Fishing Rodeo on Dauphin Island to Proceed Despite Gulf Storm Threat
Organizers of the 89th Alabama Deep Sea Fishing Rodeo confirmed the tournament will go on as planned, even as forecasters watched an area of disturbed weather in the Gulf of…
88th Alabama Deep Sea Fishing Rodeo Set to Return in Full on Dauphin Island
The Mobile Jaycees say the 88th Alabama Deep Sea Fishing Rodeo will return to Dauphin Island this month with its full lineup of music, contests and jackpots after a scaled-back…
87th Alabama Deep Sea Fishing Rodeo Set for July 17-19 on Dauphin Island
One of the Gulf Coast’s oldest fishing traditions is pressing ahead this summer, with a few changes along the way. The 87th Alabama Deep Sea Fishing Rodeo is scheduled for…
Cannon Blast Opens 86th Alabama Deep Sea Fishing Rodeo on Dauphin Island
The 86th annual Alabama Deep Sea Fishing Rodeo is underway on Dauphin Island, opening at 5 a.m. Friday with the traditional blast of a cannon. The cannon shot, fired at…
Liar’s Contest Kicks Off Alabama Deep Sea Fishing Rodeo Weekend on Dauphin Island
DAUPHIN ISLAND, Ala. — Before the first line hits the water at the Alabama Deep Sea Fishing Rodeo, there’s one competition where honesty is a handicap: the tournament’s traditional Liar’s…
Dauphin Island Set to Host World’s Largest Deep Sea Fishing Rodeo for 83rd Year
The 83rd Alabama Deep Sea Fishing Rodeo returns to Dauphin Island July 14-17, adding a catch-and-release redfish division and bigger live weigh-in prizes as organizers aim to grow on the…
82nd Alabama Deep Sea Fishing Rodeo Set to Open on Dauphin Island
The 82nd Alabama Deep Sea Fishing Rodeo opens Friday on Dauphin Island, with ADSFR president Kevin Maurin leading a weekend expected to draw more than 3,000 anglers and 75,000 spectators.
Dauphin Islanders Rally to Save Their Little Red Schoolhouse
A group of Dauphin Island residents launched a fundraising drive to move and preserve the island's beloved little red schoolhouse, aiming to turn the 1930s building into a heritage and…
Dauphin Island Stages Inaugural ‘Wings and Waves’ Chicken Wing Cook-Off
Nine cook teams from communities across the Alabama Gulf Coast converged on Dauphin Island on September 25, 2010, for the barrier island’s first-ever chicken wing cook-off, a new festival dubbed…
How the Alabama Deep Sea Fishing Rodeo Became a Trove for Fish Science
Every summer, the docks of Dauphin Island fill with anglers, spectators and the clatter of weigh-station scales as the Alabama Deep Sea Fishing Rodeo gets underway at the mouth of…