Duck Camp | Spring 2022

Spring ‘22 | LOWCOUNTRY

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Nature is in our nature.

That should seem pretty obvious, being the same word and all.

But it’s true, nonetheless.

Sure, we may try to fool ourselves with our climate controlled houses and prepackaged nutrient bars, but at the end of the day we’re still just animals living off the land. So perhaps there’s good reason that venturing outdoors makes us feel like ourselves again. We’re in our element.

As outdoorspeople, we’re privileged to reconnect with the world in a way most people will never know. We get to share in the rich bounties of places like the South Carolina Lowcountry, and trade scrolling on our phones for scanning the banks for tailing redfish. And after being outsmarted by said redfish round after round, we get to more fully appreciate the filet that makes it onto our table — surrounded by, of course, our sunburned allies.

Our spring collection was made for reconnecting with our environment, our friends, and ourselves. Each piece is designed to keep you comfortable in all conditions so that you can spend more time outdoors.

Because after all, that’s where you truly belong.

Cover: Commercial fisherman Mark Marhefka’s Amy Marie parked dockside at Geechie Seafood Market.

Special thanks to our photographers: Samuel Martin, Teddy Kelley, Jeremy Clark, and Daniel Hublein

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Keep an even keel, even when the boat doesn’t.

The Deck Jacket + Bib There’s a certain peace to be found watching the mainland shrink into the horizon — a peace that can vanish with the speed of an oncoming squall. We designed our fully waterproof new 2L Deck System system to keep you calm in the storm, or any other conditions that come your way.

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Deck Bib $

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2-L AYE R WAT ER-RESISTANT BIB

Our very first fishing-specific bib, built to keep you dry and comfortable on the open water. Pairs with jacket for peak water-tightness.

Fabric Technology: 150-denier 100% Polyester with PU membrane & DWR finish Colors: Ink Blue

Adjustable suspenders and stretch webbing for ideal fit

Low-profile killswitch attachment

Hand warmer + chest pocket

Cargo pockets

Zippered legs to accommodate overboot 6

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Deck Jacket $

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Looks good. Moves comfortably. Our brushed fabric membrane provides a soft, relaxed feel, offering a welcome departure from your usual rigid shells.

Fabric Technology: 150-denier 100% Polyester with PU membrane & DWR finish Colors: Buck Gold, Ink Blue, Charter Blue

Fully-adjustable hood, hem, and cuffs

Low-profile killswitch attachment

Large, easy-access chest and hand pockets

Longer fit for ultimate protection

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Packing for your weekend trip just got a little easier.

Spartina Plaid

Blue Water Plaid

Blue Water Plaid

Spartina Plaid

Trailhead Twill Shirt $

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Sometimes, you just need to clear your schedule and go where the day takes you. With our Twill Long Sleeve, you’ll be ready for whatever. A subtle cotton / Spandex blend provides just the right amount of stretch, making it an easy, all-purpose go-to. Grabbing some fresh catch from the local market, trekking into the woods, hanging out with friends on a Friday – this shirt is always comfortable right in the moment.

Fabric Technology: 97% Cotton, 3% Spandex Colors: Spartina Plaid, Blue Water Plaid, Gunmetal Plaid

Chef James London prepping for the dinner rush at his restaurant, Chubby Fish | Charleston, SC

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REDFISH GAME SERIES HAT | $29 TR AILHEAD T WILL | $89 Gunmetal Plaid DRIF TER PANTS | $89 Sandbar

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D C DAILY | $69 Buck Gold Fishbone DRIF TER SHORTS | $69 Current Blue 10

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A sea to table kind of shirt.

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These rich colors are inspired by those who lead a rich life. This is a shirt that says, “not only will I catch my own dinner, but I’ll grill it up with a tequila lime sauce that could make a sailor cry.”

Combining an adventure-ready cut with a handsome fishbone pattern, you’ll be in the running for “best dressed” both on the boat and at the oyster bar.

Fabric Technology: 100% Cotton Colors: Faded Navy Fishbone, Buck Gold Fishbone, Rust Brown Fishbone

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We focused on the shirt so you can focus on setting the hook.

No matter how much time you spend on the water, it’s never enough. We’ve spent years perfecting our go-to fishing shirt so you can make the most out of that precious time.

CRUSHABLE FL ATS HAT | $55 SIGNATURE FISHING SHIRT | $99 Teton Plaid DRIF TER PANTS | $89 Pintail Brown

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Signature Fishing Shirt $99

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TECHNICAL FISH ING SH IRT

Lightweight 100% nylon with mechanical stretch for full range of motion and UPF50+ sun protection

Magnetic pocket on the left chest

Microfiber sunglasses chamois

Available in short and long sleeve

“Out to dinner, out to the bar, visiting the in-laws, or out on the boat. Shirt looks good and performs well anywhere. Get compliments on it often. Comfortable, versatile and looking sharp.”

- ERIC B .

Pickwick Plaid

Teton Plaid

Lark

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Works Hard But Stays Soft: Our Best-Selling Bamboo Collection Spending all day on the boat? It’s naturally sun protective. Hiking to your swimming hole? It’s lightweight, soft, and moisture-wicking.

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“I have a crew shirt and the bamboo hoodie in multiple colors and almost never wear anything else. It makes a perfect base layer for winter fishing in CO and is also somehow cooler than a typical t-shirt on a hot day.”

- C HRISTOPHER D.

“Having had the chance to wear my bamboo crew on a few different outings varying from a South Texas dove hunt to a few back bays poling my skiff it’s just as relevant of a tool as my go-to O/U and/or my favorite 8-weight.”

- M RO D

“Just got back from Phoenix Arizona where I golfed two days in a row, 18 holes a day....and I gotta say there is no shade in Arizona for a Midwest guy. First day got burnt, second day I put on the shirt and it saved my life, sun protectant and kept me cool with the moisture wicking. Plus people were jealous, not as important but certainly a bonus.”

- MAT T E .

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Choose Your Own Adventure Our bamboo is available as a more substantial cotton blend or a quick-drying nylon blend. Both are naturally breathable, lightweight, moisture wicking, sun protective, and available in plenty of colors inspired by the outdoors.

Pick the buttery cotton-blended

Or the quick-drying nylon blended

Original Bamboo

Lightweight Bamboo

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By Stephanie Burt

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outh Carolina’s Lowcountry region is a landscape defined by water. It shapes daily life in the bustling hub

of Charleston, dictating everything from weather patterns to what’s for dinner. From creek shrimp to redtails to offshore runs, blue crab pots to oyster clusters, the seafood pulled from this water forms the actual vertebrae of one of the richest culinary communities in the South.

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Above: Scenes from around the Geechie Seafood dock market as Mark Marhefka grabs an amberjack, a meaty game fish caught in the cooler months off the coast, especially for Chef James London

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James London grew up with salt air in his lungs and his feet in pluff mud, traipsing through stands of pine trees and tidal creeks. After spending his formative years in this coastal proving ground, James was naturally drawn to the culinary arts. When he graduated from college in 2007, his father pushed him to leave behind his home in search of the kind of classic culinary training only found in big cities.

So that’s what he did, exchanging fishing tackle for subway cards as he honed his skills in the kitchens of New York City and San Francisco. He spent long hours in tight spaces while keeping his head down and his feet in front of the line.

He was ambitious and increasingly passionate, but soon began to realize that he’d taken his Lowcountry roots for granted.

“In New York, on a chef’s schedule I could never really leave the city,” James recalled. “At least in San Francisco, I could get outside, could escape the city, and be in the redwoods in 20 minutes.

But in New York that kind of access just wasn’t an option. Coming back to Charleston was always the goal, and the more I worked outside of it, in some of the best food cities out there, I

“Coming back to Charleston was always the goal, and the more I worked outside of it, in some of the best food cities out there, I realized that the seafood was superior to anything else in the country.”

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Charleston does indeed have a unique bounty.

The nearby coastline gives way to the intersection of the mid-Atlantic and southern-Atlantic waters, supporting a dizzying array of species that can be caught off its shores.

THE FISHERMAN Mark Marhefka of Abundant Seafood has been a full-time commercial fisherman here since he graduated high school in 1979. Mark and his wife and co-owner Kerry have long worked closely with the scientists and local biologists to improve the health of the oceans and keep Charleston a viable part of the seafood industry.

realized that the seafood was superior to

Mark has also dedicated his career to educating

anything else in the country.”

other fishermen and acting as a liaison between parties that otherwise seem at odds.

“We are focused not just on sustainability for the resource, but sustainability for the industry, and that includes its fishermen,” he said. “I have a passion for sharing the good practices we employ on the Amy Marie so that the fish are in as pristine condition as they can be so we can get good prices for them. It’s a lot of little things, but everything from considering atmospheric conditions when cutting fish to storage and icing can affect the final product. I want us all to get the top prices for the hard work we put in.”

Mark has changed the culinary culture in Charleston, educating chefs about under-utilized species. He’s also been a consistent voice for using more of every fish—simply taking the filets means that 45 percent of each fish becomes waste instead of dinner.

Chef James London

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“James is one of those rare chefs that actually buy what I term oneoff fish, though many chefs claim to and never follow through,” Mark says. “He will take one or two fish, run a special, then when it’s done, it’s done. That kind of cooking allows his diners to taste something that might not be on many other menus, and that kind of education trickles down.”

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of what can be delicious. Each service at Chubby Fish feels more like a laid-back dinner party than

When James opened his now infamous

a formal presentation, although there’s plenty of

restaurant Chubby Fish in downtown

technique and precision behind the scenes.

Charleston in 2019, Mark was one of his first

One of his most sought-after dishes on the

calls. The chef wanted to celebrate Charleston through a relaxed but elegant approach to hyper-seasonal seafood with inspiration from his time in sushi restaurants.

Chubby Fish menu is fish collars, that space between the head and ribcage that contains a couple of choice nuggets of meat that often end in the scrap pile when they ought not to. With

“James is one of those rare chefs that actually

commercial fisherman like Mark by his side,

buy what I term one-off fish, though many chefs

James is one of a growing number of Southern

claim to and never follow through,” Mark said.

chefs placing collars instead in the center of the

“He will take one or two fish, run a special, then

plate, and as an angler himself, it’s also become

when it’s done, it’s done. That kind of cooking

one of his favorite cuts for home cooking.

allows his diners to taste something that might

“If the fish is fresh and handled well, you don’t

not be on many other menus, and that kind of education trickles down.”

have to do much to make it delicious, but a good seafood breading can make all the difference,” he

James has also educated himself again on the

said. Whether enjoyed in Chubby Fish’s dining

water, eager to spend his days angling for some

room or campside in a cast iron skillet, fish

of the species he’s grown to love since returning

collars are sustainable seafood made delicious.

to the Lowcountry. He and his partner Yoanna

It’s stewardship of the resources we harvest, and

Putri spend lots of time chasing reds in the

at the same time, a new wow factor for home

tidal creeks, saving some to cook at home on

cooked dinners made from fresh-caught fish. As

the rare days off. He’s reconnected with home

if you needed another excuse to get out on the

by once again savoring the salt air again in his

water.

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lungs, though his boyhood adventuring spirit is now transformed into riffs on recipes with his culinary team.

Stephanie Burt is an audio producer, food and travel writer, and the host/producer of The Southern Fork podcast. She has contributed

He trusts his diners to be adventurous, and in

to Saveur, The Washington Post, The Bitter Southerner, Conde Nast

turn they trust him to teach the new boundaries

Traveler & more, and she currently lives in Charleston, S.C.

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Ingr e dients: • 2 fish collars, scales removed • 1 cup whole buttermilk • ¼ cup hot sauce • 1 tablespoon kosher salt • 4 cups Atkinson Seafood Breader (or whatever corn-flour-based seafood breader you have available in your region)

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Whisk together buttermilk, hot sauce, and salt, and pour over collars. Allow collars to marinate for 24 hours but no longer than 36 hours.

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On the day you are serving, remove collars from buttermilk but do not rinse.

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Place 2 cups of seafood breader in a large mixing bowl and toss collars in breader until well coated.

Transfer to a sheet pan with a rack and allow collars to temper at room temperature for at least an hour before frying.

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Heat up a large cast iron pan or dutch oven over medium heat with 2 inches of peanut oil and bring oil to 325F. Before frying, place collars in a brown paper bag and shake with the remaining seafood breader. Carefully place the collars in the hot oil and fry until golden brown before flipping. Repeat on the other side. Remove collar from oil and salt aggressively over a drip rack before placing on plate.

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To finish, serve with lemon rounds and hot sauce.

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New colors for endless days on the water.

Current Blue

Charcoal “The fit is slim and relaxed. The magnet pockets are awesome. Best part about them is they dont feel thin like many other camping/fishing/hiking pants. Wore them last weekend on a camping/rafting trip on the Colorado River. They were awesome for the cool nights and were quick drying while wet wading.” - J. K .

Drifter Shorts + Pants $

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They say being around the water is good for you. It’s all the “negative ions” or something like that. Now, we can’t speak to the science of it, but we can say that the water feels great. And it feels even better in our Drifter Bottoms. Designed for wading in shallows and dangling off docks.

• UPF40+ sun protection • Extremely quick-drying • 2-way stretch for better range of motion

• Magnetic pocket closures provide quick security (pants) • Gusseted crotch for extra comfort (pants)

Fabric Technology: 96% Nylon, 4% Spandex Colors: Pintail Brown, Sandbar, Charcoal (pants only), Current Blue (shorts only)

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Sandbar

BLUE CR AB GAME SERIES HAT | $29 SIGNATURE FISHING SHIRT | $99 Pickwick Plaid DRIF TER PANTS | $89 Charcoal

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New Adventure.

Charter Blue

Snapper Red

New Colors

Scout Shorts

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ADVENTU RE SHORTS

Our old stand-by. These trusty shorts have been with us through it all, and they just seem to get better with time. Equally comfortable on the trail, on the water, or hanging in the backyard. Every time we put these on, it’s like reuniting with an old friend who’s always down for an adventure.

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• Available in 5” or 7” Inseam

• Elastic waist band with draw string for secure fit

• UPF30+

• Snap closure on back pocket

• Nylon Supplex is durable, yet soft and breathable

• Built-in mesh liner

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Buck Gold

Faded Navy

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Disappear into the woods.

Ghillie

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Web & DC Store Exclusive

Duck Camp Ghillie Jacket $

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Our signature blend of new-school camouflage technology and comfort-forward design, now available in ghillie suit form. What took us so long? You’ll understand once you try it on. Lighter and more comfortable than your dad’s old ghillie, you’ll be able to not only blend into the surroundings like never before, but you’ll be more comfortable doing it. Available just in time for turkey season.

Fabric Technology: 100% Polyester

Hidden chest pockets

Adjustable hood

Adjustable hem

Made with durable, Thumb stays to ensure coverage in motion

breathable mesh

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Make those early mornings count.

Turkey season is always gone before you know it, so it’s important to make the most out of every opportunity. Our Woodland system lets you get closer to your target, with stealthy comfort that keeps you covered from head to toe.

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2 MERINO BASE L AYER CREW | $109 Woodland

3 REVERSIBLE DRYD OWN VEST | $159 Woodland/Raven

4 VANTAGE 2L PANTS | $129 Woodland NE W

5 MERINO BAL ACL AVA | $39

6 WO ODL AND TRUCKER | $29

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