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Lots of small reds, specks means great fishing in future

A lot of fishermen turn up their noses at the thought of catching lots of small fish, but Capt. Rawling Pratt-Thomas of Charleston Inshore Charters said the past week has convinced him that there’s a bright side.
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Nearshore rocks, reefs and wrecks produce mixed bag of fun

Chuck Griffin shows off a pair of flounder caught on a nearshore piece of structure off Charleston.

One thing about summertime fishing is that it’s predictable. Good fishermen can figure out where fish are holding in early June and have a good idea that they’ll stay through Labor Day.
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Surprising shallow bass

With the mercury in the thermometer pegged above the 90-degree mark, Rusty White, a guide and tournament fisherman, is thrilled that he’s got Lake Wateree a short drive from his home in Rock Hill.
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Sharks, bull redfish make Charleston Harbor hot spots come alive

Redfish weighing around 30 pounds have been showing up in the mouth of Charleston Harbor around the

If summer is right around the corner, then it must be time to start seeing big redfish and all manner of sharks move into inlets along the South Carolina coast, providing some great battles for fishermen like Capt. Jeremy Espiritu of Shallow Thoughts Inshore Fishing in Charleston.
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Bulls Bay specks providing plenty of spring action

The Bulls Bay/Cape Romain area has been a hot spot for speckled trout for the past several weeks, with fishermen like Rob Beglin of Pawley’s Island averaging better than 20 fish per day.
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Lake Wylie bass on the move

Lake Wylie bass fishermen have been using a wide variety of lures to trick post-spawn bass.

Jerry Neeley of Carolinas Fishing Guide Service said that largemouth bass at Lake Wylie are on the move – off the beds and headed out.
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Early-season bite good for speckled trout in Winyah Bay

Early season specks have shown up in good numbers in the Winyah Bay area

Early season trout fishing has been fairly good in the Winyah Bay area, according to Steve Hedrick, who runs Reel EZ Guide Service out of Belle Island Marina in Georgetown.
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Hartwell stripers, hybrids feeding on spawning herring

One of nature’s great coincidences is the cause of some great fishing on Lake Hartwell. Hybrid bass and striped bass are making their spring spawning runs up into rivers and major creeks all over the lake – at just about the same time that blueback herring are starting to spawn in many of the same areas.
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NOAA Proposes Snapper-Grouper MPAs in Federal Waters

NOAA Fisheries Service has proposed eight snapper-grouper MPAs in federal south Atlantic waters between North Carolina and Florida.

NOAA’s National Marine Fisheries Service (NOAA Fisheries Service) published a proposed rule to implement Amendment 14 to the South Atlantic Snapper Grouper Fishery Management Plan (FMP) in the Federal Register on July 16, 2008 (73 FR 40824).
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DNR Completes Santee Cooper Striped Bass Stocking

During the summer of 2008, S.C. DNR stocked more than 4.2 million hatchery raised striped bass fingerlings throughout S.C. lake systems to sustain striped bass stocks.

The S.C. Department of Natural Resources recently completed the stocking of over 4.2 million hatchery raised striped bass fingerlings throughout the state, with over 2.5 million stocked in the Santee Cooper system between Lakes Marion and Moultrie.
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Botany Bay Plantation Open for Public Access

DNR is now managing the 4,630 acre Botany Bay Plantation on Edisto Island as the newest part of South Carolina's WMA program.

Botany Bay Plantation, a 4,630-acre tract located on Edisto Island, is now open for public access.
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NOAA Proposes Rule to Require Saltwater Angler Registration

NOAA Fisheries is seeking information on recreational saltwater fishing and has proposed a rule requiring national registration of all anglers fishing in saltwater and those pursuing anadromous species anywhere.

NOAA's Fisheries Service is seeking comment on a proposed rule that requires anglers and spearfishers who fish recreationally in federal ocean waters to be registered before fishing in 2009.
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Mt. Pleasant Fisherman Trumps New African Pompano State Record

Bryan Powell and David Yates with powell's new state record 43 pound, 8 ounce African pompano.

A Mt. Pleasant angler has broken the saltwater marine game fish state record for African pompano a mere 13 days after the 11 year old record was recently broken.
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Individual Rights Score Victory in Supreme Court Second Amendment Case

On June 26, the United States Supreme Court ruled 5-4 that gun ownership is an individual right.

NEWTOWN, Conn. -- The National Shooting Sports Foundation (NSSF) -- the trade association for the firearms industry – hailed today’s United States Supreme Court 5-4 decision written by Justice Scalia that determined authoritatively that the Second Amendment of the U.S. Constitution guarantees an individual right to keep and bear arms.
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