Scales And Tails

Leandre Ingram of Beaufort used the moment as a hands-on lesson, showing 7-year-old Myles how fiddler crabs work and encouraging him to gently touch one, helping him overcome his fear and bait the hook during the Junior Service League of Beaufort’s second annual Scales and Tails kids fishing tournament on Saturday, March 28, 2026, at The Sands boardwalk in Port Royal.

Photos by Amber Hewitt/The Island News

Leandre Ingram of Beaufort used the moment as a hands-on lesson, showing 7-year-old Myles how fiddler crabs work and encouraging him to gently touch one, helping him overcome his fear and bait the hook during the Junior Service League of Beaufort’s second annual Scales and Tails kids fishing tournament on Saturday, March 28, 2026, at The Sands boardwalk in Port Royal. Amber Hewitt/The Island News
Leandre Ingram of Beaufort used the moment as a hands-on lesson, showing 7-year-old Myles how fiddler crabs work and encouraging him to gently touch one, helping him overcome his fear and bait the hook during the Junior Service League of Beaufort’s second annual Scales and Tails kids fishing tournament on Saturday, March 28, 2026, at The Sands boardwalk in Port Royal. Amber Hewitt/The Island News
Mount Pleasant’s Eloise Tumbleston, 2, came to Port Royal just for the Junior Service League of Beaufort’s second annual Scales and Tails kids fishing tournament on Saturday, March 28, 2026, at The Sands boardwalk in Port Royal. Amber Hewitt/The Island News
Eleven-year-old Collin Carrick shows off his catch, an 11½-inch whiting, the first catch of the Junior Service League of Beaufort’s second annual Scales and Tails kids fishing tournament on Saturday, March 28, 2026, at The Sands boardwalk in Port Royal. Amber Hewitt/The Island News
Participants take part in the Junior Service League of Beaufort’s second annual Scales and Tails kids fishing tournament on Saturday, March 28, 2026, at The Sands boardwalk in Port Royal. Amber Hewitt/The Island News
Participants take part in the Junior Service League of Beaufort’s second annual Scales and Tails kids fishing tournament on Saturday, March 28, 2026, at The Sands boardwalk in Port Royal. Amber Hewitt/The Island News