New landing on Saluda lake

Easley Combined Utilities has opened a new landing on Saluda lake. It is on the Easley/pickens side of the lake and cost's $5 to launch or you can buy an annual pass for $35(runs July to June). It is under video surveillance. I have never fished Saluda due to the other landing being on the Berea side and too small to launch the big toon but this new landing is less than ten minutes from my house. I have searched high and low for info on crappie in this 331 acre lake but can't find anything other than they are there. It looks like I'm going to be the guinea pig when fall rolls around. Quite a few people bass fish it and they have weekly tournaments. A few people also fish for catfish from what I've read. But crappie? I'm on a mission for some slabs this fall.

You Da Man....Go for it... Good Luck!!!

Too hard to pass up on something that convenient. You'll save way more than the $35 giving it a few tries to see what's in this lake youve never fished.;) Good luck wih it this fall.:)

I've been wondering about this lake too. I read an article in SC game & fish about it, and it said there were alot of threadfins in it. That got me thinking about nightfishing it, but I haven't tried it yet. how do you get to the new landing?

From Saluda Dam road, take Pistol club road and soon after you go through a 4-way stop, you'll see Buckskin road veer off on the right. Buckskin road dead ends at the landing. The landing is right beside the water treatment plant. Good luck if you go!!

do they have a time opening and closeingor 24 hours

I'm new to the site. Cleon how is the boat traffic on Saluda? I have a 14' flat bottom and I try to stay away from other boaters.

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Originally Posted by Redneck in a skiboat

I'm new to the site. Cleon how is the boat traffic on Saluda? I have a 14' flat bottom and I try to stay away from other boaters.

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Welcome aboard:). I have heard that on weekends the lake is busy, so maybe fishing a weekday would be the way to go. There use to be a problem with silt filling the lake but I don't know if anything has been done to remove the silt or not. Going to check out the new landing myself before fishing it.:)

Redneck, first of all welcome to the site. I recognize your name from another forum as well. Crappie.com is full of good guys and gals that are always willing to help. I have yet to go on Saluda but I've read that during the summer the pleasure boaters can be plentiful. I plan on doing a little scouting this coming week. I can tell you that the lake has many shallow sand bars due to sediment washing in over the years. You can see many sand bars looking at it on Google Earth. There are plans to dredge the lake but I'm unsure when that is taking place.

Hey Cruise, I rode up to the landing. It is very nice indeed. There is a sign that reads sunrise to sunset but I don't know if you are locked in after dark or not. I called Easley Combined Utilites and they didn't know the answer. They said it is maintained by the Homeowners Association but I can't find a number to contact them. I guess eventually I'll push my luck and see if they lock me in.

Thanks Guys, I think I try it on a weekday like you said. Yeah I saw all that silk using bing maps birds eye view, it has great detail of that lake. I fish out of that little boat on Hartwell a lot, but Hartwell has all sorts of places to avoid boat traffic. It looks like there is no where to hide on Saluda. I have an 21' Tahoe F&S also but it sits deep in the water and with all the sand bars, I don't think so.

i going to try and check it out these weekend, thanks again

Hey cruise, did you go check out Saluda?

had to work going by today it monday

I went today and it looks nice i might try to put my boat in one day these week for a couple of hours. heres a couple of phone pic i took.

ok, depending on the weather tomorrow I may go out on Saluda and do a little scouting and wet a couple of lines. There's just one problem for me in the future with fishing this lake. Saluda Landing (on the berea side) sells medium minnows for a whopping 3 bucks a dozen. Looks like I'll have to drive to Clemson or Pickens to get minnows at a decent price every time I fish it. If I go out tomorrow I'll fill you guys in on what the lake is like.

theres a feed and seed store at 123 and 25 there bait are good i think 150 per dozen.

I looked it up, it's called Dependable feed and seed. They told me on the phone 1.89 per dozen which isn't bad and that would make it worth going there instead of going to pickens. There hours are 8 to 6 mon-friday and 8 to 5 on saturday. Thanks for the info Cruise. :)

When you know you are going to fish there regular you could buy a couple of pounds at wholesale and keep them at the house ready to go. They will probly keep for a few days if you keep the water cool ariated and cleen. I by 4 pounds when I camp for a week and usualy only loose a dozen or two. Got to keep them cool this time of year but it is nice having a supply at the house so you don't have to worry about store hours. Also if there are other fishermen in the area with the same delima as you, you could sell a few dozen and make some of your money back.
Just a thaught. I hate that there's a boat ramp right around the corner from you and have to drive to timbuktuu to get bait!!

Yes it's nice when you get around 20 doz for 12 bucks!! The pound is the only way to buy if you have a place to keep them :):)

Thanks for the advice Fishing Addiction. I'll have to give it a try.

Went to this landing recently and the lake water level was so low I couldn't launch my pontoon. Why is the level so low?!

I have caught some small crappie In the cove near the water intake by the new ramp and have heard of people catching them along the wall on the left side of the lake going toward the dam. Good luck be careful the lake gets real shallow back toward the old boat ramp and river its 2ft deep or less in the middle. God is good

This one was dug out of the graveyard 09 :yikes

Not sure the reason the lake is low but every lake seems to have been kept low this year for some unknown reason. It's not because of rain God knows we have had enough to have the lake's full. Someone was talking about the lake level at Hartwell after the 10'' of rain over a week and the lake level didn't move up at all.
I never cared for that ramp because of the dock when the water is low, useless.

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I have caught some small crappie In the cove near the water intake by the new ramp and have heard of people catching them along the wall on the left side of the lake going toward the dam. Good luck be careful the lake gets real shallow back toward the old boat ramp and river its 2ft deep or less in the middle. God is good

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The wall has some of the deepest water in the lake and in the winter the wall is a good place to catch crappie. From the ramp going up lake right at the pump house is a big flat that holds some also and the wall right after the flat on the right is another good place. I have not spent much time past the upper wall crappie fishing but the bass fishing is good!

I'm confused. Which is the old ramp? The one near the water plant?