The Cobia are a terrific sport fish, built like tanks they have elongated, torpedo-shaped bodies with flattened heads. Their eyes are tiny and the fish’s mouth is very wide. The Cobia have flattened heads and a large mouth with a protruding lower jaw that projects past the upper jaw. Cobias are dark brown in color and have a darker, lateral stripe…
There are approximately 35 artificial reefs off the coast of South Carolina from the north Myrtle Beach, SC to the south Hilton Head Island, SC. The reefs consist of wrecks and other large steel structures, and modular units made of steel rebar or cement. These structures are stable in large storms and made from long…
Bottom fishing isn’t full proof you need a test of patience, creativity, and some skill. Finding bottom fish requires knowledge of the seas you’re fishing in while anchoring over artificial reefs. Artificial reefs which become a natural habitat for many fish species were created by the Army Core of Engineers and SCDNR to benefit the…
There are 12 artificial reefs near the coast of Hilton Head Island South Carolina. The artificial reefs are constructed from a variety awesome items including ships, tugboats, barges, army tanks, 36 APC’s, and subway cars. When durable materials such as these are placed in the marine environment their surfaces are rapidly colonized, and eventually completely covered, by a…
From tourism to diving and sport fishing, reefs play an important role in local economies. They’re also essential to the health of the ocean, providing habitat for a variety of marine life There are 45 public fishing reef sites off the coast of South Carolina, marked with bright yellow boys. Hilton Head Island is home to 10 of the artificial…
Black sea bass fillets sizzling in a pan with butter, capers, and fresh herbs in less than 30 minutes. The flaky white fish with a thin skin will get super-crispy in the pan. Ingredients 4 skin-on black-sea-bass fillets (about 1 1/4 pounds total) Himalayan pink salt and freshly ground pepper Instant flour for dredging 1…
Black sea bass, a small, plump fish related to grouper caught on the wrecks off the coast in Hilton Head Island, South Carolina is a sequential hermaphrodite. These bass begin life as males and become females between the ages of 2 and 5. Mature animals have an even pattern of white diamonds along their dark…
