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Summerville / Berkeley County creeks
Best windows in the next two weeks, plus a packing list calibrated for river low-water hunting.
Top 5 windows · next 14 days
1
Sunday, May 31
River site — dry season stage; wade the exposed gravel bars.
68
Good
2
Monday, June 1
River site — dry season stage; wade the exposed gravel bars.
68
Good
3
Tuesday, June 2
River site — dry season stage; wade the exposed gravel bars.
68
Good
4
Wednesday, June 3
River site — dry season stage; wade the exposed gravel bars.
68
Good
5
Thursday, June 4
River site — dry season stage; wade the exposed gravel bars.
68
Good
Packing checklist
Essentials
- ☐Water (more than you think)
- ☐Hat + polarized sunglasses
- ☐Reef-safe sunscreen
- ☐Phone with offline copy of this dossier
- ☐Snack / electrolytes
- ☐Trash bag — leave it cleaner than you found it
River-specific tools
- ☐Sifter with sturdy handle
- ☐Tall waders or quick-dry shorts + water shoes
- ☐Trekking pole for current
- ☐Dry bag for phone
- ☐Insect repellent
Find care
- ☐Soft toothbrush
- ☐Padded box for any 2″+ tooth
- ☐Cotton or tissue layers between teeth
- ☐Notebook (or open the Toothhound logbook)
Safety
- ☐Tell someone where you'll be
- ☐Watch upstream weather (flash floods)
- ☐Snake awareness in warm months
Tactic refresher
Charter a guided dive or kayak hunt with a licensed Charleston-area outfit. Surface-collect gravel bars on the Cooper, Stono, and Ashley at extreme low water. SCDNR licensure is required.
Don't forget
SCDNR Hobby Diver License is mandatory for collecting from state water bottoms. Quarterly reporting of significant finds is required. Land sites need landowner permission.