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The South Carolina Outdoor Press Association (SCOPE) is partnering with the Hampton Wildlife Fund and South Carolina Wildlife magazine to sponsor the South Carolina Youth Outdoor Writing Competition. The competition is open to high school students in grades 9-12. The target audience will be entries from South Carolina, but entries from any state are eligible for the competition.
Entries will be 300-500 words in length, and topics include any outdoor subject that is presented in a positive manner. One entry per contest. Entry forms are available at scoutdoorpress.
com . Entries are being accepted through June 16, 2025. First place is $500, second is $300 and third is $200.
The entries will be published on the SCOPE website, and the first-place winner will be published in South Carolina Wildlife magazine. The Charleston Inshore Anglers' 32nd annual Big Ed Sheepshead Tournament will be fished April 26. The captain's meeting is 5:30-7:30 p.
m. April 24 at American Legion Post 147, located at 968 Folly Road. The entry fee for the tournament is $40, which includes a tournament T-shirt.
The weigh-in will be conducted from 4-5 p.m. April 26 at American Legion Post 147.
Contacts are: Kevin Mischke 843-324-1006, Doyle Whittington 843-323-6403 or Gene Broderick at 843-224-6826. The S.C.
Department of Natural Resources and Hampton Wildlife Fund has announced "A Marvel-Ous Youth Fishing Rodeo" on May 3 at Charleston's Colonial Lake. The event is for youth 15 and younger, and participants are invited to dress as their favorite hero. Fishing hours are 8:30-11:30 a.
m. This is a catch-and-release event (not a tournament), and instructors will be available to help anglers learn the basics of saltwater fishing. Visit www.
eventbrite.com/o/scdnr-fishing-outreach-18659384739 . The final event of the 2025 Student Angler League Tournament Trail fished out of Georgetown decided division and points champions with more than $8,000 in gift cards, belts, awards and fishing items awarded to the participants.
Division champions were determined by the best total weight in 3 of the four tournaments. Points were awarded for each tournament, finishing first is 10 points, second 9 points, etc. Redfish Elementary: Mia Mainero, Georgetown, 1 fish, 3.
62 pounds which was big fish; Russ Glover, Murrells Inlet, 1 fish, 3.55 pounds. Russ Glover was season division champion; Mia Mainero was season points champion.
Middle school: Robert Peace, Low Country Prep, 2 fish, 7.68 pounds, big fish, 4.07 pounds; Cole Steele and Porter Walser, Winston-Salem, N.
C., 2 fish, 6.76 pounds; Bryce Reeves and Channing Davis, Anderson, 2 fish, 5.
49 pounds. Bryce Reeves and Channing Davis were division champions; Elliott Johnson and Mason Piver, Conway, were points champions. High school: Aden Day and Ayden Rouhselang, Conway, 2 fish, 8.
52 pounds, big fish, 4.27 pounds; Callie Calhoun and Corbin Todd, Conway, 2 fish, 5.32 pounds' Aden Day and Ayden Rouhselang won division and points championships.
Largemouth bass Middle school: Garrett Anderson and Jackson Smalls, Conway, 5 fish, 7.20 pounds, big fish, 1.87 pounds; Landon Butler and Maddux Byars, Georgetown, 3 fish, 3.
68 pounds; Jonathan and Bash Lambert, Andrews, 2 fish, 2.54 pounds; Garrett Anderson and Jackson Smalls, division champions; Landon Butler and Maddux Byars and Jonathan and Bash Lambert, co-points champions. High school: Fisher Gallup and Kyle Cook, Waccamaw, 5 fish, 9.
51 pounds; Cody Wilder and Dalton Williams, Conway, 5 fish, 9.22 pounds, big fish, 3.32 pounds; Eli Sawyer and Sawyer Causey, Conway, 6.
73 pounds; Cody Wilder and Dalton Williams won division and points championships. Next SALTT event is the Brody Bates Youth Redfish Open May 3. Visit salttfishing.
com for information..
