Santee Lakes will now be open for fishing from 9 am to 5 pm daily pending we have not hit capacity for the day. Be sure to purchase your fishing permit from the gatehouse before you begin fishing. The front entrance will be for vehicle entry only and walk-ins will be accepted at the Lake Canyon entrance. Soft plastics such as senkos and drop shot robo worms have been working. Soft bodied swimbaits such as the Citizen 7 by Working Class Zero have been effective when slow rolling along the banks. Andon caught this largemouth out of Lake 2 on the Citizen 7. Join us Thursday, March 14 for our first catfish stock of the season. Lakes 3 and 7 will be stocked with 500 pounds of catfish each. Lake 7 will remain open for registered campers only.