Black Sea Bass By Capt. Charlie Beadon “Fishing in a barrel” This truly sums up the fishing for most sea bass trips. Sea bass are one of the best eating and most plentiful fish in the low country. You can fish for these guys year round though the best fishing takes place during the winter …
Dealing with the Wind By Captain Charlie Beadon There are very few days in saltwater fly fishing that we don’t need to consider some sort of wind; in fact I would say that the wind is the biggest difficulty to overcome in the sport. You have to remember that we are trying to present an …
Hilton Head Fishing Report Cooler temperatures and clear water generally keep most of our inshore redfish in skinny water and given the right conditions the offshore wrecks will be loaded up for some super fast action. The key to fishing this time of the year is to look for calm clear days to sight fish the …
Choosing a Fly Line: There is so much equipment on the market these days that it really makes it difficult to know what is best for your needs. The first thing that I would recommend is that you stop by and talk to the guys at your local fly shop (or local to where you …
I always find that January is one of my favorite times of the year to fish, especially when it comes to shallow water sight fishing. With cooler water temperatures we will see a dramatic increase in water clarity as most of the algae and plankton dies off. This crystal clear water will allow us to …
One of the most overlooked aspects of fly fishing is accuracy. For most of us we start out with the goal of just making a decent cast and then go head long into the quest for more distance; but in reality control and accuracy will put just as many fish on the end of the …
As winter approaches we will see far fewer pleasure and fishing boats out on the water but for us die hard fisherman the quest continues. As far as I’m concerned I look forward to the late fall and winter fishing all year long but the key is to pick your days and look for the …
I recently purchased a new technical poling skiff for fishing the backwaters around Hilton Head, SC. This is a very shallow drafting boat made by Fly Boatworks. Thus far I am very pleased with her performance and ability to get into areas that I have wanted to venture into for years…and am sure that very …
The fishing has been heating up around Hilton Head Island over the past few weeks! We have been catching a number of redfish, specks and flounder along with some nice ladyfish and bluefish on light tackle around the grass edges and oyster bars back in the estuary. Moreover, the redfish have been tailing up on …
I have changed gears this year and decided to fish the winter season down in the Florida Keys. I do miss fishing up in Hilton Head but things down here have not been too bad! The fishing back in the everglades have been very good with allot of snook and redfish but most of my …
