Winter fishing tips & tactics
Reel in redfish, trout, flounder and sheepshead this month with these local secrets. Story + Photos by Collins Doughtie Fishing during the winter months isn’t for everyone, but luckily we …
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Reel in redfish, trout, flounder and sheepshead this month with these local secrets. Story + Photos by Collins Doughtie Fishing during the winter months isn’t for everyone, but luckily we …
Story + Photography by Michele Roldán-Shaw With its stunning expanses of saltmarsh and luxuriant sub-tropical jungles, Pinckney Island National Wildlife Refuge is one of the finest gems of public land …
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Story + Photography by Michele Roldán-Shaw After 15 years of adventuring around the Lowcountry, I thought I knew every local option — the wildlife refuges, nature preserves, state parks and …
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Story + Photography by Michele Roldán-Shaw It’s a thick, humid morning, and the air swims with moisture particles. Banks of lowering clouds hang over tree lines, and the steely gray …
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Story + Photography by Michele Roldán-Shaw On a coastline flecked with hundreds of little islands, St. Phillips is truly special — or at least Ted Turner thought so. The billionaire …
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Story + Photography by Michele Roldán-Shaw I took a notion one day — a lazy Sunday spent mostly on the couch — to do a little Google Maps reconnaissance in …
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Story + Photography by Michele Roldán-Shaw George L. Smith State Park I normally don’t paddle blackwater environments in summer — too many dangerous reptiles, even for me. But a freakish …
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A handy guide for identifying and learning about the species living here. Story by Michaela Satterfield Turtles are found in a wide variety of habitats across the Lowcountry. Take a …
A closer look at the unique vehicles of Sea Turtle Patrol HHI. Photography by Lisa Staff Sea Turtle Patrol Hilton Head Island monitors local beaches for sea turtle nesting and …
Story + Photography by Michele Roldán-Shaw I must admit, I was a little reticent at first to paddle Abercorn Creek. A wild tributary of the Savannah, it appears on a …
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