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 bassJune 16 - Sept. 30: season is closed - no harvest of striped bassAshley River:October 1 to June 15: minimum size = 26-inches; bag limit = 3 striped bassJune 16 - Sept. 30: season is closed - no harvest of striped bassBack River in Jasper County and the Back River in Berkeley County:October 1 to June 15: minimum size = 26-inches; bag limit = 3 striped bassJune 16 - Sept. 30: season is closed - no harvest of striped bassBlack River:October 1 to June 15: minimum size = 26-inches; bag limit = 3 striped bassJune 16 - Sept. 30: season is closed - no harvest of striped bassBlack Mingo Creek: October 1 to June 15: minimum size = 26-inches; bag limit = 3 striped bassJune 16 - Sept. 30: season is closed - no harvest of striped bassBull Creek and Little Bull Creek: October 1 to June 15: minimum size = 26-inches; bag limit = 3 striped bassJune 16 - Sept. 30: season is closed - no harvest of striped bassCombahee River:October 1 to June 15: minimum size = 26-inches; bag limit = 3 striped bassJune 16 - Sept. 30: season is closed - no harvest of striped bassCooper River system:October 1 to June 15: minimum size = 26-inches; bag limit = 3 striped bassJune 16 - Sept. 30: season is closed - no harvest of striped bassCoosawhatchie River: October 1 to June 15: minimum size = 26-inches; bag limit = 3 striped bassJune 16 - Sept. 30: season is closed - no harvest of striped bassCuckholds Creek:October 1 to June 15: minimum size = 26-inches; bag limit = 3 striped bassJune 16 - Sept. 30: season is closed - no harvest of striped bassEdisto River:October 1 to June 15: minimum size = 26-inches; bag limit = 3 striped bassJune 16 - Sept. 30: season is closed - no harvest of striped bassHartwell 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 bassJune 16 - Sept. 30: season is closed - no harvest of striped bassIntracoastal Waterway (Horry County):October 1 to June 15: minimum size = 26-inches; bag limit = 3 striped bassJune 16 - Sept. 30: season is closed - no harvest of striped bassLumber River: October 1 to June 15: minimum size = 26-inches; bag limit = 3 striped bassJune 16 - Sept. 30: season is closed - no harvest of striped bassLynches River: October 1 to June 15: minimum size = 26-inches; bag limit = 3 striped bassJune 16 - Sept. 30: season is closed - no harvest of striped bassMurray Lake October 1 to May31: minimum size = 21 inches; bag limit = 5 striped bassJune 1 to September 30: no size limit; bag limit = 5 striped bassGreat Pee Dee and Little Pee Dee Rivers:October 1 to June 15: minimum size = 26-inches; bag limit = 3 striped bassJune 16 - Sept. 30: season is closed - no harvest of striped bassPocotaligo in Beaufort, Jasper, and Hampton Counties:October 1 to June 15: minimum size = 26-inches; bag limit = 3 striped bassJune 16 - Sept. 30: season is closed - no harvest of striped bassRussell 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 bassJune 16 - Sept. 30: season is closed - no harvest of striped bassSaluda 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 bassJune 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 bassJune 16 - Sept. 30: season is closed - no harvest of striped bassSantee 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 allowedSavannah 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 bassJune 16 - Sept. 30: season is closed - no harvest of striped bassThurmond 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 bassJune 16 - Sept. 30: season is closed - no harvest of striped bassWaccamaw River: October 1 to June 15: minimum size = 26-inches; bag limit = 3 striped bassJune 16 - Sept. 30: season is closed - no harvest of striped bassCheck with state parks, city reservoirs, or county parks for special limits and regulations that apply to those areas. For more information, see SCDNR website.
