 80s

The catfish bite may have dropped off a little this week on Santee, but Captain Stevie English (843-709-8138) reports

June 18

Santee Cooper water levels are high at 75.62 in Lake Marion (full pool is 76.8) and bouncing around 75.3 in Lake Moultrie (full pool is 75.5). The water remains clear and morning surface temperatures are in the low 80s. 

The catfish bite remains outstanding on Santee, and Captain Brett Mitchell (803-379-7029) reports

June 10

Santee Cooper water levels are high at 75.85 in Lake Marion (full pool is 76.8) and bouncing around full in Lake Moultrie (full pool is 75.5). The water remains clear and morning surface temperatures are around 80. 

There’s no doubt that catfish have provided the most exciting action on Santee for the last week or two, and the fishing has gotten so good that Captain Steve English (843-729-4044) has

May 28

Santee Cooper water levels are high at 75.57 in Lake Marion (full pool is 76.8) and bouncing around 75.45 in Lake Moultrie (full pool is 75.5). The water is clear and morning surface temperatures are in the low 80s. 

All that talk about the lakes not being very hot just last week seems like a very long time ago, but Captain Brett Mitchell (803-379-7029) reports that bass

May 19

Santee Cooper water levels are high at 75.76 in Lake Marion (full pool is 76.8) and bouncing around 75.35 in Lake Moultrie (full pool is 75.5). The water is clear and morning surface temperatures are around 74 degrees.

It’s been a weird spring in South Carolina and the Santee Cooper lakes have still not gotten very hot, and perhaps as a result Captain Brett Mitchell (803-379-7029) reports that bass

May 6

Santee Cooper water levels are at 75.55 in Lake Marion (full pool is 76.8) and bouncing around 75.3 in Lake Moultrie (full pool is 75.5). 

As predicted the Santee Cooper bass remain in a bit of a post-spawn lull right now, and Captain Brett Mitchell (803-379-7029) reports