SC Department of Natural Resources

SC Department of Natural Resources stocking Saluda River, in Lexington County, with trout

The freshwater fisheries section of the South Carolina Department of Natural Resources, in December, started the process of stocking thousands of catchable-sized trout into the lower Saluda River. The trout come from the Walhalla State Fish Hatchery and will be delivered to multiple locations along the river, which flows into West Columbia, with the Broad […]

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Man dies in Lake Murray tubing accident and a body is recovered from drowning 2 weeks ago

A 35-year-old man riding on a tube behind a boat was killed after he hit a watercraft on Lake Murray, Saturday. The incident happened near Dreher Island State Park around 2:30 p.m., according to the SC Department of Natural Resources. The man was being pulled on a tube behind a jet ski, when he hit […]

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Riverbank Elementary students release rainbow trout into the Saluda River

Dawn Kujawa – Lexington Two Communications – A four-month journey was completed in April on a small stretch of the Saluda River, and some local students were excited about it. Riverbank Elementary fourth- and fifth-graders released around 50 rainbow trout into the river, which they had raised from the tiniest of eggs in carefully monitored […]

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