Jeff Dute
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Bay Minette, AL, United States
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It's mandatory: Report your Alabama red snapper landings
Prior to landing their catch in Alabama, the captain or owner of any vessel, private or charter, is required to report all red snapper kept and discarded dead. → Read More
Enjoy your Alabama park and wildlife management area investments this Memorial Day
Most residents never stop to consider that they own Alabama's state parks and thousands of acres within the wildlife management area system, yet never make the time to check up on or take advantage of their investment. → Read More
Reel Report: All conditions point toward excellent week of fishing ahead
Inshore guide Yano Serra said quality speckled trout are biting just about everywhere down around Dauphin Island and across the Mississippi Sound. → Read More
Alabama announces state red snapper/triggerfish season in July
"MRD biologists have assessed the resource in our waters and we feel that there will still be enough red snapper and triggerfish in Alabama waters to open an additional season to give our citizens the ability to catch more red snapper and triggerfish this year," said Chris Blankenship, Director of the Marine Resources Division. → Read More
Reel Report: Fishing rebounds from short lull across coastal Alabama
Bass fishing guide Wayne Miller said that recent high pressure and blue-bird skies have made it hard to coax bass to pull their noses out of thick wood or grass cover. → Read More
Dauphin Island Regatta archive resounds with tales of extreme weather and adventurous spirit
A search of Press-Register/AL.com archives dating back to 1994 indicates that the regatta, equal parts sporting competition and social event, has been postponed as few as three times. → Read More
Miscommunication delivered Dauphin Island Regatta racers into deadly storm
An official at Fairhope Yacht Club, which hosted the event, said Tuesday that concerns about stormy weather had nothing to do with the delay in the start of Saturday's race, and that organizers had no idea that the day would bring a sudden blast of gale-force conditions. → Read More
Mischance delivered Dauphin Island Regatta racers into deadly storm
An official at Fairhope Yacht Club, which hosted the event, said Tuesday that concerns about stormy weather had nothing to do with the delay in the start of Saturday's race, and that organizers had no idea that the day would bring a sudden blast of gale-force conditions. → Read More
Teen and boatmate 'lucky, thankful, blessed' to survive Mobile Bay storm that flipped sail boat
"They told me nothing bad has ever happened during the Dauphin Island race. They said, 'Sailing is perfectly safe.'" Blalack said → Read More
It's no prank, Branden Collier's April Fool's Day sheepshead shatters Alabama state record
Branden Collier of Irvington really did catch the pending Alabama state record sheepshead on April Fool's Day. → Read More
Mike Clement's 2.55-pound Millers Ferry crappie claims Wilcox Chamber's Big Crappie tourney
One-hundred-and six fishermen, including 16 in the youth division, set out in cool but overcast conditions. By about 9 o'clock, however, the clouds parted and blue skies and warm air ruled the rest of the day. → Read More
Dog the Bounty Hunter leases Bay Minette office space
A second surprise awaited Pepperman when a cameraman walked up and informed him that the crew was there to film and did he mind wearing a microphone. → Read More
Reel Report: Spring fishing patterns finally settling in with warmer, cleaner water conditions
Bass-fishing guide Wayne Miller said the bass bite in the shallow bays along the Causeway is still good, but has slowed down in the wake of last week's hot action leading up to Saturday's full moon. → Read More
Real long-term future of red snapper management in Gulf up to U.S. Congress
Alabama Marine Resources Director Chris Blankenship said he has made three trips to Washington D.C. since December, accompanied by Conservation Commissioner Gunter Guy once, to convince lawmakers that Gulf states can better manage the popular game fish to the greatest benefit of the species and all user groups that rely on it for commercial and recreational purposes. → Read More
Public input welcomed on Gulf State Park project master plan
"Gulf State Park will be an international benchmark of environmental and economic sustainability demonstrating best practices for outdoor recreation, education and hospitable accommodations." → Read More
5 eye-catchers from the 2015 Mobile Boat Show
And as also always happens, there are things - sometimes many, others just a few -- that catch my eye at the show either for their uniqueness of idea and execution or their utility for the Average Joe like me. → Read More
Cool Spaces: Cutwater 28 makes cruising a comfort
Despite the close-quarters design mandated by the boat's 8-foot, 6-inch beam width, it also exudes an immediate sense of cozy luxury, enhanced by flooring, table and seating of teak laminate, mirrors, electric light sconces and attractive interior hull covering. → Read More
The smell of gelcoat is heavy in the air as 2015 Mobile Boat Show opens Friday
"Wow," Gulf Coast Shows owner Dan Miller said after an early afternoons troll around the Arthur Outlaw Convention Center grounds. "This is absolutely our best show ever. The array of boats is just unbelievable." → Read More
Mobile Boat Show, Twiggy the Skiing Squirrel return to convention center March 13-15
Secondly, and just as importantly, Miller said, is that the industry is benefiting from an influx of first-time boat buyers, who are more interested in pure family fun rather than any specific sporting use. → Read More
New Wiese Family Nature Preserve protects critical upper Fish River corridor habitats
In honor of Peter and Marty's Wiese's longtime commitment to the environment, the tract was named the Wiese Family Nature Preserve, he said. → Read More