About Us

The Hilton Head Plantation Fishing Club  held their first, informal meeting in May, 1987. A lot has happened since this small group of fishermen just wanted to do more fishing, tell some fish stories and socialize with other fishermen and in the process, become better fishermen.

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We have monthly meetings with "pot luck" dinners. Each meeting features a speaker from the local area. The speakers are knowledgeable naturalists or have a unique perspective on the history of our area. 

The Club wanted to help conserve the surrounding marine environment for the future. The Property Owners Association [POA] contacted the Club and requested their help to improve the appearance and fishing conditions in the Plantation’s 40 lagoons.

 

This partnership through the years has been very successful with enhancing the appearance of the lagoons and expanding all aspects of the fresh and salt water fishing experience. The Club contacted numerous consultants from the South Carolina Wildlife Department and the Waddell Maritime Cultural Center to achieve the Club’s goals.

One major issue with the lagoons was the unsightly accumulation of algae. The consultants recommended that sterile Carp be introduced to the lagoons. The sterile Carp have a voracious appetite for algae and consume more than their weight of vegetation each year; and have extended life spans of many years. This program proved to be immensely successful with keeping the algae under control.

As more POA lagoons were renovated, Club members physically transported bass and carp from several lagoons into Seabrook and Coopershawk, that had been designated as breeding lagoons.

In 1991, The Waddell Center supplied 1,000 Red Drum for planting in Bear Lake. These fish were tagged by Club members. This was part of an ongoing project with Waddell to study growth patterns of Red Drum. Fishermen are requested to return tags.

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The club organizes the "Kids Fishing Kamp" each year. The kids rate fishing as their favorite activity.

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