Wednesday, July 28, 2010

It's that time of year. The water in, around, and off the Lowcountry coast is bath-water warm. King mackerel thrive within just a couple miles of the shore while other offshore game species retreat to deeper, cooler water.


I'm not much of a king fishing guru. That's why I took notes from Capt. Robert Olsen. Here's a Q & A with Olsen that I wrote last summer after getting a chance to get after kings on a hot day in July last year with his crew.

http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/2167235/king_tourney_qa_with_capt_robert_olsen.html?cat=11

Sunday, July 18, 2010

An even bigger bull redfish than Colonial Lake's?

Matty Phifer has something to say about the Colonial Lake fish caught last week...


"Heres a 48 inch bass I caught in the fall that tipped the boca grip scales at 31 lbs. Doubt that guy's fish weighed over 30, much less 45. I also caught mine in the wild."

Sunday, July 11, 2010

New article featured in Tideline Magazine

The new July/August issue of Tideline Magazine has hit all the racks along the South Carolina coast, from Hilton Head, up to Myrtle Beach. Here's where you can pick up a free issue:


I had a chance to chat with five experts around the Lowcountry about preventive measures we can all take to avoid costly mistakes on our next boating venture, from the house, to the water.

The new article is called 'What Makes a Good Day Go Bad.' Hope you enjoy.

Ingenuity on the water with a Propel bottle

Had a chance to catch the falling tide with some buddies yesterday morning and land three nice reds before the water got too skinny and had to leave the fish biting.

Seth landed a nice slot fish on a mud minnow underneath a Propel drink bottle. It was pretty awesome to see the spot-tail drag the entire bottle under, then tear off into the grass. I hate to admit this was his idea, but I offered moral support so that's probably why it worked.

The water was pretty muddy off Folly River, but live bait was the ticket and we got off the river before thunderstorms let loose.

New water whip

I don't have to bum inshore fishing or booze cruising rides anymore. Scout 153 Sport II.





The Lowcountry's Go-To Fish: Redfish that is...

Capt. John Irwin of Fly Right Charters here in Charleston, S.C. is the man. Went out with him in the winter of 2009 and we laid into a school of about 200 fat, hungry reds. Here's another story I wrote for SImply Fishing Magazine.com last fall where Irwin really breaks it down on how to catch redfish year round, on the fly or spinning rod.

Oh yeah, Stephen Colbert (from Charleston) is one of his repeat clients....The story starts on pg. 48. Enjoy, and please share with anyone who enjoys fishing or looking into learning about it.

New seatrout story in www.SimplyFishingMagazine.com

Here's a new story that came out in the March/April/May issue of Simply Fishing Magazine.com. I had a chance to get on the water with Captain Danny Rourk of Tailwind Charters in Beaufort, S.C., and learned a lot from him about trout and redfish.

Below is a link to the most recent issue of our two-year old, free, digital fishing magazine. Hope you enjoy and please share the link to this page to any fellow anglers out there.

The article starts on page. 26.

http://view.digsint.com/?userpath=00000401/00007953/00053308/