The Charleston Angler, Your Premier Fishing and Fly Tackle Shop is pleased to announce that Mike Holtsclaw has been promoted to Manager of The Charleston Angler Summerville store. Mike has been the Reel Repair Technician since 2006, and retired with over 33 years with the Charleston Air Force Base as Deputy Director of Operations and [...]
Good Morning,
Quick update on our friend in the Gulf of Mexico. All hat, no cattle. The closed low that formed over Cuba earlier this week continues to drift glacially northwest with nary a whiff of intensification. This morning’s infrared imagery shows just a large, unimpressive blob o’convection near the center with no other features suggesting [...]
Charleston Angler customer Mike McCall visited Grand Cayman last weekend and caught some Bonefish on the Flyrod. Way to go Mike!
Mike was in the store yesterday picking out some flies to use on our local Redfish so we’re looking forward to seeing more pics soon. FYI- he picked up the Raz-ma-taz, Dupree spoon fly, Rootbeer Copperhead and Chartruese [...]
FishAmerica Announces Funding Available for Habitat Restoration
$280,000 already awarded through NOAA partnership in 2009
Alexandria, VA – May 7, 2009 – The FishAmerica Foundation, the conservation and research foundation of the American Sportfishing Association, today announced that grant monies for marine and anadromous sportfish habitat restoration are available for projects in the coastal United States, the [...]
April 27, 2009 – 11:50 am
We had a good time this weekend at The Charleston Angler’s Four Season Fly Festival Spring edition. Thanks to everyone who came out and if you missed it, don’t worry because the Summer Festival will be coming up soon. Check our blog or events page for a list of all of the events to come.
Well another great trip to Belize. 4 tarpon over 100 landed 13 jumped. 32 total on the week ranging from 5 lbs to 130 lbs. 5 Permit one was over 25 lbs caught by Craig Henke from Mt Pleasant. 5 Grand slams two by yours truly. Lots of snook and lots of bones. Thanks for [...]
March 25, 2009 – 12:00 pm
April 25th, from 4pm to 6pm
Our Spring “Four Seasons Fly Festival” is almost here! We’re going to have Barbecue and Beer and be introducing new artwork and t-shirt designs by local artist Elliott Smith. This event is free but reservations are required. This will be at The Charleston Angler West Ashley Location. Call 843-571-3899 or [...]
For Immediate Release Mary Jane Williamson, Communications Director, mjwilliamson@asafishing.org, 703-519-9691, x227, www.asafishing.org
Project FishSmart is the Model for Common-Sense Fisheries Management
Consensus-building process bodes well for future management decisions
Alexandria, VA – March 11, 2009 – In 2008, a diverse group of anglers, for-hire fishing boat operators, commercial fishermen, environmental organization representatives, marine biologists, tackle shop owners [...]
Spring arrived this weekend… I spent Saturday and Sunday enjoying 80 degrees in short sleeves, flip flops and sunglasses while casting flies to schools of Redfish on the Ashley and Wando rivers.
The S.C. Department of Natural Resources convened the S.C. Drought Response Committee on Feb. 19 in Columbia. Nine counties were maintained at the extreme level. Recent dry conditions prompted the Drought Response Committee to upgrade the drought declaration for 16 counties along the coast and Pee Dee region from no drought status to incipient: Chesterfield, [...]