Swimming Advisory Issued for Wolf Bay Waters at Orange Beach Waterfront Park
The Baldwin County Health Department has issued a swimming advisory for Wolf Bay at Orange Beach Waterfront Park after bacteria levels exceeded safe limits.
Alabama Red Snapper Season Opens May 26 for Private Anglers
Alabama’s state and federal waters will open to red snapper harvest for private anglers and state-licensed charter vessels on Friday, May 26, the state’s Marine Resources Division has announced. The…
Sharks Return to the Leaderboard as Alabama Deep Sea Fishing Rodeo Kicks Off 89th Year
The 89th Alabama Deep Sea Fishing Rodeo brings back its shark category after a seven-year absence, with a $12,000 top prize as Gulf shark populations rebound.
Last sunken boats pulled from Pensacola Bay weeks after Hurricane Sally
PENSACOLA, Fla. — The final boats submerged in Pensacola Bay after Hurricane Sally were lifted out of the water Thursday afternoon, wrapping up a recovery effort that began weeks earlier.…
The Story Behind the ‘Battle Wagon,’ the Boat Sally Left Beside Highway 161
For days after Hurricane Sally came ashore, drivers along Alabama 161 in Orange Beach slowed for the same sight: a large boat propped against the guardrail at Cotton Bayou, close…
Sally Ripped Up Docks and Sank Boats at Orange Beach’s Sanroc Cay Marina
Hurricane Sally battered waterfront property across Baldwin County when it came ashore in September 2020, and Sanroc Cay Marina in Orange Beach was among the hardest-hit spots on the north…
Marine Cleanup Begins at Cotton Bayou After Hurricane Sally
ORANGE BEACH, Ala. — Orange Beach was among the hardest-hit communities when Hurricane Sally came ashore, and now the long job of clearing its waterways is getting underway. Early estimates…
NOAA Sets 62-Day Federal Red Snapper Season for Gulf Charter Boats
Charter boats across the Alabama Gulf Coast now know their window for the 2020 federal red snapper season. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration announced that the 2020 Red Snapper…
Charter Captains Set the Record Straight on Alabama’s Split Red Snapper Season
Red snapper season along the Alabama Gulf Coast runs under two very different sets of rules, and charter boat operators say too many anglers still do not understand the difference…
Three-Day Red Snapper Season Draws Fury From Baldwin and Mobile County Leaders
A federal cap limiting recreational red snapper fishing to just three days this year has triggered resolutions from Orange Beach, the Baldwin County Commission and Dauphin Island, with local officials,…