Freshwater Fishing
In later years, my career took me all over the United States, and sometimes right back to Santee Cooper. Each time I cross the old 301 bridge, I can’t help but think about that first trip. Most of all, I think about my grandfather and how proud he would be of the path I’ve followed as a fisherman at heart. He did two things in his life that forever changed mine: he taught me how to fish, and he took me, just once, to Santee Cooper. But that was all it took. So now, let’s take a closer look at what Santee Cooper is all about.
A Lake with History Beneath the Water One of the first things you notice about Santee Cooper is that it doesn’t feel like most other lakes. It’s wild. The flooded forests, endless stumps, twisting channels, it’s a landscape that seems half-forgotten, as if time stopped when the waters rose. And in a way, it did. Back in the 1940s, the Santee and Cooper Rivers were dammed to generate hydroelectric power, creating two massive reservoirs: Lake Marion (110,000 acres) and Lake Moultrie (60,000 acres).
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