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Fishermen targeting spotted seatrout in the Little River area can cash in with live shrimp or soft plastics like DOA or Gulp! shrimp fished under a popping cork.

Little River Inside Out

Looking down from a seagull’s perspective, it’s hard to imagine that the northern coast of South Carolina can even be considered a fishing destination. […]

Capt. Rawling Pratt-Thomas looks for flounder around a multitude of different kinds of structure during the fall, but one thing is consistent: a change of depth will be close by.

Finding Fall Flounder

Dan Kibler

With fall fishing for redfish and speckled trout going full-bore, it’s not hard to imagine that some fishermen might ignore or entirely forget the lowly flounder this month.
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The commercial fishing vessel Free Loader III took on water and sank in the Cooper River during a tremendous storm this past summer, but the boat was located and salvaged.

Carolina-rigged worms working on bass

David Sweat

As fall rolls along, it appears that Kenny Cox of the Summerville Bassmasters is closing in on the season points lead in the club standings. […]

Full fuel tanks help prevent condensation, which creates water that can mix with ethanol and cause phase separation, a potentially harmul stratifying of ethanol and gasoline in fuel tanks.

Fill Boat’s Gas Tanks, Avoid Ethanol Problems

From News Reports

Ethanol-laden gasoline, dubbed “E-10” for its 10-percent ethanol content, is commonplace at marina fuel docks across the country.
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Fill Boat’s Gas Tank, Avoid Ethanol Problems

From News Reports

Ethanol-laden gasoline, dubbed “E-10” for its 10-percent ethanol content, is commonplace at marina fuel docks across the country.

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From young to old, the good times had hunting and fishing are always something to share.

September 27 is National Hunting and Fishing Day

From News Reports

RALEIGH, N.C. – For the N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission, National Hunting and Fishing Day on Saturday, Sept. 27, is as much about involvement as it is a celebration.
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Shrimp baiting season opens at noon on September 15 and will remain open through noon on November 11.

2008 shrimp baiting season opens Sept. 12

SCDNR News Release

The 2008 shrimp baiting season will open at noon Friday, Sept. 12 in South Carolina waters.
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The Savannah Saltwater Classic has been rescheduled for September 26 and 27.

Savannah Saltwater Classic Rescheduled to Sept. 26 and 27

South Carolina Sportsman

The Savannah Saltwater Classic, which was originally scheduled for August 22 and 23, was postponed due to winds and seas from Hurricane / Tropical Storm Fay and has been rescheduled for September 26 and 27. […]

Gordon Myers was named executive director of the WRC during an Aug. 27 meeting in Raleigh.

WRC Chooses Exec Director

Craig Holt

RALEIGH — The N.C. Wildlife Resources named Gordon Myers, its director of field operations, as new executive director Aug. 27, 13 months after the forced resignation of Richard Hamilton.
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Now that HB 2167 is law, boats like this 33 Hydra-Sports with a beam wider than 10 feet may be towed during daylight hours on any day, but require a $100 annual permit. Boats to 10 feet wide no longer require the permit, but are restricted to daylight hours, and boats to 9 1/2 feet wide may be towed on any day and at night .

Legislature Slam Dunks Easley Boat-towing Veto

Craig Holt

RALEIGH — The N.C. legislature, called into special session Aug. 27 to consider over-riding Mike Easley’s veto of a heavily-supported boat-towing bill, slam dunked the governor’s opposition at the General Assembly.
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