|
* * * IMPORTANT NOTICE * * *
You are currently viewing the old OUTDOOR CENTRAL.COM website ARCHIVES. For the latest in hunting, fishing, and outdoor recreation
related news, and an ALL NEW experience, including user friendly navigation,
search capabilities, an Outdoor Central Video Network, and more, be sure to
visit our NEW WEBSITE, located at
http://www.outdoorcentral.com. Visit the new, improved
website, you'll be glad you did! CLICK
HERE |
|
|
2/12/2007
#07–45 February 12, 2007
Commercial shad, herring fisheries now open in S.C.
State natural resources officials opened the commercial
blueback herring and shad season in many areas for 2007 beginning Feb. 1.
A copy of the complete shad fishing regulations may be obtained by calling
the S.C. Department of Natural Resources at the Marine Resources Center at
Fort Johnson on James Island in Charleston at (843) 953-9309.
Information on
licenses,
seasonal
information and locations (pdf file)
Anglers are reminded that, while legal fishing times are set by state law,
for safety and security reasons, access to and upstream limits of the
Rediversion Canal are set by U.S. Army Corps of Engineers policy, and may be
changed depending upon conditions. Fishermen will not be permitted upstream
of the CSX railroad trestle over the Rediversion Canal before 7 p.m. Eastern
Standard Time (8 p.m. Daylight Savings Time), and must move downstream of
the trestle by midnight. Buoy placement may be altered at the discretion of
the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers or the DNR at any time.
All commercial fishermen will be required to fill out reporting forms
recording their catch and fishing effort pursuant to their commercial
license requirements, but may also be interviewed upon landing by DNR
personnel regarding their catch and effort expended.
Commercial fishermen will need to purchase a commercial saltwater fishing
license ($25 resident/$300 non-resident) and an equipment license for each
type of gear carried on board, and for each piece of gear being used on
board during a trip ($10 residenT/$50 non-resident). If fish are being
commercially harvested for bait, a bait dealer license should be purchased
($25 resident/$125 non-resident) instead of commercial saltwater fishing
license. To sell to the public for human consumption, a fisherman must
purchase a wholesale license ($100 resident/$500 non-resident). Fishermen
harvesting herring for non-commercial use need only have a freshwater
fishing license, but are limited to one bushel.
Download the license (pdf file)
Commercial Shad Seasons and Controls
 | Winyah Bay - includes Black River, Sampit River, Great Pee Dee, Little
Pee Dee, Lynches River, Waccamaw River, and Winyah Bay:
Pee Dee above US Highway 701, Waccamaw River above entrance of Big Bull
Creek, and Black River above county Road 179:
Season: Feb. 1–April 30
Times: Monday Noon–Saturday Noon
Remainder of Winyah Bay, including Sampit River & Big Bull Creek:
Season: Feb. 1–April 15
Times: Monday Noon–Saturday Noon, local time
Methods: No restrictions, except drift nets in Waccamaw River between
Butler Island and US Highway 17 restricted to 900 feet.
|
| Santee River—includes below Wilson Dam including the Rediversion Canal
below St. Stephen Dam, North Santee River, North Santee Bay, and South
Santee River:
Rediversion Canal from St. Stephen Dam seaward to the seaward terminus of
the northern dike of the Rediversion Canal—no open season
Rediversion Canal from the seaward terminus of the northern dike of the
Rediversion Canal seaward to Santee River:
Season: Feb. 1–April 30
Times: 7 a.m.–7pm, Tuesday and Thursday
Wilson Dam to US Highway 52—no open season
US Highway 52 to SC Highway 41:
Season: Feb. 1–April 30
Times: 7 a.m. –7 p.m., Tuesday and Thursday
SC Highway 41 seaward:
Season: Feb. 1–March 31
Times: Monday Noon–Saturday Noon
|
| Charleston Harbor—includes Wando River and Cooper River to US Highway
17 bridges, Charleston Harbor, and Ashley River.
Tailrace Canal from Wadboo Creek to Jeffries Power Plant: no open season
Cooper River from Wadboo Creek to US Highway 17: no open season
Ashley River to confluence with Popper Dam Creek
Season: Feb. 1–March 31
Times: Wednesday Noon–Saturday Noon
Remainder of Charleston Harbor System (includes Wando River):
Season: Feb. 1–March 31
Times: Wednesday Noon–Saturday Noon
Methods: Drift nets only
|
| Edisto River – includes Edisto River Estuary, Edisto River, North and
South Branches (Forks) of the Edisto River.
Above US Highway15 bridge:
Season: Jan. 15–April 15
Times: Tuesday Noon–Saturday Noon
Methods: Any law method and equipment, however nets must have a mesh size
no smaller than 5 inches and no larger than 5 and one-half inches.
Seaward of US Highway 15 bridge and above US Highway 17 bridge:
Season: Jan. 15–April 15
Times: Tuesday Noon–Saturday Noon
Below US Highway 17 bridge:
Season: Jan. 1–March 31
Times: Wednesday Noon–Friday Midnight
|
| Ashepoo River –
Season: Feb. 1–March 31
Times: Friday Noon–Saturday Noon
|
| Combahee River—
All tributaries except main stems of Salkehatchie Rivers: no open season.
Remainder of Combahee River, including main stems of Salkehatchie Rivers:
Season: Jan. 15–March 31
Times: Anchored nets: Tuesday Noon–Friday Noon; Drift nets: Monday
Noon–Saturday Noon
|
| Coosawhatchie River—no open season
|
| Savannah River—South Carolina portions
New Savannah Bluff Lock & Dam to confluence with Spirit Creek: no open
season.
Main River above I-95 Bridge:
Season: Jan. 1–April 15
Times: Wednesday 7 a.m.–Saturday 7 p.m.
Tributaries above I-95 bridge – no open season
Seaward of I-95 Bridge:
Season: Jan. 1–March 31 except no anchored nets allowed in Savannah’s
Little Back River, Back River, and the north channel of Savannah River
downstream from New Savannah Cut.
Times: Tuesday 7 a.m.–Friday 7 p.m.
|
| Atlantic Ocean—no open season
|
| Lake Moultrie, Lake Marion, Diversion Canal, & Intake Canal of
Rediversion Canal:
Season: No closed season
Times: No restrictions
Methods: Cast nets and lift nets only
Take limits: 250 pounds of herring and shad combined per boat per day |
<%server.execute "/search-similar.asp"%>
Click Here To Return To The Previous Page |
