Santee Lakes Fish Report for 7-17-2012
The Catfish bite was hot & heavy at Santee Lakes, The Largemouth bite was also good
- Santee Lakes
- Channel Catfish, Rainbow Trout, Largemouth Bass, Common Carp, Bluegill, Lightning Trout
- Jul 17, 2012

The Catfish bite was hot & heavy at Santee Lakes, The Largemouth bite was also good
7-17-2012
by Santee Lakes Staff
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BASS:
Troy Valade,pictured above caught a 7 lb. Bass out of lake 5 on a nightcrawler. David Colt, Photo #1 caught a 6 lb. 8 oz. Bass also out of lake 5 on a crankbait. David said "It put up a good fight".
CATFISH:
Nightfishing continues to be a big hit. Several limits of Catfish have been caught out of lake 3 and 4. Morgan Moser, Photo #2 caught an Albino Catfish out of lake 6 on mackerel. Randy Pongila caught his limit of 5 Catfish out of lake 4. The Matthewson Family caught 7 Catfish out of lake 4 on stinkbait. Chau Nguyen and his Family caught 8 Catfish out of lake 4 on mackerel. Gary Gonzales landed 3 Catfish at our last nightfishing event. These fish were released.
Next nightfishing event will be held on July 26th.
Troy Valade,pictured above caught a 7 lb. Bass out of lake 5 on a nightcrawler. David Colt, Photo #1 caught a 6 lb. 8 oz. Bass also out of lake 5 on a crankbait. David said "It put up a good fight".
CATFISH:
Nightfishing continues to be a big hit. Several limits of Catfish have been caught out of lake 3 and 4. Morgan Moser, Photo #2 caught an Albino Catfish out of lake 6 on mackerel. Randy Pongila caught his limit of 5 Catfish out of lake 4. The Matthewson Family caught 7 Catfish out of lake 4 on stinkbait. Chau Nguyen and his Family caught 8 Catfish out of lake 4 on mackerel. Gary Gonzales landed 3 Catfish at our last nightfishing event. These fish were released.
Next nightfishing event will be held on July 26th.
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