Fins and Family Fishing

Some people talk about being good fishermen while others just go out and there and prove it! It looks like the further of our sport is in very good hands. Great job boys! See you next year!

Check out this cool little guy.

We are ready!

*REMINDER*
-Alabama’s 2025 private angler red snapper season:
Alabama state waters and federal waters will be open 7 days a week from 12:01am Friday May 23, 2025, until 11:59 pm on Monday June 30, 2025. The season will then transition to four-day weekends (Friday - Monday) starting Friday July 4, 2025, until the private angler quota is met.

*Remember to report your red snapper, gray triggerfish and greater amberjack harvest through Snapper Check. In addition to an Alabama saltwater fishing license or saltwater angler registry a Reef Fish Endorsement is also required to land reef fish in Alabama.

*Operators of vessels with an Alabama Commercial Party Boat License without federal for-hire permits must abide by the state season, possess an Alabama Gulf Reef Fish Endorsement for charter vessels and may only fish inside the 9-mile state waters line.

https://www.outdooralabama.com/alabama-saltwater-season-closures-notices-and-updates
PHOTO BY: Billy Pope, ADCNR

Bay squid are super interesting creatures.

Just a few weeks away!

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Red Snapper season will look a little different in 2025. The season will be open 7 days a week from May 23 until 11:59 p.m. on Monday June 30, 2025. The season will then transition to four-day weekends starting July 4 until the private angler quota is met. The Alabama private angler quota for 2025 is set by NOAA Fisheries and is anticipated to be 664,552 pounds.

Alabama Expands the 2025 Red Snapper Season Orange Beach, Ala. – (OBA) – At its first meeting of 2025, the Alabama Conservation Advisory Board considered key proposals aimed at refining the state’s hunting and fishing regulations. Among the topics discussed were adjustments to the red snapper season, and changes to the daily bag limits ...

It appears the Alabama Dept of Conservation is close to announcing changes to the regulations on Redfish and Sheepshead. We have advocated the release of oversized Redfish for years and it appears that is about to be law. The large Redfish contribute the most to reproduction and are lots of fun to catch. In addition, they are able to be released healthy after being caught nearly every time. Sheepshead harvest is expected to reduce from 10 per person to 8 due to the record number of anglers targeting them during their spawn. We will update when these changes are officially enacted but expect these changes to be enacted very soon.

Congratulations to our new pal Wyatt who is four years old for catching this 48 inch King Mackerel yesterday. It weighed almost as much as he does at a whopping 32lbs. Great job Captain Chris Ward for helping this family make a memory that will live with them forever!