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Valid Sep. 1, 2020 through Aug. 31, 2021.
Notice: Red Snapper season in federal waters closed August 3, 2020.
Bag and length limits apply to listed saltwater species. There are no bag, possession, or length limits on game or nongame fish, except as listed in this guide. See definitions of daily bag and possession limits.
For freshwater finfish species caught in the public salt waters of this state, statewide freshwater limits apply.
Amberjack, greater
- Daily Bag:
- 1
- Min length:
- 38 inches
- Max length:
- No limit
Bass
Striped, its hybrids and subspecies
- Daily Bag:
- 5 (in any combination)
- Min Length:
- 18 inches
- Max Length:
- No limit
Catfish
Channel and blue, their hybrids and subspecies
- Daily Bag:
- 25 (in any combination)
- Min Length:
- 12 inches
- Max Length:
- No limit
Flathead
- Daily Bag:
- 5
- Min Length:
- 18 inches
- Max Length:
- No limit
Gafftopsail
- Daily Bag:
- No limit
- Min Length:
- 14 inches
- Max Length:
- No limit
Cobia
- Daily Bag:
- 2
- Min Length:
- 40 inches
- Max Length:
- No limit
Drum
Black drum
- Daily Bag:
- 5
- Min Length:
- 14 inches
- Max Length:
- 30 inches
No more than one black drum over 52 inches may be retained per person per day and counts as part of the daily bag limit and possession limit.
Red drum
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- Daily Bag:
- 3
- Min Length:
- 20 inches
- Max Length:
- 28 inches
During a license year, one red drum over the stated maximum length limit may be retained when affixed with a properly completed Red Drum Tag and one red drum over the stated maximum length limit may be retained when affixed with a properly completed Bonus Red Drum Tag. Any fish retained under authority of a Red Drum Tag or a Bonus Red Drum Tag may be retained in addition to the daily bag and possession limit as stated in this section.
Flounder
All species, their hybrids and subspecies
- Daily Bag:
- 5/2 (in any combination)
- Min Length:
- 15 inches
- Max Length:
- No limit
Daily bag is 5 fish except from Nov. 1 – 30, when it is 2 fish (flounder may be taken only by pole-and-line); and from Dec. 1 – 14, when it is 2 fish (flounder may be taken by any legal means, including gigging). Possession limit = the daily bag.
Gar, alligator
- Daily Bag:
- 1
- Min Length:
- No limit
- Max Length:
- No limit
Grouper
Black grouper
- Daily Bag:
- 4
- Min Length:
- 24 inches
- Max Length:
- No limit
Gag grouper
- Daily Bag:
- 2
- Min Length:
- 24 inches
- Max Length:
- No limit
Goliath grouper (formerly called Jewfish)
- Daily Bag:
- 0 (catch and release only)
Nassau grouper
- Daily Bag:
- 0 (catch and release only)
Mackerel
King
- Daily Bag:
- 3
- Min Length:
- 27 inches
- Max Length:
- No limit
Spanish
- Daily Bag:
- 15
- Min Length:
- 14 inches
- Max Length:
- No limit
Marlin
Blue marlin
- Daily Bag:
- No limit
- Min Length:
- 131 inches
- Max Length:
- No limit
White marlin
- Daily Bag:
- No limit
- Min Length:
- 86 inches
- Max Length:
- No limit
Mullet
All species, their hybrids and subspecies
- Daily Bag:
- No limit
- Min Length:
- No limit
- Max Length:
- 12 inches (see below)
- Clarification
- May not take from public waters, or possess on board a boat, mullet over 12 inches during October, November, December, and January. No limits apply during other months.
Sailfish
- Daily Bag:
- No limit
- Min Length:
- 84 inches
- Max Length:
- No limit
Seatrout - spotted
- Daily Bag:
- 5
- Min Length:
- 15 inches
- Max Length:
- 25 inches
- Clarification: No more than one spotted seatrout over the stated maximum length may be retained per person per day and counts as part of the daily bag and possession limit.
Sharks
- Daily Bag:
- 1 (in any allowable combination) - Special regulation: The daily bag limit is one fish for all allowable shark species including Atlantic sharpnose, blacktip and bonnethead.
Non-offset, non-stainless steel circle hooks MUST be used when fishing for sharks in state waters.
See Shark Limits and Identification for identification tips.
Atlantic sharpnose
- Min Length:
- 24 inches
- Max Length:
- No limit
Blacktip
- Min Length:
- 24 inches
- Max Length:
- No limit
Bonnethead
- Min Length:
- 24 inches
- Max Length:
- No limit
Hammerhead (smooth, great, scalloped)
- Min Length:
- 99 inches
- Max Length:
- No limit
Other allowable shark species
- Min Length:
- 64 inches
- Max Length:
- No limit
Prohibited shark species
Atlantic angel, Basking, Bigeye sand tiger, Bigeye sixgill, Bigeye thresher, Bignose, Caribbean reef, Caribbean sharpnose, Dusky, Galapagos, Longfin mako, Narrowtooth, Night, Oceanic Whitetip, Sandbar, Sand tiger, Sevengill, Silky, Sixgill, Smalltail, Whale, and White.
- Daily Bag:
- 0 (catch and release only)
Non-offset, non-stainless steel circle hooks MUST be used when fishing for sharks in state waters.
See Shark Limits and Identification for identification tips.
Sheepshead
- Daily Bag:
- 5
- Min Length:
- 15 inches
- Max Length:
- No limit
Snapper
Lane
- Daily Bag:
- No limit
- Min Length:
- 8 inches
- Max Length:
- No limit
Red
- Daily Bag:
- 4
- Min Length:
- 15 - No limit
Red snapper may be taken using pole and line, but it is unlawful to use any kind of hook other than a circle hook when using natural bait.
Vermilion
- Daily Bag:
- No limit
- Min Length:
- 10 inches
- Max Length:
- No limit
Snook
- Daily Bag:
- 1
- Min Length:
- 24 inches
- Max Length:
- 28 inches
Tarpon
- Daily Bag:
- 1
- Min Length:
- 85 inches
- Max Length:
- No limit
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Triggerfish, gray
- Daily Bag:
- 20
- Min Length:
- 16 inches
- Max Length:
- No limit
Tripletail
- Daily Bag:
- 3
- Min Length:
- 17 inches
- Max Length:
- No limit
Literature Cited
ASMFC. 2002. Amendment 2 to the interstate fishery management plan for red drum. Fishery Management Report No. 38, Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission, Washington D.C. 142 pp.
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Fischer W. 1978. FAO identification sheets for fisheries purposes: western central Atlantic (fishing area 31) volume 1 – 7. Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, Rome.
Goldstein RJ. 2000. Coastal fishing in the Carolinas: from surf, pier, and jetty. John F. Blair Publisher, Winston-Salem, NC. 243 pp.
Mercer LP. 1984. A biological and fisheries profile of red drum, Sciaenops ocellatus. Department of Natural Resources and Community Development, Division of Marine Fisheries, Morehead City, NC. 89 pp.
Moore CJ. 1996. A field guide to the identification of marine species regulated in South Carolina coastal waters. Office of Fisheries Management, Marine Resources Division, South Carolina Wildlife and Marine Resources Department, Charleston, SC. 105 pp.
Moore CJ, M Barkley. 2005. South Carolina's guide to saltwater fishes. South Carolina Department of Natural Resources, Special Publication. Columbia, SC. 132 pp.
Reagan RE. 1985. Species profiles: life histories and environmental requirements of coastal fishes and invertebrates (Gulf of Mexico) – red drum. U.S. Fish Wildl. Serv. Biol. Rep. 82(11.36). U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, TR EL-82-4. 16 pp. Access: August, 2009.
Wenner CA, WA Roumillat, JE Moran Jr, MB Maddox, LB Daniel III, JW Smith. 1990. Investigations on the life history and population dynamics of marine recreational fishes in South Carolina: part 1. Marine Resources Research Institute, South Carolina Wildlife and Marine Resources Department, Charleston, SC. 177 pp.
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Wenner C. 1999. Red Drum: natural history and fishing techniques in South Carolina. Marine Resources Research Institute, Marine Resources Division, SC Department of Natural Resources, Charleston, SC. 40 pp.