October 26, 2009 – 12:01 pm
Two for One “You haven’t lived until you’ve hooked into a 30 pound salmon.” That’s what my best friend, John, used to tell me during college in the late 70s. Over and over, he would regale me with stories of catching salmon. He guaranteed me that if I ever came to visit his home in [...]
October 23, 2009 – 1:03 pm
Chris Kitchens A couple of years go we headed out of Ripley’s Light on a very unusually warm November morning on the 36’ Blackfin “The Doughboy”, captained and owned by Ben Dantsler. The talk was how everybody and their brother were catching fish in the Gulf, and the lunch I had forgotten at the dock. [...]
October 23, 2009 – 12:56 pm
Take A Child Fishing…Again! A short story by – Jesse Doresy III; Alias – The Fisherking Twas a foggy morn as we left mom and pop’s for an old timey fishing trip. All we took were 4 Zebco 33’s with 8 lb. test and some mealy worms, as well as a couple of beetle spins. [...]
October 20, 2009 – 1:44 pm
‘There went my 15 minutes of fame’ By BILL WALKER Zing! My rod bent like a rainbow, and the line spooled from the reel as the fish headed into deep water far beyond the breakers. Standing knee-deep in the Atlantic Ocean, my heart racing as fast as the fish on the line, I let the [...]
October 19, 2009 – 4:13 pm
We had entered the James Island Tourney and were looking for Dolphin and Wahoo. Left Sullivan’s Island around 0415. We started out about 150 degree heading and hit the ledge no weed no temp breaks (the water was under 75) continued out to 500 feet nothing finally approached the 226 hole and had a few [...]
October 19, 2009 – 11:04 am
THE GREEN RIVER PRESERVE MONSTER by Stephen Russell So many elements of once in a lifetime came together in catching “The Monster” of the Green River Preserve. In September 2003 as a step-dad of four months, I agreed to chaperone our youngest daughter’s school’s annual four day camping venture to the Green River Preserve near [...]
October 19, 2009 – 10:54 am
“Grand daddy – Who’s Got Who!?” to grand daddy’s reply, “ I DON’T KNOW!” Several times a year when the ‘sun, moon, and stars’ line up – a three generation family fishing trip unfolds in the ACE Basin. The latest was October 2009 and this is the result. The elder Rickenbaker, a 93 year old [...]
October 13, 2009 – 11:41 am
Here’s another staff entry for The Charleston Angler’s Photo and Essay Contest from Mike Benson. Don’t forget to submit your own entry by Oct 31 for your chance to win great prizes. Just 1-3 photos and a 500 (ish) word entry will do the trick! Email your entry to Ashley@thecharlestonangler.com or bring it by any [...]
October 6, 2009 – 12:02 pm
Recently, I had the experience of a lifetime. I went out in Charleston Harbor early one morning in June looking for Jack Crevalle, hoping to find them on the surface and sight-cast to them. I am a “Jackaholic”. My passion is catching large jacks in Charleston. In 1999, I caught an IGFA Fly Rod World [...]
October 5, 2009 – 3:28 pm
Perhaps I am speaking too generally when I say that a a fly fisherman’s first outing usually ends in dissapointment. If lucky enough to see a fish and cast to it one could consider the day productive. Being so luck as to catch a fish means that you have found the favor of the gods. [...]
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