Fly fishing at Fort Sumter

[Neal Osborn]

I was visiting Fort Sumter, Charleston, SC this weekend and couldn’t help but notice these two guys fly fishing right off the island.  Looked like they were throwing deceiver’s.  Only in America!  I am pretty sure that nobody else was interested in taking their picture, ha.

I wonder if all that lead and rubble at the bottom from the civil war battles makes for good fish structure.

Fisherman, shot from an old canon hole, lower wall

[Steve K.]

Nice job Neal…especially #1. What flag is that….that has the Stars and Bars in the upper left corner? Is it a throwback to the Civil War days?

[Neal Osborn]

Thanks Drifter.  

For those interested, that white flag is the Stainless Banner (see below) or go here to learn more. http://www.nps.gov/fosu/planyourvisit/upload/Flags_of_Fort_Sumter.pdf

The Stainless Banner
The Second National Flag of the Confederacy, or Stainless Banner, was adopted on
May 1, 1863. Four of the six additional stars represent the states that seceeded after the
battle of Fort Sumter: Virginia, Arkansas, Tennessee and North Carolina. The two
remaining stars represent Kentucky and Missouri, states that never officially seceeded
but were recognized by the Confederacy. This flag also caused confusion because its
long white field often made it look like a surrender flag. It was replaced with the Third
National Confederate Flag in 1865.

[ty goodwin]

I think that flag is one of several designs the Confederacy adopted as it national flag during its brief existence.

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