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SC brook trout record broken three times in less than a week 05/03/10

South Carolina’s brook trout record, which until 2010 had stood for more than 30 years, was recently broken three times in less than a week as mature brood fish from the Walhalla State Fish Hatchery were stocked in Upstate streams. In all, the state’s brook trout record has been broken five times in 2010.
   

2010 SC Public Alligator Hunting season applications available online May 1 05/01/10

Beginning May 1st, the S.C. Department of Natural Resources (DNR) will start accepting online applications for the 2010 Public Alligator Hunting season at http://www.dnr.sc.gov/wildlife/alligator/index.html.
   

Atlantic Coast waters reopen for recreational grouper fishing April 30 04/30/10

The four-month closure of fishing for shallow water groupers in federal waters off Atlantic Coast states from North Carolina through Florida will end at midnight on April 30th.
   

SCDNR saltwater tournament information program gearing up for 2010 season 04/21/10

The S.C. Department of Natural Resources Marine Resources Division is preparing for the 2010 saltwater tournament fishing season and would like to remind all Tournament Organizers of the current state regulations.

Santee Cooper Arkansas blue catfish regulation extended three years 04/20/10

Governor Mark Sanford and the General Assembly have extended the law limiting the harvest of Arkansas blue catfish in the waters of Lake Marion, the Diversion Canal, the Rediversion Canal above St. Stephen Dam, and Lake Moultrie. Originally signed into law in 2007, this bill will be extended for three years with consideration for renewal in 2013.

Midlands Striper Club donates $6000 to SCDNR 04/16/10

Midlands Striper Club formally donated nearly $6000 on April 16 to the S.C. Department of Natural Resources. The $5,890.42 will fund an oxygenation system for the striped bass fingerling stocking transport truck to help ensure fingerling survivability. Midlands Striper Club’s President, Cam Littlejohn of Columbia, presented a mock check during the S.C. Department of Natural Resources (DNR) monthly board meeting in Columbia. 

DNR To Host Meeting for Shad Fishermen 04/14/10

Do you fish for American or hickory shad?  If so, please plan to attend a meeting at Holton’s Restaurant in Midway, Georgia at 6:00 pm on Thursday, April 29, 2010. Staff from the Coastal Resources Division (CRD) and Wildlife Resources Division (WRD) of the Georgia Department of Natural Resources (DNR) will present information about recent activities of the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission (ASMFC) and how those activities will affect management of Georgia’s shad fisheries.

SCDNR License Plate Series supports wildlife and conservation 04/03/10

The S.C. Department of Natural Resources License Plate Series are specialty plates available to the general public. Each plate portrays the importance of natural resources in our state from saltwater recreational fishing and hunting opportunities to conservation of endangered and threatened species.

SC brook trout record eclipsed again, this time at Lake Jocassee 04/01/10

A new South Carolina record for brook trout was recently set on Lake Jocassee, just weeks after a 9-year-old angler tied the 30-year-old record on the South Saluda River.

‘Aspirin Buster’ archery expert featured at Sportsmen’s Classic March 26-28 in Columbia 03/23/10

The 26th Annual Palmetto Sportsmen’s Classic will be held at the State Fairgrounds in Columbia March 26-28. Doors will be open from noon to 8 p.m. Friday, March 26; from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. Saturday, March 27; and 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Sunday, March 28. Featured this year is Frank Addington Jr., also known as the Aspirin Buster, bringing his 2010 “Have Bow Will Travel” archery show.