Alabama Fishing Reports

Coast is clear

admin — Wed, 01 Oct 2008 16:05:41 +0000

Al.com Summer is over. The kids have gone back to school. Memories of warm, wastrel days on the sand are fading along with the tan. But wait, fall is here. And for those in the know, it’s a great time to go to the beach. The kids are back in school, which means the crowds are [...]

Daily bag set for flounder

admin — Wed, 01 Oct 2008 16:01:55 +0000

Thursday, September 25, 2008 By JEFF DUTE Outdoors Editor Al.com Alabama Conservation Department commissioner Barnett Lawley signed a regulation Tuesday that immediately set a 10-fish per person per day recreational bag limit on flounder. That limit also applies to fish taken by any means during a jubilee, said Alabama Marine Resources director Vernon Minton. Full Article

Take heed of new regs in Alabama

admin — Wed, 01 Oct 2008 15:57:09 +0000

PNJ.com The Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources recently made some major changes to recreational fishing regulations. There now is a 10-per-person-per-day limit on flounder — there was no bag limit before — and the size limits on triggerfish and amberjack have gone up. Triggerfish was changed to 14 inches fork length and amberjack to 30 [...]

Adapt to the fish for dog-days fillets

admin — Sun, 10 Aug 2008 02:05:13 +0000

www.al.com - Aug 8, 2008 Fish do a much better job of adapting to the effects of the dog days of summer than do humans. In order to catch fish this time of year, we have to do a better job of figuring out what they’re doing to beat the heat. Local guide Scott Jordan told me [...]

State fishing better than you think

admin — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 12:04:31 +0000

By David Rainer With Alabama struggling through a multi-year drought in 2007, many anglers had an idea that the fishing would also suffer. However, according to the Bass Anglers Information Team (B.A.I.T.) report, that assumption was wrong - dead wrong. Surprising both anglers and fisheries biologists with the Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources’ Wildlife and [...]

Conditions not fishing-friendly

admin — Fri, 29 Feb 2008 03:49:46 +0000

Press-Register - al.com, AL - Feb 14, 2008 Wind, cold weather and rain are all conspiring against fishermen hoping to hit the water this weekend. This on top of the dingy water already present all across the Mobile Bay system will make it tough to get fish to bite. The Alabama River is expected to rise [...]