Mysteries on the Water’s Edge – The Creek

Mysteries on the Water’s Edge – The Creek

Even the smallest stream, skinny enough to step across, carries unsolved mysteries on the water’s edge, drawing adventurous young’uns.   I grew up in the heart of South Carolina. Halfway between the Upcountry and the Lowcountry. Right on the fall line, where...
Texas Fly Fishing and Brew Festival Goes Off Without a Hitch

Texas Fly Fishing and Brew Festival Goes Off Without a Hitch

The Texas Fly Fishing and Brew Festival is leading the way back from virtual to live expos. This is the fly fishing/hunting category’s first “live” expo in the country in 2021. Its success will hopefully set the stage for more in-person expos in the future. When Beau...
‘Tween Casts with Flip Pallot

‘Tween Casts with Flip Pallot

There’s more to the story. The flip side of Flip. He stays busy– too busy to fish one might think, but flingin’ a fly is always on the schedule. When most of us landlubbers think of Flip Pallot, we picture a smiling, bearded gentleman casting a fly for bonefish or...
Fishing From a Kayak?

Fishing From a Kayak?

Fishing from one of Hobie’s kayaks can be a fun and effective way to locate and stalk tailing reds, even in the shallowest waters. Being a South Carolina native, I’ve never resided far from saltwater. That’s provided beaucoup opportunities to fish...
25 Heartbeats

25 Heartbeats

Along with common sense rules such as “don’t litter” and “don’t remove anything that was already here,” there’s this: “No groups larger than 25.” Occasionally, Congress does something right. In 1975, the assemblage designated an area of the San Juan and Rio...
Living on the Flip Side

Living on the Flip Side

Sporting Classics writer Larry Chesney gets the scoop on legendary fisherman Flip Pallot in this Q&A interview LC: Are you planning to bring back Walker’s Cay Chronicles? FLIP: Well, I don’t know about that. I’m watching with great interest to see what’s happening...
South Carolina’s Velvet Bucks: Hunt Them Now!

South Carolina’s Velvet Bucks: Hunt Them Now!

If you spend a good portion of your summer counting the days until fall deer hunting, here’s some good news. In the South Carolina Lowcountry, rifle season has already started! South Carolina rifle season started August 15. Yes, it’s a tad on the warm side, but not...
A Reel Chance For Good Fishing

A Reel Chance For Good Fishing

Captain Rick was right. Like onboard bananas, the first-cast fish spells trouble. Kathy’s first cast of the morning—a live shad wiggling beneath a bright orange cork. The tide was rising and the minnow rode with the current along the edge of the submerged sandbar,...
ICAST Presents 2020 New Product Awards

ICAST Presents 2020 New Product Awards

American Sportfishing Association held its 2020 ICAST show with 434 new products entered by more than 180 companies. American Sportfishing Association held its first “virtual” ICAST show in July. Despite not having the face-to-face interaction everyone enjoyed at the...