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Mepps’ Aglia spinning lures are dressed with hair from squirrel tails obtained from hunters.

Squirrel tails = redbreast lures

What do squirrel tails have to do with fishing? A lot, thanks to the Squirrel Tail Program run by the Mepps lure company, which spinners like Aglia and Black Fury that are staples in panfishermen’s tackle boxes. […]

Redbreast sunfish are extremely popular targets on the Edisto River, and SCDNR biologists are stocking fingerlings in an attempt to boost dwindling populations.

Redbreast stocking continues on Edisto River

Brian Cope

The South Carolina Department of Natural Resources has been stocking redbreast sunfish in the Edisto River every year since 1995, and they continued those efforts in early November by releasing 400,000 fry to push the 2011 total to 1.5 million. […]