Nemours Wildlife Federation Tour – December 3, 2024

On December 3rd, 2024 the Nemours Wildlife Foundation welcomed the Sea Island Fly Fishers for a private group tour! 20 SIFF members joined Nemours Education & Outreach Coordinator, Heather Kraus for a guided, standalone wagon tour behind the property’s gates. The tour, lasted 1-1/2 hours and the group got a chance to view managed tidal impoundments, upland pine savannas, and other unique landscapes.

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The Nemours Wildlife Foundation was formally established in 1995 and currently holds five merged plantations along with some smaller tracts, totaling approximately 9,860 acres along 10 miles of Combahee river frontage. Over the 30 years since its establishment, Nemours has served as a hub for scores of interns and graduate students learning the tools of the conservation trade. It has hosted educational opportunities for school groups, community members, and professionals, and has played a leading role in helping to craft policy facilitating the conservation of the historic rice field impoundments that make this landscape so unique. Today, Nemours is home to a tremendous diversity of wildlife and habitats and is considered a leader in research and conservation in the ACE Basin – a truly breathtaking landscape the Nature Conservancy once listed as one of the “Last Great Places on Earth.”

Through donations from the club’s Conservation Fund, SIFF supports the Nemours Foundation’s mission to facilitate conservation and human well-being in the ACE Basin and beyond through collaborative scientific research, leadership development, management demonstration, and experiential education. For more information and to donate, go to https://nemourswildlifefoundation.org/

John Mathews Wade Report

Long time Sea Island Fly Fishers (SIFF) member, John Mathews, creator of SIFF’s Marsh Sense Clinics, has made close to 500 wading trips into our local marshes and is well positioned to educate club members in the basics of successfully wading and fishing in the tidal marsh environment and, above all, doing it safely.

Now, John will be sharing his experiences and observations in a series of reports to help you improve your game!

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SIFF Donations to Local Conservation Programs

Sea Island Fly Fishers, in line with its mission to promote conservation of our marine ecosystems, recently presented a $1000 donation to each of several local programs. These donations, made possible by membership support, will go toward the furtherance of conservation initiatives and protecting the natural environment. Being good stewards of our fishery, members of the Sea Island Fly Fishers recognize the importance of preserving natural resources for future generations and is committed to doing its part in supporting local conservation efforts. Sea Island Fly Fishers hopes that these donations will inspire others in the community to get involved and give their support as well.

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SIFF Fly Tying Expo

SIFF Fly Tying Expo

The Sea Island Fly Fishers held a free fly tying “Expo” at the Port Royal Sound Foundation’s classroom on Saturday, March 18th between 9:30 am and 12 noon.

The gathering was the “kickoff” event to restart SIFF’s fly tying program. It was open to everyone interested in flies, tying flies, the art of fly tying, fly fishing, and fishing the Lowcountry via wading or boating.  Giving of their time and experience were noted and expert tiers from the SIFF membership as well as those from the Lowcountry fly fishing community. Tiers demonstrated and discussed tying their favorite fly patterns and shared their knowledge of fly fishing the Lowcountry with all those attending.

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The Right Spot

The Right Spot

by Dave Murray

February, 2021

Editor’s Note:David Murray is a charter member of the Sea Island Fly Fishers founded on April3rd, 1996.

I’ve been thinking about this past February. It seems like it was colder and wetter than usual, but what really surprised me was how much wind we had. Now I’m wondering if that portends a more unsettled spring. Maybe I’m more apprehensive than usual because just the regular unsettled weather of March can present enough fly fishing challenges for me.

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