Thread: Lakes to fish in 2016

This might be the year that I get to fish Lake Marion for crappie during the spawn.

Butch I have the same one as you. I hate to say I'm 56, lives within a few hours of the lake and have never fished it! It is a shame but it is so hard to pass the upstate lakes when the spawn is on to go there. I'm inching to take the kayak down and fish the swamp. I know a few that goes and have a blast most anytime they go. I hear gators don't like to eat old people

I am with you Ray. Been on Secession twice and did well both times. Would like to do The Hill again for hybrids. Some kind of fun there.

I have been fortunate to have fished most SC major lakes, and many many more in other states over the years. To pick one would be difficult as I wish to fish where the fish are biting. The one State lake I've had success, and truly loved visiting that wasn't named Santee Cooper would be Clarks Hill. Ray, I would also like to invite you ahead of time to a long lining trip to Lake Murray, yes sir you heard me correctly, Lake Murray. This will be most probably in March, as I believe it's one of the better months on Murray before the lake gets crowded. I'll let you know when.

Mine would be lake moultrie for rockfish....haven't ever been there,or hartwell,secession or greenwood.

Clarks Hill for me. Only been there 3 times and 2 of them was last spring. Can't wait to go back. We must have hit it just right last year. It was two days of the fish being where they were supposed to be. Which is pretty uncommon of my home lake murray

CB, on the hill the fish are VERY predictable, especially during the spring. After getting on fish you just wonder if somewhere else is holding bigger fish is what keeps me moving around.

Mine would be The Hill and Lake Marion, as most have said the Hill is a great lake. Parts of it is only 30-40 minutes from my house and I usually only take 1-2 trips a year to it. Would love to try the Georgia side some and become more familiar with it. I also want to take another trip or two to Santee when the weather is decent. Have been down there 2 years in a row with terrible weather each trip and the lake has pretty much whooped my butt except for catching a couple nice fish including 2 3 pound fish in the same day last year pre-fishing. Would like to try it when we don't have freezing temperatures and 30 mph winds.