Latest Santee Cooper Fishing Report Nov ’25

Provided by Captain Joe Dennis with Father and Kyle Austin

Striper

Season is open!

The stripers are still 35 to 45 foot. fish with a Carolina rig with live herring or live shad. Fish right above the Fish for your best results. Also, this time of year there’s a chance to see some schooling activity under the seagulls. Cast quarter ounce buck tails and soft plastic jigs like the Charlie Brewer Slider Tennessee shad for your best results.

Bass

B.A.S.S. report from captain Kyle Austin
With cooler nights and water temps dropping you Definitely want to get out early and find an early morning topwater bite. Spooks and frogs around point trees and grass work great. You have to keep everything honest in the fall. Shallow , mid depth , and deep. Lures like crankbaits, soft plastic worms, jigs, and topwaters are good baits! Keep your eyes and ears ready to maybe see some schooling fish activity! Keep everything honest and keep moving until you start getting bit then slow down in those areas

Crappie & Bream

Most of the Crappie and bream on the lower lake will be on brush piles in 25-35 ft. Cast jigs (Charlie Brewer Sliders) or minnows under a cork for the Crappie. Making long cast to prevent spooking the fish will get you more bites.
For the bream, fish with red worms or crickets, Fish vertical right over the brush for your best results. Look for shallower brush 15-20 ft on lake Marion for the crappie.

Catfish

Plenty of fish are still being caught drifting in 20-30ft. As well as fish moving into the deeper 45-50 plus ft preparing for the cooler weather. Santee cooper rigs with fresh herring are the bait of choice.

The redfish and speckled trout bite is fire on the cooper river. Soft plastics like the new Charlie Brewer Slider Electric Chicken will be a good choice. Fish the creek mouths and grass lines.

Man with a large catfish at fishing tournament

January

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December

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November