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Fishing regulations at Saluda River, SC
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Fishing regulations in South Carolina can change throughout the year. Make sure to check this page before fishing for the most up to date rules and regulations for the current season. Local regulations govern when you can fish, the max size of the fish you can keep, how many fish you can keep, and more.
Below you will see fishing regulations for catching Striped bass as of April 8th, 2026. To view regulations for a different fish species, please click on your preferred species in the drop-down.
Seasons
Bag limit
Keep intact
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. Any game fish or species with a size limit listed must be landed with head and tail fin intact.
Special limits and regulations apply in:
Ashepoo River:
- October 1 to June 15: minimum size = 26-inches; bag limit = 3 striped bass
- June 16 - Sept. 30: season is closed - no harvest of striped bass
Ashley River:
- October 1 to June 15: minimum size = 26-inches; bag limit = 3 striped bass
- June 16 - Sept. 30: season is closed - no harvest of striped bass
Back River in Jasper County and the Back River in Berkeley County:
- October 1 to June 15: minimum size = 26-inches; bag limit = 3 striped bass
- June 16 - Sept. 30: season is closed - no harvest of striped bass
Black River:
- October 1 to June 15: minimum size = 26-inches; bag limit = 3 striped bass
- June 16 - Sept. 30: season is closed - no harvest of striped bass
Black Mingo Creek:
- October 1 to June 15: minimum size = 26-inches; bag limit = 3 striped bass
- June 16 - Sept. 30: season is closed - no harvest of striped bass
Bull Creek and Little Bull Creek:
- October 1 to June 15: minimum size = 26-inches; bag limit = 3 striped bass
- June 16 - Sept. 30: season is closed - no harvest of striped bass
Combahee River:
- October 1 to June 15: minimum size = 26-inches; bag limit = 3 striped bass
- June 16 - Sept. 30: season is closed - no harvest of striped bass
Cooper River system:
- October 1 to June 15: minimum size = 26-inches; bag limit = 3 striped bass
- June 16 - Sept. 30: season is closed - no harvest of striped bass
Coosawhatchie River:
- October 1 to June 15: minimum size = 26-inches; bag limit = 3 striped bass
- June 16 - Sept. 30: season is closed - no harvest of striped bass
Cuckholds Creek:
- October 1 to June 15: minimum size = 26-inches; bag limit = 3 striped bass
- June 16 - Sept. 30: season is closed - no harvest of striped bass
Edisto River:
- October 1 to June 15: minimum size = 26-inches; bag limit = 3 striped bass
- June 16 - Sept. 30: season is closed - no harvest of striped bass
Hartwell Lake: striped or hybrid bass or a combination; only 3 fish over 26-inches; bag limit = no more than 10 combined striped bass or hybrid bass;
Lake Hartwell Tailwater: striped or hybrid bass or a combination; only 1 fish over 34-inches; bag limit = no more than 2 combined striped bass or hybrid bass;
Horseshoe Creek:
- October 1 to June 15: minimum size = 26-inches; bag limit = 3 striped bass
- June 16 - Sept. 30: season is closed - no harvest of striped bass
Intracoastal Waterway (Horry County):
- October 1 to June 15: minimum size = 26-inches; bag limit = 3 striped bass
- June 16 - Sept. 30: season is closed - no harvest of striped bass
Lumber River:
- October 1 to June 15: minimum size = 26-inches; bag limit = 3 striped bass
- June 16 - Sept. 30: season is closed - no harvest of striped bass
Lynches River:
- October 1 to June 15: minimum size = 26-inches; bag limit = 3 striped bass
- June 16 - Sept. 30: season is closed - no harvest of striped bass
Murray Lake
- October 1 to May31: minimum size = 21 inches; bag limit = 5 striped bass
- June 1 to September 30: no size limit; bag limit = 5 striped bass
Great Pee Dee and Little Pee Dee Rivers:
- October 1 to June 15: minimum size = 26-inches; bag limit = 3 striped bass
- June 16 - Sept. 30: season is closed - no harvest of striped bass
Pocotaligo in Beaufort, Jasper, and Hampton Counties:
- October 1 to June 15: minimum size = 26-inches; bag limit = 3 striped bass
- June 16 - Sept. 30: season is closed - no harvest of striped bass
Russell Lake: striped or hybrid bass or a combination; only 1 fish over 34-inches; bag limit = no more than 2 combined striped bass or hybrid bass;
Salkehatchie and Little Salkehatchie Rivers:
- October 1 to June 15: minimum size = 26-inches; bag limit = 3 striped bass
- June 16 - Sept. 30: season is closed - no harvest of striped bass
Saluda River (Middle Reach, i.e., all waters of Saluda River from backwaters of Lake Murray at SC Hwy 395 upstream to Lake Greenwood Dam):
- October 1 to May31: minimum size = 21-inches; bag limit = 5 striped bass
- June 1 - Sept. 30: no size limit; bag limit = 5 striped bass
Sampit River:
- October 1 to June 15: minimum size = 26-inches; bag limit = 3 striped bass
- June 16 - Sept. 30: season is closed - no harvest of striped bass
Santee River system (includes lower reach of Saluda River):
- October 1 to June 15: striped bass between 23 and 25 inches may be harvested except that one fish may be greater than 26 inches; bag limit = 3 striped bass;
- June 16 - September 30 closed except for Lower Saluda River where catch and release is allowed
Savannah River (lower reaches): bag limit = 2 striped bass, striped bass hybrids, white bass, or any combination of these species per person per day; minimum size = 27 inches total length.
Thoroughfare Creek:
- October 1 to June 15: minimum size = 26-inches; bag limit = 3 striped bass
- June 16 - Sept. 30: season is closed - no harvest of striped bass
Thurmond Lake: striped or hybrid bass or a combination; only 3 fish over 26-inches; bag limit = no more than 10 combined striped bass or hybrid bass;
Tulifinny River:
- October 1 to June 15: minimum size = 26-inches; bag limit = 3 striped bass
- June 16 - Sept. 30: season is closed - no harvest of striped bass
Waccamaw River:
- October 1 to June 15: minimum size = 26-inches; bag limit = 3 striped bass
- June 16 - Sept. 30: season is closed - no harvest of striped bass
Check with state parks, city reservoirs, or county parks for special limits and regulations that apply to those areas. For more information, see SCDNR website.
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- Striped bass - 167 members reported to have caught this fish
- Largemouth bass - 131 members reported to have caught this fish
- Rainbow trout - 73 members reported to have caught this fish
- @AnglerAntics reported a nice Redeye bass.
- @onetwotwo reported a nice Rainbow trout.
- @daelyntaylor reported a nice White perch.
- @daelyntaylor reported a nice Bluegill.
- @onetwotwo reported a nice Rainbow trout.
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