Redfish
Summer redfish spots
Even though redfish spread out in the warmer months, they relate to low-tide, shallow-water flats all year because flats provide security from predators like the bottlenosed dolphin. […]
Articles by John Gribb
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Have a summer game plan if the redfish don’t work out
It’s July, and the weather is perfect for cruising Lowcountry waters, casting to our plentiful gamefish. […]
Inshore Fishing
Be crabby when you can
Guide Dan Utley considers a chunk of a legal blue crab an ideal bait for fishing under a cork in high-water grass. […]
Inshore Fishing
Redfish tackle doesn’t have to break your bank
Anglers who normally fish with artificial lures can select a very good and reasonably priced spinning outfit that includes a medium weight, 6 1/2-foot spinning rod similar to Bass Pro Shops’ IM6 or IM7 Graphite Series and an open-faced spinning reel like the Shimano Saros 2500F. […]
Inshore Fishing
The wader’s dress code
You can wade a flooded flat in a bathing suit and bare feet — that’s not suggested — but fly-fishing instructor John Holbrook suggests wearing quick-drying long pants and wading shoes to protect from the sharp grasses and shell and polarized glasses and a hat to help see the fish. […]
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Old (red) Reliable – Five tips to catch late-spring, early summer reds in Lowcountry South Carolina
Last year’s cobia season, which has been the main focus of fishing action during May and June on the Broad River near Beaufort, was a bust. […]
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SCDNR draw hunts are top-drawer
It won’t do you any good this year, since the drawing has already taken place, but every avid or wannabee waterfowl hunter should apply for one of the SCDNR-sponsored duck hunts on several WMAs. […]
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Local DU chapter takes Marines for a hunt
The weekend of Dec. 13 will be remembered by about 15 combat-experienced Marines for the rest of their lives. […]
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ACE Basin is waterfowl hunter’s heaven
A map and history of the ACE Basin is available from the S.C. Department of Natural Resources at 843-844-8957 or online at www.dnr.sc.gov. […]
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Call up some holiday duck cheer – ACE Basin offers waterfowl hunters an excellent chance for a Merry Christmas
The confluence of South Carolina’s weather pattern with our duck season makes Thanksgiving week and the entire Christmas season idea for bird-shooting in coastal marshes, inland lakes, puddles and streams. […]