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S.C. Governor’s Cup Invitational Could Get Bumpy

The weather report for today calls for winds out of the Southwest at 15-20 with seas in the 3-4 feet range; Friday the winds will let off and then swing around to the Northeast on Saturday. Not the best forecast for the Bohicket Invitational Billfish Tournament, part of the 2014 South Carolina Governor’s Cup Billfishing […]

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Scout Boats Expanding

According to a press release issued by the South Carolina Department of Commerce yesterday, Scout Boats, Inc. is investing $2.5 million to expand its Dorchester County facility. The investment is expected to create 300 jobs and will expand Scout’s 182,000-square-foot facility by an additional 30,000 square feet. The expansion can be attributed to domestic and international […]

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NOAA Public Workshops

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) will be offering a number of free workshops in the coming months, including a series of Atlantic shark identification workshops and protected species safe handling, release, and identification workshops. The Atlantic Shark Identification Workshops will be held on October 17, 2013 in Braintree, MA; November 17, 2013 in […]

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Blue Marlin May Be the Smallest Ever Caught

Generally speaking, when a marlin makes the news it’s because of its size; however, most of us probably understand that size refers to large size, to exceptionally big catches. But, Richard Brackett, fishing out of Charleston, South Carolina is making headlines all over the world for what may be the smallest blue marlin ever caught–and […]

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South Atlantic Fishery Management Council Meeting in Charleston

The South Atlantic Fishery Management Council will be meeting starting today in Charleston, South Carolina at the Charleston Marriott. The meeting will run through Friday and will include two public comment sessions one at 5:30 on Wednesday, September 18 and one at 4:30 on Thursday, September 19. The agenda for this meeting includes: •modifying the […]

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South Carolina Inshore Bite Is On!

We’re getting word from all along the South Carolina coast that the inshore fishing is great and heating up. We’re hearing decent reports of cobia being taken in the southern part of the state, especially around Beaufort and Port Royal down past Paris Island to Hilton Head, with one or two reports from Huntington Island […]

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Charelston Area Anglers Gear Up for Cobia

Following our post yesterday about cobia in the Destin, Florida area, we heard from a few Saltwater Nation citizens from Charleston, South Carolina who reminded us that late April and early May is also cobia time in Southern South Carolina. Cobia can be found around nearshore and offshore reefs. As the water warms, some may […]

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