Fishing the Carolina Salt Marshes with BeBe Dalton Harrison
BeBe Dalton Harrison was raised in a South Carolina fishing family. They often caught their supper from the salt marshes -- fish like large-mouthed bass, sea trout, and flounder. As an adult, Bebe now has the dream job of sharing her love for the salt...
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BeBe Dalton Harrison was raised in a South Carolina fishing family. They often caught their supper from the salt marshes -- fish like large-mouthed bass, sea trout, and flounder. As an adult, Bebe now has the dream job of sharing her love for the salt marsh with other women, families and kids. Today on the show: A Carolina bug-battling tip straight outta Victoria's Secret, sea trout versus freshwater trout, and tackle-purses.
2:00 Tips for not scratching mosquito bites, other than willpower. A hot tip from Victoria's Secret (picked up at a tackle shop)... it's called Amber Romance
5:00 Other sensory vibes: The aroma of a salt marsh
7:00 South Carolina Wildlife Federation effort to restore a coastal bird rookery
10:00 Growing up in a fishing family on the South Carolina coast - sea trout, flounder, crab, sea bass, weakfish, etc
14:00 Taste test: Freshwater vs. sea trout
16:00 Hush-puppy fish fry
19:00 Growing up in fishing, growing away from it, then circling back around as an adult
21:00 Finding your path (however circuitously)
22:00 Want to break into an agency job? Persistence + volunteering + keep applying
25:00 R3 - Recruitment, Retention, Reactivation
26:00 Developing a salt marsh education program + Angling Women, a business to teach introductory marsh fishing to women and families
30:00 Poll: Who do you think asks for fishing lessons more often... men? Or women?
33:00 The tackle-purse! No, really. Plus, rod charms.
35:00 Environmental education bearing fruit: When a kid in a salt marsh ed program becomes a fishing guide
37:00 The $700 fish pic
42:00 From spin rods to fly rods + that first tug on a fly
45:00 Taking someone new? Especially a kid? Try leaving your rod at home. And maybe pack some non-fishing entertainment, too
50:00 "However you treat the trip is how they're going to remember it."
53:00 Find BeBe and Angling Women on Facebook and Instagram
59:00 Get in touch! [email protected], or, check out our Facebook group
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