{"data":{"id":"us-sc/s.c.-code-ann.-50-5-1507","jurisdiction":"us-sc","citation":"S.C. Code Ann. § 50-5-1507","heading":"Zones, seasons, times, catch limits, size limits, methods, and equipment for taking herring.","body":"In addition to other provisions of law, the following provisions govern seasons, times, methods, equipment, size limits, and take limits in commercial fishing for herring in the waters of this State:\n(a) Black River, Little Pee Dee River, Lynches River, Sampit River, and the Waccamaw River from its northern ocean outlet at Little River to Winyah Bay, and Winyah Bay:\nSeason: No open season.\n(b) Great Pee Dee River:\n(1) Season: February 15 through April 15;\n(2) Times: 7:00 a.m. Wednesday to 7:00 p.m. Saturday, local time;\n(3) Methods and equipment: Any lawful method and equipment;\n(4) Size and take limits: No limits.\n(c) Santee River below Wilson Dam including the Rediversion Canal below St. Stephen Dam, North Santee River and Bay, South Santee River, and all tributaries and distributaries as follows:\n(i) Santee River below the cable and buoys marking the seaward boundary of the Wilson Dam Sanctuary designated by the department seaward to Wilson Dam Boat Landing:\n(1) Season: February 15 through April 30, for herring only;\n(2) Times: Sunrise Monday to sunset Thursday, as locally published;\n(3) Methods and equipment: Cast net and seine net. A seine may not exceed one hundred yards in total length. The mesh of the seine must not be less than one-half inch square. All fish except those used for live bait must be containerized in one bushel units before landing;\n(4) Size and take limits: Ten U.S. bushels each boat each day including lawful incidental catch; harvest must not be transferred between boats; and an additional boat must not be used to increase a person's daily take.\n(ii) Rediversion Canal:\n(1) Season: March 1 through April 30;\n(2) Times: 7:00 p.m. to 12:00 p.m. EST, or 8:00 p.m. to 12:00 p.m. DST;\n(3) Methods and equipment: Circular drop nets with a maximum six-foot diameter, lift nets, and cast nets allowed; other equipment prohibited; nets must be operated by hand; trawling prohibited; culling prohibited; all fish, except those used for live bait, must be containerized in units of one hundred pounds maximum weight before landing; all fishing is prohibited within one hundred feet of the fish lift exit channel at St. Stephen Powerhouse, except with hook and line from March 1 through April 15;\n(4) Size and take limits: Ten U.S. bushels each boat each day including lawful incidental catch; harvest must not be transferred between boats; and an additional boat must not be used to increase a person's daily take.\n(iii) Santee River seaward of Wilson Boat Landing:\nSeason: No open season.\n(d) Charleston Harbor System including Wando River and Cooper River seaward to the U.S. Highway 17 bridges, Charleston Harbor, Ashley River, and all tributaries and distributaries as follows:\n(i) Tailrace Canal from CSX Railroad Bridge to the Jefferies Power Plant Sanctuary line:\n(1) Season: March 1 through April 30;\n(2) Times: Sunrise as locally published to 10:00 p.m.;\n(3) Methods and equipment: Circular drop nets with a maximum six-foot diameter, lift nets, and cast nets allowed; other equipment prohibited; nets must be operated by hand; trawling prohibited; culling prohibited; all fish, except those used for live bait, must be containerized in units of one hundred pounds maximum weight before landing;\n(4) Size and take limits: Ten U.S. bushels each boat each day; harvest must not be transferred between boats and an additional boat must not be used to increase a person's daily take.\n(ii) Cooper River from CSX Railroad to U.S. Highway 17 bridges:\nSeason: No open season.\n(iii) Charleston Harbor system excluding Tailrace Canal and Cooper River seaward to U.S. Highway 17 bridges:\n(1) Season: February 15 through April 15;\n(2) Times: No restrictions;\n(3) Methods and equipment: Any lawful method and equipment;\n(4) Size and take limits: No limits.\n(e) Lake Moultrie, Lake Marion, Diversion Canal, Intake Canal of Rediversion Canal, and all tributaries and distributaries as follows:\n(1) Season: No closed season;\n(2) Times: No restrictions;\n(3) Methods and equipment: Cast net, lift net, and hook and line;\n(4) Size and take limits: Two hundred fifty pounds each boat each day combined catch of shad and herring and other lawful incidental catch.\n(f) Lake Jocassee and all tributaries and distributaries as follows:\n(1) Season: No closed season;\n(2) Times: No restrictions;\n(3) Methods and equipment: Hook and line;\n(4) Size and take limits: No limits.\n(g) Lake Keowee and all tributaries and distributaries as follows:\n(1) Season: No closed season;\n(2) Times: No restrictions;\n(3) Methods and equipment: Cast net and hook and line;\n(4) Size and take limits: No limits.\n(h) Lake Hartwell and all tributaries and distributaries as follows:\n(1) Season: No closed season;\n(2) Times: No restrictions;\n(3) Methods and equipment: Cast net and hook and line;\n(4) Size and take limits: No limits.\n(i) Lake Richard B. Russell and all tributaries and distributaries as follows:\n(1) Season: No closed season;\n(2) Times: No restrictions;\n(3) Methods and equipment: Cast net and hook and line;\n(4) Size and take limits: No limits.\n(j) Lake J. Strom Thurmond and all tributaries and distributaries as follows:\n(1) Season: No closed season;\n(2) Times: No restrictions;\n(3) Methods and equipment: Cast net and hook and line;\n(4) Size and take limits: No limits.\n(k) Savannah River and all tributaries and distributaries as follows:\nSeaward of the Augusta Diversion Dam\nSeason: No open season.\n(l) Lake Secession, Stevens Creek Reservoir, and all tributaries and distributaries as follows:\n(1) Season: No closed season;\n(2) Times: No restrictions;\n(3) Methods and equipment: Cast net and hook and line;\n(4) Size and take limits: No limits.\n(m) Lake Greenwood, Lake Murray, Saluda River between Buzzards Roost (Lake Greenwood Dam) and S.C. Highway 121, and all tributaries and distributaries as follows:\n(1) Season: No closed season;\n(2) Times: No restrictions;\n(3) Methods and equipment: Cast net and hook and line;\n(4) Size and take limits: No limits.\n(n) Catawba River impoundments, including Lake Wylie and Lake Wateree, and all tributaries and distributaries as follows:\n(1) Season: No closed season;\n(2) Times: No restrictions;\n(3) Methods and equipment: Cast net and hook and line;\n(4) Size and take limits: No limits.\n(o) Lake Monticello and all tributaries and distributaries as follows:\n(1) Season: No closed season;\n(2) Times: No restrictions;\n(3) Methods and equipment: Cast net and hook and line;\n(4) Size and take limits: No limits.","path":["Title 50 - FISH, GAME AND WATERCRAFT","CHAPTER 5 Marine Resources Act","ARTICLE 15 Anadromous and Catadromous Finfish"],"source_url":"https://www.scstatehouse.gov/code/t50c005.php","current_through":"2025 Session of the General Assembly","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-02T07:47:24Z","sha256":"bc35864a2988296b5d8bfed958823aba3042110caa9941993e78ebffd699365a","source_id":"us-sc","stale":false,"prev":"us-sc/s.c.-code-ann.-50-5-1506","next":"us-sc/s.c.-code-ann.-50-5-1508"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}