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Seafood On The Town
Growing up here in the lowcounty, seafood was a staple food source around the Pickett household. Summertime meals often consisted of fresh corn on the cob, and popcorn creek shrimp or spotail bass, fall was potatoes and fresh blue crabs or stuffed flounder, winter was oysters and sheepshead gumbo or fried trout and grits, spring was sweet potatoes and dolphin on the grill. Man I am getting hungry just thinking about mom and dads scrumptious fresh seafood meals.
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DNR Plans Public Auction May 23 In West Columbia
     The S.C. Department of Natural Resources will conduct a public auction of surplus property and equipment on Wednesday, May 23 in West Columbia.
     The auction of items such as vehicles, boats, outboard motors, all-terrain vehicles and other equipment deemed as surplus will be held at the S.C. Department of Natural Resources (DNR) Styx Receiving Compound at 2760 Fish Hatchery Road in West Columbia. The auction will begin at 10 a.m. Wednesday, May 23 and continue until all items are sold. Registration for the auction is May 23 from 8-10 a.m. All items may be viewed on preview day from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday, May 22 at the Styx compound.
     A list of the items scheduled for auction is posted HERE (PDF
file). Some items may be added or removed according to DNR's needs.
For questions regarding the upcoming auction, call (803) 755-1149 in West Columbia.

Purchase Next Season's Hunting, Fishing Licenses In Advance Now At www.sc.gov
     The S.C. Department of Natural Resources and the state's official Web site www.SC.gov remind hunters and anglers that it is time to renew annual hunting and fishing licenses.
     All current hunting and fishing licenses will expire on June 30, and a new license is required starting July 1, 2007. Now, thanks to enhancements made to the S.C. Department of Natural Resources (DNR) recreational licensing system, obtaining next season's South Carolina hunting and fishing license, in advance, is more convenient than ever before. The user-friendly licensing system now allows customers to purchase advance licenses for the 2008 fiscal year (July 1, 2007-June 30, 2008) directly through the state's official Web site, www.SC.gov.
Advance license purchases for 2008 will be mailed by the DNR beginning June 11, 2007.
     In addition to the DNR's current licensing privileges, special hunting and fishing packages are now available for purchase, such as the South Carolina Wildlife Sportsman Package, the Angler's Sportsman Package and many more. Other features include the ability for customers who have lost or had their license stolen to order a duplicate license for $3. Also, customers may now opt to receive an e-mail confirmation of their purchases.
     "DNR wants to make renewing your annual hunting and fishing license as easy and convenient as possible," said John Frampton, DNR director. "These improvements to our on-line recreational licensing system add another level of ease and convenience to the renewal process.
     We are committed to providing convenient, user-friendly services to the public. Support wildlife conservation in South Carolina and purchase your new hunting and fishing license in advance. Now, renewing your hunting and fishing license has never been easier."
Purchasing a license through the online system is easy, quick and secure. Users only need to complete a short online form, select their license privileges, and pay with a Visa, MasterCard, or Discover debit or credit card.
     The South Carolina Recreational Licensing System was built at no cost to taxpayers through a partnership between DNR and South Carolina Interactive, a Columbia-based subsidiary of eGovernment firm NIC.

Tailing tides! Inshore action has been good this week for reds in the grass. Fish are hitting Berkeley Crabs and Johnson Spoons. Trout and flounder action has been good as well. The trout are hitting DOA shrimp, topwater baits, and mud minnows. Flounder are hitting grubs and mud minnows bumping them along the bottom. Sheepshead action remains good in and around Charleston Harbor as well as on the nearshore reefs. The menhaden are showing up in the inlets and the Spanish are following just off the beaches.
Offshore action is turning on big time. A few reports of billfish at Edisto Tournament some big Wahoo, huge schools of Dolphin and scattered Yellowfin. Bottom fishing remains good for large black sea bass, snapper and grouper.

Tight lines…
Captain Tim Pickett
CharlestonFishing.Com