A Two Day Fall Fishing Trip to HHI
Guys and Dani,
Many of you are aware that I spent 9 years working on HHI before moving to the Raleigh area three years ago. Since moving, a buddy of mine that I used to fish with and hunt marsh hens has been bugging me to come down and fish in the fall.
Last week I took him up on it for a quick two day trip. The tide wasn't right to hunt marsh hens thus it was just a fishing trip. We didn't get into them heavy but we caught enough redfish and flounder to make it interesting. As always, time with a buddy on the water, either fishing or hunting, is time well spent.
One of the things not many people realize is that near HHI is the Waddell Mariculture Research Institute. (https://www.dnr.sc.gov/marine/mrri/index.html). This is a high-class hatchery, that studies, among other species, redfish, striped bass, sturgeon, shrimp and blue crab. One of the purposes of the Institute is to study the various ways to farm the species listed above as well as provide salt water stocking broods. Located near HHI in Bluffton, a significant number of these fish raised in Bluffton are released in the local area.
In these two photos I have undersized reds. We used primarily 1/4 oz jigs with Gulp Swimming Mullet in either Pearl or Smoke color.
Friend Ted was in the place in the boat where a bit larger reds were caught. How does that happen when you are using the same lures? Don't say it!
Ted uses a 15' Gheenoe powered by a 9.9 four stroke Yammie. It's a nice rig for the creeks of the Low Country. Heavier, more stable than a canoe but not good to paddle or car top. You need a trailer to use a Gheenoe. I do wonder why Gheenoe's haven't become more popular with northern puddle duck hunters who use canoes or like craft. In Florida, they are everywhere.
As we came in the second day, the "game warden" greeted us at the dock. I had never seen a Brown Pelican be so social as to walk right up to us. He almost stepped on our toes. Ted wondered if he was old and going blind. I thought he just had the panhandling down to a science.
Now it's time for me to turn my attention to the woods and deer and also do some float hunting for ducks. Good luck to all in your respective hunts and haunts. Be safe and be well!
Larry[font=Calibri, sans-serif][/font]
Guys and Dani,
Many of you are aware that I spent 9 years working on HHI before moving to the Raleigh area three years ago. Since moving, a buddy of mine that I used to fish with and hunt marsh hens has been bugging me to come down and fish in the fall.
Last week I took him up on it for a quick two day trip. The tide wasn't right to hunt marsh hens thus it was just a fishing trip. We didn't get into them heavy but we caught enough redfish and flounder to make it interesting. As always, time with a buddy on the water, either fishing or hunting, is time well spent.
One of the things not many people realize is that near HHI is the Waddell Mariculture Research Institute. (https://www.dnr.sc.gov/marine/mrri/index.html). This is a high-class hatchery, that studies, among other species, redfish, striped bass, sturgeon, shrimp and blue crab. One of the purposes of the Institute is to study the various ways to farm the species listed above as well as provide salt water stocking broods. Located near HHI in Bluffton, a significant number of these fish raised in Bluffton are released in the local area.
In these two photos I have undersized reds. We used primarily 1/4 oz jigs with Gulp Swimming Mullet in either Pearl or Smoke color.
Friend Ted was in the place in the boat where a bit larger reds were caught. How does that happen when you are using the same lures? Don't say it!
Ted uses a 15' Gheenoe powered by a 9.9 four stroke Yammie. It's a nice rig for the creeks of the Low Country. Heavier, more stable than a canoe but not good to paddle or car top. You need a trailer to use a Gheenoe. I do wonder why Gheenoe's haven't become more popular with northern puddle duck hunters who use canoes or like craft. In Florida, they are everywhere.
As we came in the second day, the "game warden" greeted us at the dock. I had never seen a Brown Pelican be so social as to walk right up to us. He almost stepped on our toes. Ted wondered if he was old and going blind. I thought he just had the panhandling down to a science.
Now it's time for me to turn my attention to the woods and deer and also do some float hunting for ducks. Good luck to all in your respective hunts and haunts. Be safe and be well!
Larry[font=Calibri, sans-serif][/font]
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