Keep South Carolina Wild

Fishing

With South Carolina’s bountiful waterways, fishing is an easy and fun way to spend your day enjoying nature with the company of good friends, and, if you’re lucky, add delicious food to your table! From the trout streams of the Upstate, and the bream, bass and catfish of the rivers and lakes of the Midlands, to the flounder and redfish of our Lowcountry salt marshes and the blue marlin & red snapper of the deep ocean - there’s a myriad of opportunities! SCWF programs teach the basics of fishing, best fishing practices, and conservation measures needed for aquatic resources.

Buying your SC Fishing License is a great first step toward conservation - this brings money to the management of South Carolina’s waterways!

SCWF Plishing
Challenge!

EVERY SUMMER: June 1—August 31

Have you recently learned to fish? Are you a lifelong angler? Either way, you are in the right spot! PLISHING is a combination of the Swedish phrase “plocka upp”, meaning litter pick up, and fishing! Join our challenge and, as you set out on your fishing adventures, you can log your fish as well as litter you pick up and dispose of properly. Each fish caught, fish released, and bag of litter collected can earn you prizes (in addition to enjoying the outdoors and practicing conservation!) Follow the directions below to get started!

To register:

  • Download the FishDonkey app for free on your mobile device.
  • Create an account.
  • Select “Fish in a Tournament.”
  • Search for SCWF Plishing Challenge.
  • Click the JOIN NOW button. The first 200 registrations will be free thanks to Palmetto State Armory!
  • Follow SCWF on Instagram and Facebook for information on where to fish, what to use, and get ready to begin June 1!
plishing challenge
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Best Fishing Practices

Whether you are releasing a fish because it’s too small, out of season, or you have reached your retention limit, follow these helpful tips below to improve that fish’s chance of survival. Make sure you know your requirements when fishing for snapper-grouper species in South Atlantic federal waters. Click the link below for resources from South Atlantic Fishery Management Council.

best practices

Collegiate Angling Program

The Collegiate Angling Program (CAP) is an aquatic education and fishing program where college students serve as fishing mentors to peers to teach them about all things related to fishing and fisheries management. CAP provides a community of students who are teaching, sharing, and building a fishing community over the school year. CAP just completed its pilot year and we hope to bring you more on CAP in the fall of 2024. We want to thank the Bass Fishing Hall of Fame for providing financial support for this pilot program and Angling Women for providing the gear.

Fishing Webinars

In 2020, SCWF began offering FREE Zoom webinars on a variety of topics. Each webinar is recorded and then uploaded to our YouTube Channel. We invite you to join us for our next webinar, and also watch some of our previous webinars through the link below.

Let's Go Fishing! (For All Ages!)

BeBe Harrison, Angling Women & SCWF Board

Freshwater Shoreline Restoration

Charly Greenthaler, Water Resources Clemson Extension Agent

Introduction to Fly Fishing

Will Mundhenke, SCDNR
more webinars

Fishing Resources

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