Georgia and South Carolina currently have a reciprocal fishing license agreement that allows anglers to fish on border waters and shorelines with a valid fishing license from either state from the Chattooga River to Lake Hartwell and downstream waters such as lakes Russell and Clarks Hill, and the Savannah River. However, as a result of South Carolina’s revised fishing laws, the current reciprocal agreement expires on July 1. Both state fisheries agencies are interested in developing a new reciprocal fishing license agreement, but the conditions of that agreement will change. Proposed changes, such as creel limit or size restrictions, may affect several species, including trout (reduce creel limit from 8 to 5), striped bass, hybrid bass, white bass, crappie and redbreast. For more information on the proposed changes, click here.