July 24, 2025 Dear Lowcountry, You are beautiful, charming, and truly one of the last great places. You also have a special way of showing off your beauty during an evening flood tide in summer with an orange, red, and pink sky which brings out purple and pastels as the sun sets to the West….
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The Sustainable Angler Podcast: Conservation from the Couch
Rick Crawford In this special episode of The Sustainable Angler, I interview Lucas Bissett and Paul Moinester about their new project “Conservation from the Couch.” COVID-19 has got all of us missing our fly fishing community, going on our annual fishing trips and the ability to take action to protect the fish and places we…
The Sustainable Angler Podcast: Fly Fishing Guide Lucas Bissett
Rick Crawford I had an absolute blast interviewing Orvis endorsed Fly Fishing Guide Lucas Bissett and we talk about everything from his work planting black mangroves in Louisiana to how climate change is an excellent economic opportunity to Magnuson-Stevens Act reauthorization to some of Bissett’s favorite flies. Hope you enjoy!
Redfish & Lowcountry Love
Rick Crawford As I was driving over the bridge from Sullivan’s Island yesterday, I was thinking about how fortunate I am to live in such a beautiful place as the Lowcountry. Aside from a four-year stint in Colorado and Wyoming, I have called the Lowcountry home for thirty-one of my thirty-five years. Born and raised…
Emerger Strategies Presents: The Sustainable Angler
Rick Crawford We are thrilled to announce our new blog series “The Sustainable Angler!” Our intent is educate and create more awareness about the impact things like climate change, plastic pollution, over-population and policy have on our fisheries. So, we are interviewing the biggest names in fly fishing to discuss what they are seeing…
South Carolina Beach Communities Pushing for Plastic Bag Bans
By: Rick Crawford Beach communities around South Carolina are pushing for plastic bag bans. In 2015, Isle of Palms was the first city in the state of South Carolina “to ban the distribution of single-use plastic bags by retailers to consumers.” The City of Folly Beach quickly followed suit and banned plastic bags, foam containers and…