Fishing near Greenville, SC
Greenville sits in Greenville County in the Blue Ridge foothills, within an hour of major reservoirs and wild trout streams that make this one of the most fisheries-diverse metros in the Southeast. Lake Jocassee (7,980 acres) has produced more SC state-record freshwater fish than any other water in the state, while the Middle Saluda River holds self-sustaining wild trout 25 miles northwest of downtown.
Top waters to fish near Greenville
Saluda River
Lake Greenwood
French Broad River
Savannah River
Broad River
Tuckasegee River
Chauga River
Reedy River
Saluda Lake
Lake Cunningham
Species & education
Learn what type of fish are in Greenville, South Carolina and what's needed to catch them.
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Alabama Bass
Micropterus henshalli
American Eel
Anguilla rostrata
Black Crappie
Pomoxis nigromaculatus
Blue Catfish
Ictalurus furcatus
Bluegill
Lepomis macrochirus
Bluegill Sunfish
Lepomis macrochirus
Brook Trout
Salvelinus fontinalis
Brown Trout
Salmo trutta
Chain Pickerel
Esox niger
Channel Catfish
Ictalurus punctatus
Common Carp
Cyprinus carpio
Creek Chub
Semotilus atromaculatus
Flathead Catfish
Gizzard Shad
Dorosoma cepedianum
Green Sunfish
Lepomis cyanellus
Fishing guides near Greenville
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Aidan Bloomfield
Bloom Fly Fishing
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Flat Rock Fly Fishing Trip with Bloom Fly Fishing
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Donald Ramsey
AlwaysOnEm
It's all about Bass Fishing in Lake Hartwell
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Fisher Fleming
Kingfishers Guide Service
Explore Exciting Fishing Charter South Carolina!
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Brian Hales
4 Reel Fishing Charters
Lake Hartwell Fishing Charters
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Drew Malone
Dodson Fishing Company
Experience Fly Fishing In South Carolina
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