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Fifty-eight young bass anglers in the Shoals Youth Bassmasters anxiously awaited take-off time on Saturday, July 18th. Wilson Lake was the contest waters, and they launched from the Lock Six ramp with their adult boat captains, whom most called “Dad.”

The July/August issue of Tightline has been published. Read it, download it here.

Southern Fishing News has announced the addition of RipaLip to its group of Partner Sponsors. RipaLip has a line of essential marine electronics gear and a learning application, RipaLip University.

EGO Fishing’s four best-selling Tool Kits prove pro-grade performance doesn’t require a pro-grade price tag Walk any tackle aisle, and you’ll find kits stacked double-deep, blister-packed and pegged kits out as far as the eye can see. But few are built the way EGO Fishing builds them.

The Wildlife and Freshwater Fisheries (WFF) Division of the Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources (ADCNR) will temporarily close the Waterfront Public Boat Ramp for major facility upgrades.

By DAVID RAINER Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources With catfish living in almost all of the freshwater streams, creeks, rivers and reservoirs in Alabama, the Alabama Tourism Department decided it was time to honor this ubiquitous species to officially open the Alabama Catfish Trail.