Santee Lakes Fishing Report

Santee Lakes Fishing Report

3-12-2025
by Santee Lakes Staff
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Goodmorning! Today the spotlight is on Maddie and her friend. They caught a crappie while camping with us! Not a fish you see all too often, nice catch! We stocked lakes 2 and 3 on March 6th with 1,000 lbs. split between the two of them. That stock will conclude our trout season! Don't worry, there are still plenty of trout to be caught and that also means catfish season is just around the corner. The best baits to be using right now for trout are powerbait, rat tails, kastmasters, roostertails, and night crawlers. Green powerbait specifically has had multiple reports of success recently. 

 

Catfish season is coming up quick! Our opener will be on the 12th and 13th of April. We will be stocking 2,500 lbs. of catfish with trophy fish in the mix. Mark your calendars because this is a weekend you definitely don't want to miss! 

 

The bass bite has been a little slow but there has been some action. The water is pretty cold, around 52-54 degrees, so a slower moving bait like jigs, and worms would work well. Crankbaits, spinnerbaits, and jerkbaits could also see some success.



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