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Recipe of the Week |
Shrimp and Rice
Casserole
Ingredients:
1 pound shrimp, cooked, cleaned, and shelled
1 cup uncooked long-grain rice
1/4 cup butter
1/4 cup chopped parsley
1/4 cup chopped green onion
1 clove garlic, crushed
1 bottle (8 ounces) clam juice
2 cups water
2 teaspoons chicken base
Directions:
In a large heavy skillet, heat butter over
medium-low heat. Add rice and brown lightly. Add
parsley, onion, and garlic. In a saucepan, heat clam
juice, water, and chicken base. Add hot liquid to
rice mixture; transfer to a 1 1/2-quart casserole.
Cover and bake at 350° for 45 minutes. Add shrimp,
cover and bake 15 minutes longer.
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9.10.2009 Volume X Issue #30 |
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This Week's Article |
Shrimping Season is Here
You can watch the activity on the shrimping forums
increasing and you know that the start of the recreational shrimping
is upon us. I always enjoy reading the forums and the reports to see
how people are doing. I also like to hear all of the different
techniques people have developed over the last several years. There
are a few things that I have learned about recreational shrimping
over the years.
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This Week's News
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Shrimp Baiting Season
Opens Sept. 11 In S.C. Waters
The 2009 shrimp baiting season will open at noon
Friday, Sept. 11 in South Carolina waters.
Recreational shrimpers who purchase a shrimp baiting
license can legally cast their nets for shrimp over bait during this
season. Shrimp baiting season will remain open until noon Tuesday,
Nov. 10. The S.C. Department of Natural Resources (DNR) opens the
shrimp baiting season annually on the last Friday on or before the
Sept. 15 each year.
The practice of shrimp baiting has remained basically
the same since the current laws were passed in 1988. The season
lasts 60 days, resident licenses cost $25 and non-residents licenses
cost $500. The catch limit is 48 quarts of shrimp measured heads-on
(29 quarts heads-off) per boat or set of poles per day, and each
boat is limited to a set of 10 poles.
DNR biologist Larry DeLancey says, "The 2009 season
outlook should be about average, depending on weather conditions.
Tropical storms and excessive rain can cause small shrimp to migrate
prematurely."
License sales in the shrimp baiting fishery peaked at
17,497 in 1998 and have declined steadily, with 8,346 licenses
purchased last year. Post-season mail surveys conducted every year
since 1988 indicate that recent total catches have been less than 1
million pounds per season (heads on) after peaking at more than 3.6
million pounds in 1997. Despite the decline in total catch, catch
per trip has remained relatively stable, averaging about 20-22
quarts per trip since 2001, according to DNR biologist Julia Byrd.
The stable catch-per-trip suggests that shrimp abundance has
remained relatively good, but fewer licenses and shrimping trips are
resulting in a lower overall harvest.
DNR Law Enforcement Division in Charleston advises
baiters not to have bait or poles in a boat that is in the water
before noon on Friday, Sept. 11. The public is asked to report
violations of saltwater recreational and commercial fishing laws by
calling the Coast Watch hotline number (1-800-922-5431) toll-free,
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Tide Chart |
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10 Thursday |
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06:10AM LDT 0.4 L |
12:21PM LDT 6.0 H |
06:57PM LDT 1.1 L |
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12:42AM LDT 5.0 H |
07:04AM LDT 0.4 L |
01:22PM LDT 6.0 H |
08:00PM LDT 1.2 L |
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12 Saturday |
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01:45AM LDT 4.9 H |
08:06AM LDT 0.5 L |
02:30PM LDT 6.0 H |
09:07PM LDT 1.2 L
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13 Sunday |
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02:56AM LDT 4.9 H |
09:13AM LDT 0.4 L |
03:40PM LDT 6.1 H |
10:14PM LDT 1.0 L |
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The Final Word |
Fishing
this past week was pretty good. The wind deterred most from
fishing this weekend, but a few boats did get out and caught
some fish. There are still some nice dolphin around and
plenty of wahoo. The sailfish bite continues to be steady
and hopefully will stay that way into October. Bottom
fishing remains steady. Inshore the redfish and trout bite
is really good. Tailing reds in the grass have been hot
fishing with gulp crabs or crab patterned flies. The
top-water bite has been really strong on trout and reds in
the late afternoon and early morning hours. Flounder fishing
is really good around the docks and inlets using live finger
mullet and mudminnows. Sheepshead fishing is really strong
around just about any dock or rock structure you can find.
The weather for the weekend is looking pretty good so far.
Crowds should begin to thin out a little with the Labor Day
weekend behind us and the start of college football.
Tight
lines…
Andy Pickett
CharlestonFishing.Com
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