Description of Upper and Lower sections, and fishing overview
Category: Prospectives
Fishing in the Blackwater
Get those light action rods and beetle spins ready. Oh yeah, and our favorite: CRICKETS. I’m thinking this is a good way to go for the fishing portion on things on the Santee River Paddle/Camp. I don’t want to mess with catfish.
Santee River Paddle
I’m seeing a couple possibilities here for a overnight paddle and camp trip. The first one is just heading straight down the main body of the Santee river starting at Jamestown, SC.
Day 1: Echaw Creek-McConnell’s Landing
Day 2: McConnell’s Landing – Wambaw Creek (via Chicken Creek)
According to the available info both segments are about 4-5 hours paddling time. That will leave us time to stop and fish along the way and not be in a rush to get to the landing. Also, the entire southern bank is national forest land. Several more landing spots not on the map are available for camping/stopping.
Jamestown-Santee river:
https://berkeleyblueways.com/2017/10/13/jamestown-santee-river/
https://www.sctrails.net/trails/trail/jamestown-santee-river
The other possibility is starting in a tributary to the river, but ending up in the same place.
Wambaw Creek:
Click to access stelprd3796939.pdf
https://www.sctrails.net/trails/trail/wambaw-creek
WARNING: THIS VIDEO CONTAINS QUESTIONABLE MUSIC CHOICES
Echaw Creek:
https://berkeleyblueways.com/2016/07/19/echaw-creek/
https://www.sctrails.net/trails/trail/echaw-creek
Click to access stelprdb5346213.pdf
Chicken Creek:
Flatwater Paddles in the Blue Ridge Mtns,
Includes an interesting 3 day paddle/camp plan for Lake Jocassee. I can taste those sweet delicious trout!
http://www.blueridgeoutdoors.com/paddling/top-ten-flatwater-paddling-paradises/
Yeah, so Jocasee is fed by a bunch of WATERFALLS. You can’t gird your loins against the unbridled majesty.
More on the Santa Fe
Santa Fe River, fla
new friend, blogger and jackson fishing team member Jim Ware glowingly suggested this as one of his all-time favorite experiences. this dude has fished and paddled and camped alllll over the place.
bonus: the chance to catch the rare and elusive Suwanee Bass.