Lake Marion and Lake Moultrie

Bait's live. Ice is cold. Fish are in the stumps.

A local bait and tackle shop on the way to the Lake Marion ramps, with a fresh fishing report every morning.

Checked at 4:40 AM

Live bait board

In means we have it. Low means don't count on a second dozen. Out means we're out. If you need a pile of shiners, text us before you leave the house.

Golden shiners
In
The crappie minnow. Frisky this morning, and the tank was topped off before daylight.
- $9.00per dozen
Crickets
In
For bream in the knees. A full tube, not a sad handful at the bottom.
- $4.00per tube
Nightcrawlers
Low
Good for shellcracker and a slow bass bite. We're light — one dozen per boat if it's busy.
- $5.00per dozen
Cut herring
In
Cut fresh for blue cats. Keep it on ice in the boat. It turns if you leave it in the sun.
- $8.00per pound
Blueback herring
Low
Live blueback for cats and the striper folks passing through. Low today. Text before you count on a dozen.
- $14.00per dozen

Wednesday, October 14, 2026

Posted at the counter at 4:50 AM. Demo copy from the counter, not a gauge.

Largemouth bass
First light is a walking bait in the stump rows. After the sun gets on the water, pitch a 3/8 jig to the knees in 3 to 8 feet. Black and blue while it's stained. Don't swim it. Let it sit until you think you've waited too long, then wait a little more.
Crappie
Brush in 12 to 18 feet on both lakes. The lower lake has been cleaner, so drop down in line size. If the shiners come back tired, move. The brush that held them yesterday may be the next row over.
Catfish
Blues are the bite. Anchor. Drifting a stump field is how you buy a lower unit. The Diversion Canal has been better early and again at dusk. Fresh bait outfishes a pretty rig every time.
Bream
Shallow cypress knees, a cork, and a cricket. A few shellcracker are still mixed in. If the cork goes under and stays under, that's not a bream tapping it. Set the hook.

Every day, 5:00 AM – 7:00 PM

November through February we lock up at 6:00 PM.

Bag ice and block ice are in the box. The tanks stay live while the door is unlocked.

640 Cypress Knee Lane, Manning, SC 29102. Serving Manning, Summerton, Santee, Bonneau, and Moncks Corner.

Demo prices, address, and phone.