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Offshore overnighters: Veteran anglers fish offshore at night to maximize their time at sea and target a variety of fish. Newbie night-timers like Nigel Bowers and his son, Ian, take to the sea at night for an unforgettable fishing adventure.

Offshore overnighters


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Cobia, the cool way: Colt Harrison caught this cobia while fly fishing near Beaufort.

Cobia, the cool way


We had been slow-motoring against the tide in the Broad River for about an hour without the first sign of a fish. Naturally, we were getting......Read More

Run from the sun


As the sun cornered the east horizon, 70-year-old Capt. Bruce Humbert guided the hull of his 19-foot Sea Pro boat off its trailer at the Wappoo......Read More

Lowcountry shrimpers fighting for survival draw strength from annual blessing in Mount Pleasant: Hundreds of onlookers wave and cheer as the shrimp boats pass the dock during the Blessing of the Fleet and Seafood Festival on Sunday at Mount Pleasant’s Memorial Waterfront Park.

Lowcountry shrimpers fighting for survival draw strength from annual blessing in Mount Pleasant

MOUNT PLEASANT — Capt. Ken Ezell, one of those hardy Shem Creek shrimpers, can’t wait to go out on the Easy Lady and see what treasures......Read More

WINTER COLUMN: Catch ’em while you can! Cobia run starts soon: Ken Hardwick with a nice Lowcountry cobia.

WINTER COLUMN: Catch ’em while you can! Cobia run starts soon

People often ask me what’s my favorite fish to eat. “Cobia,” I say, without hesitation....Read More

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Polo matches scheduled at Hyde Park Sunday

The sport of polo returns to the Lowcountry Sunday with the Spring Invitational Polo Match at Hyde Park Farm and Polo Club in Ravenel. Matches will......Read More

WINTER COLUMN: Black sea bass season looking up: Black sea bass caught off Charleston.

WINTER COLUMN: Black sea bass season looking up

Things might be looking up for the popular black sea bass fishery, which reopens June 1....Read More

Matt Winter Column: Grouper fishing restarts this week: Jack Scott of McClellanville caught this 34-inch scamp off Cape Romain in 2011.
Get Out: This weekend underscores the Lowcountry’s active, outdoor lifestyle: Citadel staffers Bill Lacivita (Navy), Jim Hurley (Air Force), Erik Kramer (Army) and Sean Quigley (Marines) during a past Bulldog Challenge.

Get Out: This weekend underscores the Lowcountry’s active, outdoor lifestyle

This is one of those increasing number of weekends that I wish I had a whole section of the newspaper to give every event its due. So let’s......Read More

Matt Winter Column: Bite heats up, both inshore and offshore: Dennis Ilner caught this hefty wahoo off Charleston last week aboard the Tide Down out of Ripley Light Marina.