December 15

Santee Cooper water levels are at 74.60 in Lake Marion (full pool is 76.8) and 73.65 in Lake Moultrie (full pool is 75.5). Morning surface water temperatures are in the mid- to upper 50s. 

December 2

Santee Cooper water levels are at 74.20 in Lake Marion (full pool is 76.8) and 73.51 in Lake Moultrie (full pool is 75.5). Morning surface water temperatures are in the upper 50s. 

November 17

Santee Cooper water levels are at 74.70 in Lake Marion (full pool is 76.8) and 74.55 in Lake Moultrie (full pool is 75.5). Morning surface water temperatures have dropped into the lower 60s and water temperatures are still relatively clear.

November 10

Santee Cooper water levels are at 74.49 in Lake Marion (full pool is 76.8) and 74.47 in Lake Moultrie (full pool is 75.5). Morning surface water temperatures are in the mid-60s.

November 3

Santee Cooper water levels are at 74.53 in Lake Marion (full pool is 76.8) and 74.48 in Lake Moultrie (full pool is 75.5) and the canal is still clear. Morning surface water temperatures are around 66-67 degrees.

October 26

Santee Cooper water levels are at 74.54 in Lake Marion (full pool is 76.8) and 74.47 in Lake Moultrie (full pool is 75.5). Morning surface water temperatures are around 65-67 degrees.

October 21

Santee Cooper water levels are at 74.54 in Lake Marion (full pool is 76.8) and 74.46 in Lake Moultrie (full pool is 75.5). The upper lake is now a bit dingy and even muddy in places (including Santee State Park and above). Morning surface water temperatures are around 65-66 degrees.

October 13

Santee Cooper water levels are at 74.66 in Lake Marion (full pool is 76.8) and 74.59 in Lake Moultrie (full pool is 75.5) and the upper lake is now a bit dingy. Morning surface water temperatures are around 69 degrees. 

October 6

Santee Cooper water levels are at 74.66 in Lake Marion (full pool is 76.8) and 74.59 in Lake Moultrie (full pool is 75.5) and the upper lake is now a bit dingy. Morning surface water temperatures have fallen all the way to 68 degrees!

September 29

Santee Cooper water levels are down to 74.51 in Lake Marion (full pool is 76.8) and 74.38 in Lake Moultrie (full pool is 75.5) and visibility is high. Morning surface water temperatures are in the upper 70s but dropping. 

At long last the crappie fishing has significantly improved on Santee, and Captain Steve English (843-729-4044) reports

September 15

Santee Cooper water levels are at 75.12 in Lake Marion (full pool is 76.8) and 74.97 in Lake Moultrie (full pool is 75.5). Morning surface water temperatures are around 79 degrees.

There’s been a bit of a slowdown with the catfish on Santee, and Captain Steve English (843-729-4044) reports

September 8

Santee Cooper water levels are at 74.89 in Lake Marion (full pool is 76.8) and 74.80 in Lake Moultrie (full pool is 75.5) and the lake is surprisingly clear despite the recent rains. Morning surface water temperatures are around 82 degrees. 

Sometimes it’s good to know that catfish can be caught in totally different patterns at the same time on Santee Cooper

August 31

Santee Cooper water levels are at 75.00 in Lake Marion (full pool is 76.8) and 74.95 in Lake Moultrie (full pool is 75.5) and the lake is surprisingly clear despite the recent rains. Morning surface water temperatures are around 81-83 degrees. 

Even with only slight early fall cooling the crappie fishing is starting to improve on Santee, and Captain Steve English (843-729-4044) reports

August 22

Santee Cooper water levels are at 74.99 in Lake Marion (full pool is 76.8) and 74.91 in Lake Moultrie (full pool is 75.5) and morning surface water temperatures are around 83 degrees. 

Water temperatures are starting to drop on Santee Cooper, and Captain Brett Mitchell (803-379-7029) reports

August 18

Santee Cooper water levels are at 74.81 in Lake Marion (full pool is 76.8) and 74.69 in Lake Moultrie (full pool is 75.5) and morning surface water temperatures are in the mid-80s. 

There are certainly still anglers catching catfish shallower on Santee, but for big bites Captain Stevie English (843-709-8138)

August 3

Santee Cooper water levels are down to 74.97 in Lake Marion (full pool is 76.8) and 74.87 in Lake Moultrie (full pool is 75.5) and the lake is still pretty clear. Morning surface water temperatures are about 88 degrees. 

The bass are in a typical summer pattern on Santee, and Captain Brett Mitchell (803-379-7029) reports

July 22

Santee Cooper water levels are down to 75.32 in Lake Marion (full pool is 76.8) and 75.15 in Lake Moultrie (full pool is 75.5) and the lake is still pretty clear. Morning surface water temperatures are about 89 degrees. 

Traditional bass fishing patterns have gotten really tough in the lakes, and on the water yesterday Captain Brett Mitchell (803-379-7029) reports

July 14

Santee Cooper water levels are down to 75.69 in Lake Marion (full pool is 76.8) and 74.92 in Lake Moultrie (full pool is 75.5). Morning surface water temperatures range from about 85-88 degrees. 

It’s a strong catfish bite on Santee Cooper, and Captain Stevie English (843-709-8138) reports

July 1

Santee Cooper water levels are down to 74.02 in Lake Marion (full pool is 76.8) and 74.92 in Lake Moultrie (full pool is 75.5) and the lakes are normal clarity. Morning surface water temperatures have dropped into the mid-80s in most areas.  

On the crappie front, Captain Steve English (843-729-4044) reports

June 23

Santee Cooper water levels are at 74.12 in Lake Marion (full pool is 76.8) and 75.09 in Lake Moultrie (full pool is 75.5) and the lakes are clear. Morning surface water temperatures range between 85 and 90 degrees. 

The bass patterns are mostly unchanged on Clarks Hill, but Captain Brett Mitchell (803-379-7029) reports

June 17

Santee Cooper water levels are at 74.27 in Lake Marion (full pool is 76.8) and 75.20 in Lake Moultrie (full pool is 75.5) and the lakes are clear. Morning surface water temperatures are around 87-88 degrees. 

The crappie fishing has still been pretty slow on Santee, and Captain Steve English (843-729-4044) reports

June 10

Santee Cooper water levels are at 74.33 in Lake Marion (full pool is 76.8) and around 75.29 in Lake Moultrie (full pool is 75.5). Morning surface water temperatures are in the lower 80s. 

The crappie fishing has improved marginally, but Captain Steve English (843-729-4044) reports

May 24

Santee Cooper water levels are at 74.23 in Lake Marion (full pool is 76.8) and around 75.1 in Lake Moultrie (full pool is 75.5). Both lakes are clear and water temperatures are around 80 in the morning. 

Strong summer patterns are starting to take off for bass on Santee, and Captain Brett Mitchell (803-379-7029) reports