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From our friends at Tall Tails Blog of Backing and Teeth.

5/21/2015

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Sharks on the fly in Beaufort South Carolina
Sharks on the Fly in Hilton Head South Carolina
Sharks are cool. It’s irrefutable. As a kid I remember what seemed like mass hysteria anytime someone surf fishing dragged a blood thirsty killer up onto the beach. As I got older days spent anchored up catching dozens of small sharks are now fond memories. The Jaws movies captured my imagination and only fueled my curiosity and fascination.

Last Saturday I caught my first Bonnet Head Shark on fly. To say the experience was exhilarating doesn’t even come close to describing how I feel five days later. I can’t get it out of my head. Watching that dorsal fin break the waters surface instantly increases my heart rate in some primal response that tells me I’m in the presence of an apex predator. Even though they don’t get large and aren’t a threat to humans, I still get the same feeling every time. Nate poled me slowly down the bank as the tide was starting to drop and the water was receding to the edge of the grass. I spotted a shark weaving in and out of the grass line. When he was in range I placed the fly a few feet ahead to allow it time to get down a bit. When the shark was mere inches from it I stripped it short and quick. It fired him up. He wheeled 90 degrees and began chasing the the fly as I frantically stripped it imitating prey attempting to escape. I kept the fly darting just in front of the sharks face until he finally opened wide and the fly disappeared. I strip set and then brought the rod up hard and to the side. I was unprepared for what happened next. I have bass fished most of my life. Rarely if ever have I had a fish pull drag or even needed to put a fish on the reel. The sound of drag is foreign to me. The sight of my bowed rod, spinning spool, and disappearing fly line jolted me to my senses and I put heavy pressure on the fish as he attempted to leave the flat.

That shark never gave up. Even as we were getting a few quick photos I could feel his muscles rippling under my fingers. For just a few moments I had been connected to a raw, primal power that was as nearly as old as the world itself.

Of Backing and Teeth Published on May 20, 2015 by Jscoggin



Nice work FlyLineMedia and J. Scoggin!!
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The Heat is On!!

5/19/2015

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Fly fishing Beaufort South Carolina
Tailing Redfish Hilton Head South Carolina
lowtide reds in Beaufort South Carolina
Hilton Head Fly Fishing
Fly Fishing the Low Country
Redfish on the Fly
Fly and light tackle here in the low country has been picking up.  Weather has been hit or miss, but the fishing is sure heating up....   Serene mornings and blustery afternoons is bringing us back to the norm for this time of year.  Cobia being caught and redfish fattening up, along with plenty of other fish looking for that fly or artificial. Bluefish/cobia/tripletail/trout/redfish/flounder/ladyfish/and gar are all on the menu these days. If you haven't gotten out lately it might be time :)  Stay tuned for a #golocofly season.  
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