LivewellFish consumption advisories
South Carolina
South Carolina publishes advisories for 81 waters, covering 279 species-and-size recommendations.
Contaminants of concern: Mercury, PCBs
Waters with advisories in South Carolina
81 waters on file. A water not listed here has no advisory in the state's data — which usually means it has never been sampled, not that it's been cleared.
Lakes 28
- Atlantic Ocean
- Cedar Creek Reservoir
- Dargan's Pond
- Fishing Creek Reservoir
- Four Hole Swamp
- Lake Ashwood
- Lake Conestee
- Lake George Warren
- Lake H.B. Robinson
- Lake Hartwell-All Remaining
- Lake Hartwell-GA
- Lake Hartwell-Seneca River Arm
- Lake J. Strom Thurmond
- Lake Jocassee
- Lake Keowee
- Lake Marion
- Lake Moultrie
- Lake Prestwood
- Lake Russell
- Lake Tugaloo
- Lake Wallace-Diversion Lake
- Lake Wallace-Fishing Lake
- Lake Wateree
- Lake Wylie
- Lake Yonah
- Langley Pond
- Saluda River
- Sequicentennial State Park
Streams 53
- Ashepoo River
- Ashley River
- Black Creek
- Black Mingo Creek
- Black River
- Catawba River
- Chessey Creek
- Clarks Creek
- Combahee River
- Congaree River
- Cooper River-E
- Cooper River-T
- Cooper River-W
- Cooper River-W-Tailrace Canal
- Coosawhatchie River
- Cuckolds Creek
- Diversion Canal (Santee Cooper Lakes)
- Durham Creek
- Edisto River
- Four Hole Swamp
- Great Pee Dee River-95
- Great Pee Dee River-NC
- Horseshoe Creek
- Intracoastal Waterway
- Lake Hartwell-12 Mile Creek
- Lake Hartwell-Seneca River Arm
- Little Pee Dee River
- Little Salkehatchie River
- Louthers Lake
- Lumber River
- Lynches River
- New River
- North Fork Edisto River
- North Santee River
- Penny Creek
- Pocotaligo River
- Rediversion Canal (Santee Cooper Lakes)
- Russ Creek
- Salkehatchie River
- Saluda River
- Sampit River
- Santee River
- Santee River
- Savannah River-119
- Savannah River-D
- Savannah River-S
- South Fork Edisto River
- South Santee River
- Waccamaw River
- Wadboo Creek
- Wadmacon Creek
- Wambaw Creek
- Wateree River
Browse South Carolina by county
Every named water in the state, county by county — including the many with no advisory on file.
- Abbeville
- Aiken
- Allendale
- Anderson
- Bamberg
- Barnwell
- Beaufort
- Berkeley
- Brunswick
- Calhoun
- Charleston
- Chatham
- Cherokee
- Chester
- Chesterfield
- Clarendon
- Clarke
- Colleton
- Columbus
- Darlington
- Dillon
- Dorchester
- Edgefield
- Effingham
- Elbert
- Fairfield
- Florence
- Georgetown
- Greenville
- Greenwood
- Habersham
- Hampton
- Hart
- Horry
- Jasper
- Kershaw
- Lancaster
- Laurens
- Lee
- Lexington
- Lincoln
- Marion
- Marlboro
- McCormick
- Newberry
- Oconee
- Orangeburg
- Pickens
- Rabun
- Richland
- Saluda
- Spartanburg
- Stephens
- Sumter
- Transylvania
- Union
- Williamsburg
- York
South Carolina statewide fishing limits
Statewide defaults — specific waters and zones may differ. Verify the current rules before keeping a fish.
| Species | Size | Daily limit | Open season | Keep season |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Largemouth Bass | — | 5 | Year-round | Same as open |
| Smallmouth Bass | 12" min | 5 | Year-round | Same as open |
| Striped Bass | — | 10 | Year-round | Same as open |
| Hybrid Striped Bass | — | 10 | Year-round | Same as open |
| Blue Catfish | — | 25 | Year-round | Same as open |
| Channel Catfish | — | — | Year-round | Same as open |
| Flathead Catfish | — | — | Year-round | Same as open |
| Black Crappie | 8" min | 20 | Year-round | Same as open |
| White Crappie | 8" min | 20 | Year-round | Same as open |
| Bluegill | — | 30 | Year-round | Same as open |
| Redbreast Sunfish | — | 15 | Year-round | Same as open |
| Chain Pickerel | — | 30 | Year-round | Same as open |
| White Bass | — | 10 | Year-round | Same as open |
| Walleye | — | 8 | Year-round | Same as open |
Official rules: South Carolina — South Carolina DNR