Sound & Sea Archives - Page 20 of 23

May 26, 2026

Robert Danis broke the Folly Beach Fishing Pier record on May 24 with this 7-pound Spanish mackerel.

Piers are a great angling option

My last column signed off with a salute to the 75th anniversary of the South Carolina State Parks program and mentioned fishing piers that are part of two of the coastal state parks. […]

Capt. Mark Brown holds a 38-pound African Pompano caught off Charleston that was the state record for all of 13 days earlier this year.

Fresh thoughts on saltwater

Jeff Dennis

Summer is still the No. 1 time for anglers and their families to get out on the water to do some fishing. […]

A big “smoker” king mackerel will test the fishing savvy of almost any fisherman and his crew, whether you’re fun fishing or competing in a tournament with hundreds of other boats.

He’s the ‘king’ of the summer

Jeff Dennis

July signals a peak in king mackerel fishing along the South Carolina coast, with the early arrivals having been present for a while and new fish showing up every day. […]

The crew of the Maluco landed one of the first cobia of the 2008 season on April 10 around the Broad River Bridge. The fish was caught on cut squid, a good, all-around bait.

Bait and twitch will catch plenty

Jeff Dennis

Inshore fishing this month offers a variety of saltwater fish, and anglers can focus on one species or try for a mixed bag of fishing bounty. […]

The author took this feisty, delicious, 35-pound wahoo on an offshore trip to the bluewater last May.

Ready to fish? Start your engine!

Jeff Dennis

Springtime has always been a good time for folks to get back into fishing and leave winter doldrums behind. […]

Capt. Mark Phelps lectures on redfish techniques at the South Carolina Sportsman’s fishing school in Charleston in late February.

Fishing school has an a-lure

Jeff Dennis

The South Carolina Sportsman’s third annual fishing school was held Feb. 23 at Garrett Academy in North Charleston. […]

A careful look at the set-up of this oyster bar and marsh should help fishermen decide which casts to make, and in what order, to most completely cover the area. Pay attention to rivulets on either side of the oysters.

Casting to ‘cover’ all the water

Jeff Dennis

Winter is a great time to cast artificial baits to pockets of water near oyster bars and marsh grass. […]

King mackerel, especially in larger sizes, are one of a handful of saltwater species that have been found to occasionally contain enough mercury in their flesh to warrant consumption adviseries from the state.

Know there’s a “silent killer?”

Jeff Dennis

The headline on this column could be hyping the latest lure developed by a team of fish-researchers, but the truth is that mercury contamination of fish eaten by unwitting anglers is the real silent killer. […]

The care with which saltwater fishermen handle redfish they intend to release will make a huge difference in whether or not the species flourishes, merely holds its own or declines in the future.

Redfish: Let’s handle with care

Jeff Dennis

If you’ve been living along the coast for the past few decades, you have been witness to the steady, incoming current that is bringing more people, more boats and loads more fishing pressure. […]

Bruce Chard, a guide in the Florida Keys, has some basic ideas he can teach to fly-fishermen to make them better casters and more successful anglers, whether they’re targeting the bonefish and tarpon of the Keys, or the redfish of the Lowcountry.

Fly-casting tips from a real pro

Jeff Dennis

The fall can be a busy time of year for sportsmen in South Carolina, having to balance family gatherings and other pleasurable social commitments. […]