McClellanville Hunting, Fishing and Outdoor Guide

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McClellanville Hunting, Fishing and Outdoor Recreation Guide

This is our website about what makes McClellanville such a great place to be, the great outdoors. We will try to provide information regarding hunting, camping, hiking and exploring the Francis Marion National Forest as well as boating, fishing, shrimping, kayaking and exploring the creeks and marshes of the Cape Romain Wildlife Refuge.
The featured articles will appear on this page, but more articles are on our blog.

October 4, 2008
Archibald Rutledge Academy presents:
The Josh Thomas Memorial
Creek Slam Fishing Tournament

McClellanville's 17th Annual Inshore Fishing Tournament


Archibald Rutledge Academy lost a dear member of its family this year. Josh Thomas was an incredible young man and a senior at Archibald Rutledge Academy.   He was the valedictorian of his class and was preparing to attend Presbyterian College. Josh was an avid fisherman and often fished with his father Dr. Joe Thomas, one of this tournaments original organizers.  Archibald Rutledge Academy would like to dedicate this tournament that Josh enjoyed participating in year after year, in his memory as "The Josh Thomas Memorial Creek Slam Tournament."

Entry Fee: $45/angler

50% OF PROCEEDS RETURNED AS PRIZES

1st PLACE WINS 50%

2nd PLACE WINS 30%

3RD PLACE WINS 20%

The Josh M. Thomas Big Fish award is a new prize. This will be awarded to the angler under 17 years old that catches unassisted the largest fish of any species excluding sharks and rays. The fish must be legal and brought to the weigh in.

The tournament starts at sunrise, 7:13 AM. Low tide is at 5:12 AM, so we start fishing the incoming tide. High tide is at 11:38 AM. Last year we had 76 boats and first place took home $1990. We are also a little earlier this year, October 4th, which will help everyone with the elusive flounder.

Register “early” by September 19^th and receive a free T-Shirt.

Charter Fishing Trip Raffle
We are also raffling a Charter Fishing Trip with Aggressor Sport Fishing.
This is a trip for up to 6 aboard the 61', 2100 HP Aggressor out of Shem Creek
in Mt. Pleasant. Rods, reel and tackle are provided. Trip to be used between 8/1/9 and 12/1/9.

For information on Aggressor Sport Fishing go to: www.AgressorSportFishing.com
Tickets are $20 each and only 120 will be sold. The drawing will be held at the

Tournament Weigh-in on Oct. 4th, 2008, you need not be present to win. For a ticket

use the merchandise order form below or email me: malcolm@fivefathom.com

Forms are available to download:

Entry Form
Tournament Rules

Sponsorship Form

Merchandise Order Form
(Even if you aren't fishing you can order this years t-shirt

and raffle tickets with this form.)

Call Malcolm Baldwin for sponsorship and entry information:
(843) 697-4340, or email malcolm@wpbaldwin.com

Birding in the Cape Romain Wildlife Refuge

The Cape Romain Wildlife Refuge is a great place for Birders. You can take you boat or kayak out and explore on your own or try a guided trip like with Coastal Expeditions. There are birding groups like the Cape Romain Bird Observatory that have planned birding events along the coast of South Carolina.

You can see Wood Storks, Pelicans, Ducks, Terns, Oystercatchers, King Fishers, Herons, Loons, Gulls, Egrets and many different species. I saw a scissor tailed kite flying over Jeremy Creek this week, and not long ago saw a Bald Eagle down near the Santee River.


SCDNR goes to great links to preserve the nesting areas of the birds on the barrier islands. Because of this there is no camping allowed, and no dogs should be brought to the beach. Bring your binoculars and camera and respect the protected areas.

Malcolm

Sponsored by
W.P. Baldwin & Associates
McClellanville, SC Real Estate

Aerial Photos of Cape Romain Wildlife Refuge

My good friend Dr. Jerry Sexton, of Athena Technologies recently sent me some aerial photos of Cape Romain. He is a geologist and sedimentologist. He took these pictures during a geology lecture he was putting on. It was done at an extra low tide, so you can really see the shoals and sand bars.
Cape Island, you can see the lighthouse in the center of the picture.

Sandy Point at the mouth of Five Fathom Creek looking back toward McClellanville.

Prices Inlet, you can really see the tricky shoals.

Great shot of our secret surf fishing spot. Can't say where it is, but there are some huge spot tails there.

Malcolm

Sponsored by
W.P. Baldwin & Associates
McClellanville, SC Real Estate

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