The Shoals Youth Bassmasters youth anglers, fifty-eight strong, launched their fourth tournament of 2023 from the First Creek Ramp on Wheeler Lake. Fishing on Wheeler has been tough of late due to the hot weather, pressure, or a plain reluctance of bass to respond to lures this time of year.
If you’re in the water near a dam, powerhouse or lock, you need to be aware of some potential hazards and familiarize yourself with the systems TVA uses to communicate them to you.
Wilson Dam – B.A.S.S. photo
New Online ANS Certification Tool
“Aquatic nuisance species, or ANS, threaten many of our waterbodies around the state,” said Jim Page, WRD Aquatic Nuisance Species Program Coordinator.
Help keep Aquatic Nuisance Species like Northern Snakeheads out of Georgia.
By DAVID RAINER
Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources
“The first documented sighting was at Wheeler National Wildlife Refuge (near Decatur) in 1964,” Chuck Sykes, Director of the Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources (ADCNR) Wildlife and Freshwater Fisheries (WFF) Division, said. “They’ve been in north Alabama for a long time.”
An American alligator was recently sighted in the Huntsville area, which many people consider to be beyond the home range of the animal. Outdoor Alabama photo
Fifty-five Shoals Youth Bassmasters competed on Pickwick Lake on July 8 and found several nice largemouth and smallmouth bass. The trophy winners in the three age divisions weighed in a healthy 88.42 pounds of bass.
This is a “Top Ten” list no city wants to be on.
Area of west of Decatur, AL. Google Earth photo.
The Bass Pro Shops School of the Year presented by Abu Garcia
The 2022-23 season for the Bass Pro Shops School of the Year presented by Abu was a historic one. College fishing’s only all-encompassing National Rankings system saw hundreds of college bass fishing teams from across the country compete in an epic number of points qualifying tournaments as the ACA awarded the most points ever in a single season this year.
This personalized adventure for you and your friends flies you into the pristine Canadian backcountry for a fishing experience you’ll never forget.
By Jason Duran
The final stop of the ABT 2023 regular season was held at Wheeler Lake in Decatur, Al with 225 teams from the north division competing for the top prize of $10,000.
Allen Hayes and Danny Bishop. ABT photo
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