South Carolina Code of Regulations
Chapter 123 - DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES
Article 5.5 - REGULATION OF REAL PROPERTY OWNED AND LEASED BY THE DEPARTMENT
Section 123-210 - Term and Conditions for the Public's Use of State Lakes and Ponds Leased by the Department of Natural Resources
Universal Citation: SC Code Regs 123-210
Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 3, March 22, 2024
A. Pursuant to the conditions provided in 1976 Code Section 50-11-2200 prohibiting certain acts and conduct on state lakes owned or leased by the department, regulations defining the terms and conditions for public use of state lakes leased by the Department are as follows:
a. Lake Ashwood in
Lee County
i. The lake is open for fishing
from one-half hour before official sunrise to one-half hour after official
sunset, every day except Tuesday. The lake is closed to fishing on
Tuesdays.
ii. Fishing is allowed
with only rod and reels or poles. The statewide limit on the number of these
devices applies.
iii. No minnows
allowed for bait.
iv. Daily fish
limits are 3 largemouth bass, 15 bream to include redbreast sunfish, and 5
catfish. Statewide limits apply for all other fish species, except no size
limit for crappie.
v. Trails are
for walking or fishing access only; no ATVs, motorized vehicles, or horses
allowed on these trails.
vi. Pets
must be on leashes or under the control of their owner at all times.
vii. Boats are allowed, but may only be
propelled by paddle, electric trolling motors, or outboard motors rated 10
horsepower of less.
viii. The
possession or consumption of alcoholic beverages is prohibited on department
lake properties, except as by special permit from the
department.
b. Dargan's
Pond in Darlington County
i. Dargan's Pond is
closed until repaired. The DNR may reopen the lake for public fishing as soon
as conditions allow.
ii. The lake is
open on Wednesday and Saturday only from March 1 through September 30 from
one-half hour before official sunrise to one-half hour after official
sunset.
iii. Fishing is allowed with
only rod and reels or poles. The statewide limit on the number of these devices
applies.
iv. Daily fish limits are 3
largemouth bass with only one being 16 inches or longer, 20 bream, and 3
catfish. Statewide limits apply for all other fish species.
v. Trails are for walking or fishing access
only; no ATVs, motorized vehicles, or horses allowed on these trails.
vi. Pets must be on leashes or under the
control of their owner at all times.
vii. Boats are allowed, but may only be
propelled by paddle or electric trolling motors.
viii. The possession or consumption of
alcoholic beverages is prohibited on department lake properties, except as by
special permit from the department.
c. Lake Edwin Johnson in Spartanburg County
i. Lake is open for fishing from one-half
hour before official sunrise to one-half hour after official sunset seven days
a week.
ii. Fishing is allowed with
only rod and reels or poles. The statewide limit on the number of these devices
applies.
iii. No minnows allowed
for bait.
iv. Daily fish limits are
5 largemouth bass, 10 bream to include redbreast sunfish, and 5 catfish.
Statewide limits apply for all other fish species except no size limit on
crappie.
v. Trails are for walking
or fishing access only; no ATVs, motorized vehicles, or horses allowed on these
trails.
vi. Pets must be on leashes
or under the control of their owner at all times.
vii. Boats are allowed but may only be
propelled by paddle or electric trolling motors.
viii. The possession or consumption of
alcoholic beverages is prohibited on department lake properties, except as by
special permit from the department.
ix. Lake Johnson is closed to boating and
fishing until July 1, 2024.
d. Jonesville Reservoir in Union County
i. Lake is open on Monday, Wednesday and
Saturday only, from one-half hour before official sunrise to one-half hour
after official sunset.
ii. Fishing
is allowed with only rod and reels or poles. The statewide limit on the number
of these devices applies.
iii. No
minnows allowed for bait.
iv. Daily
fish limits are 5 largemouth bass, 10 bream to include redbreast sunfish, and 5
catfish. Statewide limits apply for all other fish species except no size limit
on crappie.
v. Trails are for
walking or fishing access only; no ATVs, motorized vehicles, or horses allowed
on these trails.
vi. Pets must be
on leashes or under the control of their owner at all times.
vii. Boats are allowed but may only be
propelled by paddle or electric trolling motors.
viii. The possession or consumption of
alcoholic beverages is prohibited on department lake properties, except as by
special permit from the department.
e. Lancaster Reservoir in Lancaster County
i. Lake is open on Thursday and Saturday from
one-half hour before official sunrise to one-half hour after official
sunset.
ii. Fishing is allowed with
only rod and reels or poles. The statewide limit on the number of these devices
applies.
iii. No minnows allowed
for bait.
iv. Daily fish limits are
2 largemouth bass 16 inches or longer, 20 bream to include redbreast sunfish,
and 3 catfish. Statewide limits apply for all other fish species.
v. Trails are for walking or fishing access
only; no ATVs, motorized vehicles, or horses allowed on these trails.
vi. Pets must be on leashes or under the
control of their owner at all times.
vii. Boats are allowed, but may only be
propelled by paddle or electric trolling motors.
viii. The possession or consumption of
alcoholic beverages is prohibited on department lake properties, except as by
special permit from the department.
f. Lake Oliphant in Chester County
i. Lake is open Monday, Wednesday and
Saturday from one-half hour before official sunrise to one-half hour after
official sunset.
ii. Fishing is
allowed with only rod and reels or poles. The statewide limit on the number of
these devices applies.
iii. No
minnows allowed for bait.
iv. Daily
fish limits are 5 largemouth bass, 10 bream to include redbreast sunfish, and 3
catfish. Statewide limits apply for all other fish species, except no size
limit on crappie.
v. Trails are for
walking or fishing access only; no ATVs, motorized vehicles, or horses allowed
on these trails.
vi. Pets must be
on leashes or under the control of their owner at all times.
vii. Boats are allowed but may only be
propelled by paddle or electric trolling motors.
viii. The possession or consumption of
alcoholic beverages is prohibited on department lake properties, except as by
special permit from the department.
g. Star Fort Pond in Greenwood County
i. Lake is open for fishing on Wednesday,
Friday and Saturday between April 1 and November 1, from one-half hour before
official sunrise to one-half hour after official sunset.
ii. Fishing is allowed with only rod and
reels or poles. The statewide limit on the number of these devices
applies.
iii. No minnows allowed
for bait.
iv. Daily fish limits are
5 largemouth bass, 10 bream to include redbreast sunfish, and 5 catfish.
Statewide limits apply for all other fish species, except no size limit on
crappie.
v. Trails are for walking
or fishing access only; no ATVs, motorized vehicles, or horses allowed on these
trails.
vi. Pets must be on leashes
or under the control of their owner at all times.
vii. Boats are allowed but may only be
propelled by paddle or electric trolling motors.
viii. The possession or consumption of
alcoholic beverages is prohibited on department lake properties, except as by
special permit from the department.
h. Sunrise Lake in Lancaster County
i. Lake is open for fishing on Monday,
Wednesday and Saturday from one-half hour before official sunrise to one-half
hour after official sunset.
ii.
Fishing is allowed with only rod and reels or poles. The statewide limit on the
number of these devices applies.
iii. No minnows allowed for bait.
iv. Daily fish limits are 2 largemouth bass,
10 bream to include redbreast sunfish, and 3 catfish. Statewide limits apply
for all other fish species, except no size limit on crappie.
v. Trails are for walking or fishing access
only; no ATVs, motorized vehicles, or horses allowed on these trails.
vi. Pets must be on leashes or under the
control of their owner at all times.
vii. Boats are allowed but may only be
propelled by paddle or electric trolling motors.
viii. The possession or consumption of
alcoholic beverages is prohibited on department lake properties, except as by
special permit from the department.
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