Category Archives: 2010 Photo Essay Contest

Fishing with the Grandson

Fishing With My Grandson Every summer for almost the last twenty years, we have set aside a week to spend with each of our grandchildren.  This summer, our youngest grandson, Cortland, came down from Clemson to sped his week with us.  He is eleven years old and full of energy.  Early on we asked him [...]

“Red Sunrise” by Peter DiNicola

“Red Sunrise”  by Peter DiNicola It was still dark when I arrived at the access point to my favorite redfish flat.  Conditions were perfect – first light, rising tide, no wind — and I was anxious to walk into the marsh grass.  Rattling my keys to ward off any predators lurking around the retention pond [...]

John Hill’s Fishing Essay

If my life has had one defining constant it would certainly be fishing.  Fishing has been the basis for recreation and an excuse for disconnection with “my life.”  Fly Fishing in particular has become the benchmark that I use to gage the passing time.  I have lived in Idaho so I could better pursue trout, [...]

Awesome day of Sailfishing Charleston, SC. October 17, 2009

Awesome day of Sailfishing Charleston, SC. October 17, 2009 While fishing in the Charleston City Marina October Sailfish Slam the team on the HOUDINI (Capt Wayne Skinner, Jim Shannon, Tom Shannon, Daniel Davis, Mel Miles) released 15 Sailfish from 8am – 3pm during tournament fishing hours. Fortunately, for us the weatherman missed the forecast completely [...]

Fishing with my Son

FISHING WITH MY SON It was a beautiful summer morning heading across the harbor with my son,Lane. The birds and bait were everywhere and we knew this was going to be a good day. Our first target would be trout in the Cooper river.We got to our first spot and baited up with live shrimp [...]

Essay by Tucker Mabry

I love the mountains. The crispness and freshness of the air restores my soul and puts my mind at ease. I was blessed with an incredible day of fishing in Banner Elk, NC this past September. The Elk River is a small but fun stream to fish. Designated catch and release, it is full of [...]

Let me start by saying that my dad has always loved fishing.

Let me start by saying that my dad has always loved fishing. We’re talking fanatic-level fishing since he was a young boy growing up in New Jersey. To this day, at 70, he fishes every week….at home in Charlotte, here in the flats, the Outer Banks, Northern Michigan, and out West. My mom, however, was [...]

Yankee Luck

Yankee luck By Bryan Lewis Yankees can’t fish. Yet, for a Yankee who never fished off-shore, my buddy Jason, a Pittsburgh transplant to Charleston, sure helped four of us born-and-raised southerners haul in a massive catch in May 2008.  Jason is a true transplant to the South since he moved here due to his health. [...]

A Fishing Yarn

A Fishing Yarn By Missy Whitmire We were at a crossroads in our life and our relationship, and decided to head north to Alaska for a couple of months, to get a different perspective on our situation.  After packing a pop-up camper to the brim with supplies, at the last minute we added fishing gear, [...]

Fishing with the Grandson

Yesterday was a wonderful day of bonding with my four year old grandson.  We went fishing all day!  He spent the night at our house and was up before dawn. When I got up AFTER the sun had risen, the first thing he said to me was “I already have my fishing clothes on!”   I [...]

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