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Fish Species - Freshwater

Temperate Bass
Hybrid bass Striped bass White bass White perch
Diaromous Fishes
American eel American shad Atlantic sturgeon Blueback herring
Hickory shad Shortnose sturgeon    
Black Bass
Largemouth bass Redeye (Bartram’s) bass Smallmouth bass Spotted (Alabama) bass
Sunfish
Black crappie Bluegill Flier Green sunfish
Pumpkinseed Redbreast sunfish Redear sunfish (Shellcracker) Spotted sunfish
Warmouth White crappie    
Pickerel
Chain pickerel Redfin pickerel    
Coldwater Trout
Brook trout Brown trout Rainbow trout  
Catfish
Blue catfish Channel catfish Flathead catfish Yellow bullhead
Perch
Walleye Yellow perch    
Other Species
Bowfin Common carp Gizzard shad Grass carp
Longnose gar Threadfin shad    

Research and Education

  • Aquatic Education
  • Freshwater Fisheries Research

License and Permits

  • Commercial License Permit
  • Freshwater Fishing License
  • Freshwater Scientific Collection Permit (Adobe PDF)

Information

  • Guide to Freshwater Fishes
  • Freshwater/Saltwater Dividing Line Map
  • Fish Pond Management Solutions
  • St. Stephen Lift
  • Using Triploid Grass Carp for Aquatic Plant Control in SC Small Impoundments

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