Heading to Santee this week

[JINXBASS]

I will leaving VA on Thursday for a long weekend trip to Santee. I went last year about the same time and loved the lake. I mainly fished the swamp and absolutely loved the scenery. Is there any info anyone is willing to let go of. Not tourney fishing it is actually a trip I like to do in memory of my dads passing. His birthday is 4/2. Just curious as to water temps, and are the fish prespawn, or currently spawning. I don't know very much of the lake at all just a trip to lay a back a fish a little. Thanks guys.

[Randy T]

The bite should get better next weekend. The lake has turned off quite a bit over the past few weeks. Water temps should be around 60 in the swamp next weekend. The fish are in all 3 stages.

[JINXBASS]

Thank you sir. I sure am looking forward to some alone time in the swamp.

[usmc03]

Weather lady says temps here to be in the 70'/low 80's this week. Fishing should be a lot better now, this cold weather has made fishing kinda tough around here. You may see a lot of other bass boats, there is a Costa tx coming up pretty soon, and a lot of pre-fishing going on. Good luck if you head up to the "stumphole", but be careful too.

[JINXBASS]

Thanks. I j
Would love to fish without a winter suit on. It have been cold up here and average water temp is about 50

[Jeff Hahn]

I just got back last night from a 10 day trip to Santee. Water temps were in the mid-upper 50's, but we had two cold fronts and the dang wind never quit blowing. Water temps had been in the mid-upper 60's in Feb. There are shallow fish in the black water ponds in the upper lake. We also caught fish in Angel's Cove, the Duck Pond, and the Hatchery. There are some fish on the trees, but not many. The warming trend should have some moving to the trees by next week. Our best baits were a green pumpkin Zoom Speed Worm, a spinnerbait, and a heavy cover swim jig.

[JINXBASS]

Leaving tomorrow... Any last second advice????

[usmc03]

Drive safe.....

[JINXBASS]

Drive safe.....

Yea I hear there is some construction and the cops are heavy down there.

[santee bass]

Yea I hear the cops are heavy down there.

Their scales go from 0-400 in about a second.

[c rig]

I just got back last night from a 10 day trip to Santee. Water temps were in the mid-upper 50's, but we had two cold fronts and the dang wind never quit blowing. Water temps had been in the mid-upper 60's in Feb. There are shallow fish in the black water ponds in the upper lake. We also caught fish in Angel's Cove, the Duck Pond, and the Hatchery. There are some fish on the trees, but not many. The warming trend should have some moving to the trees by next week. Our best baits were a green pumpkin Zoom Speed Worm, a spinnerbait, and a heavy cover swim jig.

I always liked reading your Santee trip journal, whether it involved catching fish, not catching fish, or just eating bbq at Sweatmans.

You could make it a combination best of the Classic and best of Santee.

[Jeff Hahn]

I always liked reading your Santee trip journal, whether it involved catching fish, not catching fish, or just eating bbq at Sweatmans.

You could make it a combination best of the Classic and best of Santee.

Thanks for the kind comment. I didn't do a journal this time. Frankly, the wind blew hard almost everyday. So, we had to decide where to fish based on the wind more than where the fish were located.

[mikesxpress]

Sweatmans Q is worthy of any reporting effort!
Best rinds around

[Jeff Hahn]

We did make it to Sweatman's twice. YUM! One of the guys had to run home one day and stopped by a place called Scotty's and got us some carryout BBQ for sandwiches. From what he said, it's not the kind of place that you'd want to eat-in, as the clientele can be pretty seedy. But, it was really good Q!

[usmc03]

Jeff was that Scott's bbq in Hemingway, that is good q there. That seedy place was on a tv show showing the best bbq places in different states believe it or not.

[BWQK]

Jeff was that Scott's bbq in Hemingway, that is good q there. That seedy place was on a tv show showing the best bbq places in different states believe it or not.

Probably was and I bet when the woman at the counter heard that Ohio accent she wouldn't allow him to purchase the hot sauce. That just doesn't happen on the fist visit

[santee bass]

I think there is a Scott’s bbq in Charleston also & run by their son.

[Jeff Hahn]

Jeff was that Scott's bbq in Hemingway, that is good q there. That seedy place was on a tv show showing the best bbq places in different states believe it or not.

Yes, the one in Hemingway.