Monthly Archives: August 2010

Kayak Fishing Pics from Ken Bergmann

Here are some nice shots taken by Ken Bergmann from our Summerville Store. They were fishing the new Freedom Hawk Kayaks that The Charleston Angler now caries.

Hurricane Earl Update 8-30-2010

Hurricane Earl is 1472 miles southeast of Charleston.  This morning, Earl is tracking northwest at 15 knots. Earl’s winds are 90 knots and will be increasing to 115 knots during the next 24-36 hours. Earl is over very warm water, and free of the upper level shear entanglements from Hurricane Danielle (Hello Ireland!). Earl is [...]

Oil Spill Claims Process Transferred from BP to Gulf Coast Claims Facility

American Sportfishing Association Policy Alert Oil Spill Claims Process Transferred from BP to Gulf Coast Claims Facility For more information, contact Gordon Robertson, vice president and Government Affairs lead, 703.519.9691, x237, Mike Leonard, Ocean Resource Policy director, x230, or Alyssa Hausman, Policy Fellow, x244. On August 23, oversight of the claims process for businesses affected [...]

Hurricane Danielle

Despite capricious intensity issues, Hurricane Danielle has started a slow turn to the northwest with winds estimated at 75 knots. Danielle you sassy manx. This morning Danielle is showing deep convection north of the center of circulation.  Currently Danielle is 2200 miles southeast of the world famous backhoe water skiing pond in Saluda County (We [...]

Hurricane Danielle and 96L

OK, Now who flipped the big red hurricane switch? Yesterday’s tropical storm Danielle intensified rapidly into a 85 knot hurricane yesterday. Danielle is large an quite well organized despite 20-40 knots of westerly shear north of the hurricane’s center. This shear should relax in the next 48 hours and allow Danielle to intensify further into [...]

Tropical Storm Danielle

Its Monday morning and Schrodinger’s cat is alive. Tropical Storm Danielle formed early Sunday off the coast of Africa. Danielle is 3150 miles southeast of North, South Carolina (You know, the place with the big runway, but I digress…).  Danielle is a 50 knot tropical storm heading northwest at 12 knots. This tropical storm has [...]

Tropical Update 8-19-2010

The Tropics remain quiet for the weekend. Only features of interest is a wave in the western Caribbean extending from Cuba to Panama heading west, and a patch of persistent convection off the west coast of Africa (a.k.a. the Intertropical Convergence Zone).  No tropical storm formation is expected for the next 72 hours.  Hold on. [...]

Capt. John Irwin on DOA’s writer’s convention in Florida

Attended the DOA writer’s convention in Florida last month. It was nothing short of amazing. Both the fishing and the event were top notch. I enjoyed fishing two days with some of the best guides the Treasure Coast area has to offer. Along with some great writer’s from Florida Sportsman and many other great publications. [...]

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