Spence's Guide Services

Spence's Guide Services Capt Alan Spence has been guiding on lakes Marion and Moultrie for 13 years. Santee Cooper has been known for BIG cats! Cell: 803.983.8284

Spence’s guide service is a FULL TIME fishing guide service that is USCG licensed that specializes in Catfish and Stripers on the Santee Cooper Lakes in South Carolina. With Spence’s Guide Service you will be fishing on board a 25 foot Crest Tri-Toon. Catfishing in South Carolina is a very popular sport. The Santee-Cooper Lakes are well known for their LARGE CATS! Lake Marion and Lake Moultrie var

y from shallow swamp flats and back water ponds to large expanses of open water loaded with underwater structure. The lakes total 170,000 acres, have a maximum depth of 70 feet and are joined by a diversion canal. This area, known as “Santee Cooper Country”, has produced numerous world and state records for several species of fish.

04/19/2026
This young man from New York caught this 47.5lb blue catfish.
04/09/2026

This young man from New York caught this 47.5lb blue catfish.

The lake was a little rough today but ended up with 9 nice fish filled the cooler in 3 hours.
03/29/2026

The lake was a little rough today but ended up with 9 nice fish filled the cooler in 3 hours.

What a difference fresh bait can make 12 nice catfish with the biggest being 23lb that was let go.
03/24/2026

What a difference fresh bait can make 12 nice catfish with the biggest being 23lb that was let go.

02/24/2026
02/22/2026
02/22/2026
Two really good days of fishing for Catfish! This is the second days catch. The first days was just as good.
10/05/2025

Two really good days of fishing for Catfish! This is the second days catch. The first days was just as good.

09/17/2025

We have 2 weeks left until the opening of Striper season. Lake Marion is 1.82 feet below full pool and water temps are around 75. Water clarity is about 3 feet with plenty of shad. Catfish are doing OK as well.

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Manning, SC
29102

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+18034785029

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