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Fall Fishing for Bass on Big Lakes

Fall Fishing for Bass on Big Lakes

Cooling Weather Means Fall Fishing for Bass on North Alabama Lakes I do love the fall. The oppressive heat of summer is fading, but it’s not brutal winter cold yet. I believe fall gives anglers in Alabama the best fishing conditions of the whole year and this year is...
Big Racks and Altered Antlers

Big Racks and Altered Antlers

Antlers are part of the fascination associated with deer hunting.   Antlers. They have fascinated man since the beginning. Going back thousands of years, one can see man’s love for animals. Antlers are etched and painted on the walls of caves. Antlers were a...
Fishing for Catfish on Wheeler Lake

Fishing for Catfish on Wheeler Lake

The water underneath the power lines hold larger catfish—here’s why. We were idling out from the Mallard Creek Recreation Area boat ramp enroute to an area near the Brown’s Ferry Nuclear Plant cooling water intakes—less than two miles from the launch ramp. We had met...
Celebrate Springtime with Bream Fishing

Celebrate Springtime with Bream Fishing

Nothing says springtime quite like catching a big mess of bream.     There’s nothing like simple pleasures for simple minds. So, I guess I have a very simple mind because one of my true pleasures in life is watching a small float make a quick dip and dive. When...
Big Cobia Fishing Close to the Coast

Big Cobia Fishing Close to the Coast

This Month Brings Perfect Fishing Conditions for Big and Tasty Migratory Fish   The Gulf Coast sun is bright. The spring air is getting warm and the tourists on the beach stare at the parade of big boats moving slowly just out past the second bar. What the...

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