Coast is clear

October 1, 2008 by admin · Leave a Comment
Filed under: Gulf Shores / Orange Beach 

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 gone, so you have the beach to yourself. And with the crowds gone, you are more likely to find a bargain in lodging.  

“Fall is a great time to visit the area, which is transitioning from a fast-paced summer to a more relaxed fall season,” said Herb Malone, president/CEO of the Alabama Gulf Coast Convention and Visitors Bureau.

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Daily bag set for flounder

October 1, 2008 by admin · Leave a Comment
Filed under: Dauphin Island, Mobile Bay 

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.

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Take heed of new regs in Alabama

October 1, 2008 by admin · Leave a Comment
Filed under: Uncategorized 

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 inches fork length to comply with federal regulations that went into effect Aug. 5.

 

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