After Tanya Dowdy and her husband sold their veterinary practice, she started working at a tackle shop. That led to a boater safety job, requiring Tanya to get her captain's license. Before she knew it, she was elbows-deep in Reel Chica Charters, which takes anglers of all abilities on fishing trips off the coast of South Carolina. Tanya is on a mission to make angling and boating more accessible to everyone -- especially women. 

3:00 A freezer portrait from a woman who gets to fish 12 months of the year

5:00 From a family business to working in a tackle shop... then an invite to get your captain's license... then, "Why don't you do fishing charters?"

8:00 The process of getting your captain's license

13:00 Girl meets redfish

16:00 What to expect on a fishing charter

17:00 The smell of "pluff mud" -- sulfurish and smells like home

23:00 Charters can tailor a day of fishing to most experience levels on board

25:26 Pssst... we're doing another giveaway! This time it's from Prois to give away a full outfit! Yes, that’s correct, we are giving away a Triall Pack, Torai Pants, Torai Jacket, Cap, AND a Tintri 2.0 shirt!! Check out the Artemis Instagram or Facebook feeds for all the details.

27:00 When a rodmaker asks you to join a photoshoot in Alabama, you say YES (St. Croix Rods)

29:00 The catch of a lifetime

32:00 Conflict over redfish breeding and easy catching conditions

33:00 "Covid did crazy things for the fishing and water industry."

35:00 Be a conscious angler/guide with responsible fish-handling

37:00 Ventilating a fish

39:00 Sharks... the 'tax collector' of the seas

42:00 SaferBoater.org ... We all have to do driver's ed for cars, but no so for boats! (That said, it's still a good idea)

50:00 Getting a kid his first saltwater fish... "This is why I do this and I love doing this."

54:00 Find Tanya on Instagram or at Reel Chica Charters

58:00 Companies buoying female charter captains (and anglers): Aftco, St. Croix Rods, Z-Man Fishing, Eye Strike Fishing, Rheos glasses, Shimano

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices