DRUM FISHING HUTAFF ISLAND,
Going to Hutaff Island was never The author poses with red drum and bluefish caught at
Hutaff Island in 2010. Opposite: A flat-bottomed skiff is the
best way to navigate the creeks approaching the island.
Inset: One of the author’s favorite lures, a Pirate “62” by
Porter Bait Company.
20 september 2021
WBM
Spring, 1970 O The
word “remote” didn’t
come close to describing
the island. There was no
bridge, no ferry, no road,
and no people. The only
direct water passage was
a shoal-studded, oyster-
rock ribbon of water
known as Elmore’s Inlet
that withered to a ditch at
low tide. A shallow draft,
bateau-style boat running
a high tide was the only
way to get there.
It was never easy, but if
you could pick your way
through a thousand acres
of salt marsh, find the
secretive inlet, and some-
HENRY REHDER
