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Share your memories of Coneross Fish Camp
Jun 6, 2017, 9:48 PM
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Didn't know that this place has existed until recently. Would love to hear some of you old timers who were around to experience it's stories. From what I hear it was an amazing all you can eat country cooking type place, don't know much more other than that.
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Re: Share your memories of Coneross Fish Camp
Jun 6, 2017, 10:23 PM
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It was a great place to eat a lot for cheap. All you can eat family style: catfish, fried chicken, country ham and country style steak plus fries, slaw & hush puppies. Big platters/bowls of food passed around from one to another. And the waitresses kept it coming. One night in 1970 myself and 6 fraternity brothers sat down & ate for 2.5 hrs. The kitchen ran out of catfish that night (or so the waitress said).
I didn't know the place was still there. I'll have to go back there soon
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It isn't there any longer
Jun 6, 2017, 10:58 PM
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From what I can gather it may have been gone as long as 40 years by now. Really wish it was still there however.
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I think the building is still there...
Jun 7, 2017, 12:35 AM
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In fact, it may even be a Mexican restaurant now.
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Was it already closed by the time you got to Clemson?***
Jun 7, 2017, 5:53 PM
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Re: Share your memories of Coneross Fish Camp
Jun 7, 2017, 6:14 PM
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This sounds like the fish camp I went to ~ 40+ years ago. I remember the country ham, catfish, etc. I don't think all that many fish camps operated like you described here. We went with my dad and he lived in Travelers Rest, so I thought it was close to that, but my memory is not that good. I remember being surprised to see ham at a fish camp.
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Re: Share your memories of Coneross Fish Camp
Jun 7, 2017, 6:42 PM
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Was the go-to place for quality food while I was at Clemson from 1968-1973. We would eat nothing all day in preparation for trip to Coneross. Country ham,catfish,fried chicken,flounder and all the trimmings brought to the table in huge bowls. We would take turns taking a break from eating and loosen the belt and eat some more. Very often we would have to pull off to the side of the road so one would have to throw-up some of the best food you have ever seen because of serious overeating. Changed from country style to menu sometime after I left Clemson. Later changed to a rather upscale restaurant,Wynekar's,and burned to the ground a few years ago. Howard Johnson's had an all you can eat fish night on Wednesday's for a brief time while I was at Clemson,good meal for college students,but not in the same league as Coneross.
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Re: Share your memories of Coneross Fish Camp
Jun 7, 2017, 7:19 PM
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I was at Clemson from 68-72 and ate there maybe 10 times. The catfish was the best and they were small 8-10" whole fish fried and seasoned to perfection. Remove the top and bottom fin and bite down just to the bones and pull the fish off-yummmmm. I remember "bone plates" that were over a foot high and yes we saved up all day for that meal......
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I can't say that I recall Coneross , but I remember
Jun 7, 2017, 7:40 PM
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eating some place called The Old House a couple of times . I remember this place cause they served a side of creamy , white grits with every entree . Really good grits .
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Re: I can't say that I recall Coneross , but I remember
Jun 7, 2017, 7:41 PM
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Early " 70's .
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Re: I can't say that I recall Coneross , but I remember
Jun 9, 2017, 8:10 PM
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Big steaks and grits. The guy at the cash register couldn't even fit behind the counter. There was a family style place above stump house tunnel. Anyone remember the name? Great food. What was the name of the sub shop at the old mini mall?
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Re: Share your memories of Coneross Fish Camp
Jun 9, 2017, 5:06 PM
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In the late 60's-early 70's, there was tuesday night all you can eat spaghetti at the Sheridan and on friday there was a fish camp on hartwell that had all you can eat catfish. The red carpet sold all the chicken they had left over at 10 pm. each night.
Those three places allowed me to eat and party on the CDC dance weekends with the money i was supposed to buy meal tickets. Don't remember the name of the fish camp.
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