We asked for an ACE basin ecology and sightseeing tour without fishing and Capt. Justin Ravenel did not disappoint! He suggested low tide timing was best for this and indeed, we saw lots of what we had hoped for, including three different pods of dolphin along North Edisto River and in Steamboat Creek - one pod was sandbanking to corner Red Drum, which was thrilling to watch. We went out in a shallow draft skiff and were able to actually beach along the river and walk through the 75 degree water to land and a short leg stretch along a quiet stretch of pine forest. He provided plenty of cold drinks - a gorgeous calm late September day rambling. We saw crabbers working their lines, heard about some old homes along the creeks, saw oyster beds and shrimp boats, and saw great fishing holes he knows. To finish off, he took us back to a big freshwater creek off the Intercostal for an opportunity to see alligators big and small sunning in the mud - slithering into the creek as we passed. We absolutely enjoyed every minute and will book again when we return next year for a follow-up look along smaller creeks up into this amazing web of waterways and marshlands which Capt. Ravenel clearly knows very well.