This lake is a public lake managed by the South Carolina Department of Natural Resources. A valid South Carolina fishing license is required to fish this lake. Largemouth bass were stocked in large numbers to help keep the lake from being over populated by bream, and has become an excellent small water fishing lake.

About Lake Oliphant

This lake is a public lake managed by the South Carolina Department of Natural Resources. A valid South Carolina fishing license is required to fish this lake. Largemouth bass were stocked in large numbers to help keep the lake from being over populated by bream, and has become an excellent small water fishing lake.

Specifications

Size:  40 Acres

Regulations  (Source: State Managed Lakes Website listed below  )

  • A South Carolina Fishing License is required
  • Outboard motors are prohibited – electric motors only
  • Creel limtis:   3 bass 14″ or longer, 20 bream
  • No minnows allowed
  • Fishing allowed only on Mon, Wed, and Sat
  • Open only during daylight hours.

More information available at:  Lake Regulations

Lake Oliphant: a managed state fishing lake

Lake Oliphant is a 40-acre state-managed fishing lake in Chester County, off Highway 190. As one of South Carolina’s network of small “state lakes,” it is intensively managed — fertilized and stocked — to produce excellent fishing out of all proportion to its size, with largemouth bass, bluegill, shellcracker and catfish all in good supply.

The lake has a boat ramp and an accessible fishing pier, and like other SCDNR state lakes it is open on a limited schedule — generally Mondays, Wednesdays and Saturdays — so it pays to check before you go. A South Carolina fishing license is required.

Nearby lakes

Facilities

  • Boat Ramp
  • Fishing Pier
  • Handicap Access

Location

This lake is located in Chester County off of highway 190 near the Chester Municiple Airport.


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Fish Species

  • Bass
  • Bream
  • Catfish
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Lake Oliphant FAQ

How big is Lake Oliphant?

It is a 40-acre state-managed fishing lake in Chester County, off Highway 190.

What fish are in Lake Oliphant?

Largemouth bass, bluegill, shellcracker and catfish, in a fertilized, intensively managed lake.

When is Lake Oliphant open?

As an SCDNR state lake it is open on a limited schedule, generally Mondays, Wednesdays and Saturdays; a South Carolina fishing license is required.

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