Creel Limits

Striped Bass

Total three fish. Within the boundaries of the Santee River system (including lakes Marion and Moultrie), from October 1st through June 15th, it is “unlawful to take or possess a striped bass less than twenty-three inches or greater than twenty-five inches, provided that one striped bass taken or possessed may be greater than twenty-six inches.

The season is closed from June 16 – September 30.

Game Fish

A total of 40 game fish may be kept in any one day. This total shall not exceed more than the limits or exceptions listed below.

Smallmouth Bass

No more than 5 fish combined total per day of smallmouth, largemouth, redeye, spotted bass or their hybrids. 12-inch size limit.

Largemouth Bass

14 inch size limit. No more than 5 fish combined total per day of smallmouth, largemouth, redeye, spotted bass or their hybrids.

Bream

Including bluegill, flier, warmouth, pumpkinseed & redear, green sunfish & spotted sunfish), white bass, chain pickerel or jackfish, redfin pike.

Yellow perch

30 fish per person per day.

Crappie

8-inch size limit, 20 fish per person per day

Arkansas Blue Catfish

Daily possession limit of not more than 25 fish. Also, it is unlawful to possess more than two fish greater than 32 inches.