SC residents can win prizes plishing this summer. Here’s what that is and what you could win

Sarah Claire McDonald
·2 min read

Have you ever heard of plishing?

It might just become your new favorite hobby.

If the term alone has piqued your interest, the South Carolina Wildlife Federation has begun its summer plishing challenge.

Plishing is a term coined from the Swedish phrase “plocka upp,” which means to pick up, combined with fishing, according to a recent SCWF release.

The plishing challenge is designed to help South Carolina residents engage with the age-old hobby and lifestyle of fishing, and combine it with a way to help keep local waterways clean from trash and litter.

This new practice lets anglers help reduce litter in the environment and catch fish at the same time. The program also acts as a great way for your family to spend time together outdoors, make memories, engage children with a summer activity and to get excited about and win prizes.

A submitted photograph by the South Carolina Wildlife Federation depicting the family-friendly plishing challenge that allows participants of all ages to spend time outdoors and help the environment in this interactive conservation effort.
A submitted photograph by the South Carolina Wildlife Federation depicting the family-friendly plishing challenge that allows participants of all ages to spend time outdoors and help the environment in this interactive conservation effort.

This year’s challenge began on June 1 but will continue until August 31 and is available to all ages.

After joining this conservation initiative, participants will have the ability to log any fish caught during the challenge’s time frame in addition to any litter that was picked up and properly disposed of in any South Carolina waterway.

Each fish caught, fish released and bag of litter collected throughout this summer’s plishing challenge will give anglers the opportunity to win prizes, the release states.

A submitted photograph by the South Carolina Wildlife Federation depicting the family-friendly plishing challenge that allows participants of all ages to spend time outdoors and help the environment in this interactive conservation effort.
A submitted photograph by the South Carolina Wildlife Federation depicting the family-friendly plishing challenge that allows participants of all ages to spend time outdoors and help the environment in this interactive conservation effort.

To make logging your progress as easy as possible, participants do not have to weigh or measure any of the fish they catch. The only proof needed is to take a picture or video of each and upload it into the required app.

Each month, there will be a different sponsor offering prizes, which may include gift cards, apparel and more fishing gear.

To register for this summer’s plishing challenge, SCWF recommends you follow the steps below.

  1. Download the free FishDonkey app on your mobile device. Participants may do so on Google Play, Apple App Store or log in on their PC with a Google Chrome Browser.

  2. Create an account

  3. Select “Fish in a Tournament”

  4. Search for SCWF Plishing Challenge

  5. Click the “join now” button

If you register soon, the first 250 registrations will be free of charge, thanks to the courtesy of Palmetto State Armory.

Leaderboards through FishDonkey will update regularly throughout the contest so individuals will have the chance to check the app to follow the tournament progress.

At the program’s end, there will be a winner for fish, an overall winner for litter collection and a randomly selected winner. Each prizewinner will receive a $500 gift card to Palmetto State Armory.

A photograph of the South Carolina Wildlife Federation’s overall plishing challenge points leader in 2022.
A photograph of the South Carolina Wildlife Federation’s overall plishing challenge points leader in 2022.

For helpful information on where to fish and what to use, follow SCWF on social media platforms Instagram and Facebook with an additional SCWF Plishing Challenge Facebook Group.