Photo Essay Entry – My Favorite Day of Fishing – by Zan White

Photo Essay Entry – My Favorite Day of Fishing – by Zan White

My favorite day of fishing took place this past Christmas, when an incredible afternoon redfish trip was combined with another trip the following morning to create a memory that is truly special. The first trip began like many other afternoons of winter redfishing do. It was Christmas break, so  school was out for a good [...]

Photo Essay Entry – Fall Colors – by Chad Fulp

Photo Essay Entry – Fall Colors – by Chad Fulp

Watauga County, NC. October 2010 I am not out of the door and on the road as early as I like for this trip, but that’s ok.  Besides, I get up to early during the week anyway, no need to rush things on a day off.  I stop in Boone for a quick breakfast and [...]

Photo Essay Entry – The One that Didn’t Get Away – by Mark Thawley

Photo Essay Entry – The One that Didn’t Get Away – by Mark Thawley

Photo Essay Entry – Trouthunter – by David Gaier

Photo Essay Entry – Trouthunter – by David Gaier

This summer we took the kids out west on a road trip through Teton, Yellowstone and Glacier National Parks.  When we travel, we frequently avoid the more touristy towns and chain hotels and opt for lodging that gets us a little closer to mother nature.  And so we avoided West Yellowstone, MT and instead stayed [...]

Photo Essay Entry – Armed With Patience in My Back Pocket – by Lena Halvarsson

Photo Essay Entry – Armed With Patience in My Back Pocket – by Lena Halvarsson

         Wouldn’t you say, that when life throws us the unexpected, that’s when we need to get lost in the feeling of a spectacular fishing memory? Wouldn’t you say, that a great fishing story is better than any movie, any book, any internet game – especially when you have someone special telling [...]

Photo Essay Entry – Dad’s First Redfish on the Fly – by Ryan Griffin

Photo Essay Entry – Dad’s First Redfish on the Fly – by Ryan Griffin

2011 was the most fun and productive year I’ve had with a fly rod in salt water, full of great memories and many “firsts”…. I started the year by buying my first boat, a little 15 footer with a 20hp tiller motor, to take me to the flats on the flood tides.  A few weeks after [...]

Photo Essay Entry – IT STARTS WITH A CANE POLE – by Robert Peterson

Photo Essay Entry – IT STARTS WITH A CANE POLE – by Robert Peterson

It started with a cane pole, bobber and wiggling worm. Then came casting and spinning reels.   After a while,  bait- sit- and wait evolved into trolling, running a lure, bouncing a grub.  This could have lasted a lifetime and been very good.  But then came the challenge of catching, or attempting to catch, a fish [...]

Photo Essay Entry – Dating an Angler – by Melody Dawson

Photo Essay Entry – Dating an Angler – by Melody Dawson

It’s no secret that men and women are different. For example, have you ever noticed that Columbia markets its PFG shirts to men with phrases like “blood and guts resistant” while those words are nowhere to be found on the tag for women? When I first began dating an angler, I knew little about fishing, [...]

Photo Essay Entry – The Long Way Home – by Peter DiNicola

Photo Essay Entry – The Long Way Home – by Peter DiNicola

To a diehard fly fisherman, Brevard, North Carolina is on the way home to Charleston from Charlotte airport.  Really.  Never mind that Brevard is over 2 hours from the Airport, in the opposite direction of Charleston.  The way a fisherman sees it, once at the airport, you are 2 hours closer to Brevard, home of [...]

Last Chance – 2012 Photo Essay Contest is Almost Over!

Last Chance – 2012 Photo Essay Contest is Almost Over!

*The winning essays will be announced at the South Eastern Wildlife Expo and posted to the Charleston Angler’s Reel Blog & Facebook page! The judges whom you’ll have to impress are Capt. Peter Brown , renowned Fishing Guide, writer and speaker, Matt Winter, Editor of Post and Courier’s Tidelines Magazine; and Daniel Nussbaum Vice President of Zman Baits. *For more [...]

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