Happy New Year!

Orange Beach Fishing Association wishes everyone a very happy new year. It's been quite a journey this year and we are looking forward to amazing things in 2011. We especially want to thank everyone who came down this year, supported the local economy and had a terrific time fishing the beautiful waters of Orange Beach. When you are ready to come back down for another thrilling day of charter fishing, we will be here to show you around our little corner of paradise.

So we raise a glass to our old friends and another to the friends we haven't met yet. We hope you have a fun and safe celebration because we look forward to seeing you soon.

Nautical Night of Lights - December 11th

The late Redfish season was an incredible success with lots of great fish and great fish stories for the folks who came out, chartered boats and reeled 'em in. Now that the Redfish season has ended and the holiday season has begun, kick it off right on board one of the many boats parading across the bay.

The 25th Annual Nautical Night of Lights is December 11, at 5:00 pm and is free to the public. The parade boats meet up at LuLu’s at Homeport Marina, and make a colorful procession east down the Intracoastal Canal Waterway. The procession ends at Sportsman Marina in Orange Beach. Whether you are a sports fisherman or not, this is a great way to check out the fleet of charter boats and get aquainted with the local captains. So come on out and stop by the docks once the parade ends to get a closer look and meet the crew.

For more information about the parade, call 251-968-6091, or visit
alagulfcoastchamber.com

Coastal Clean Up September 18

Well it has been a crazy summer, but we still love our life in paradise. Fishing has been open everywhere for catch and release for almost a month. The charters are out and the fish are biting. As the summer comes to a close, it’s time to care for the great beaches we call home.

Saturday, September 18 is the 23rd Annual Coastal Clean Up. It may have more meaning this year, but we have always taken pride in the amazing beauty of our beaches and the strength and diversity of our wildlife. Taking this day to protect that beauty is the least we can do to preserve the way of life we all love.

So come on out - catch your fill of trash and debris. Over the years the Clean-up has had 48,446 volunteers remove 902,242 pounds of waste along 2,847 miles of coastline. This year with all the media attention this area has received, we expect record numbers of visiting volunteers. Let’s make sure they are welcomed and well-received.

For more information about the 23rd Annual Coastal Clean Up, visit www.alcoastalcleanup.org or call 251-621-1216.

Third-Generation Charter Boat Captain Shares Insider's Tips for Orange Beach Fishing

Editor’s Note: Captain Bobby Walker, a third-generation charter-boat captain based out of Orange Beach, Alabama, along with his family, helped pioneer the charter-boat business in Orange Beach. His grandfather, Rufus Walker, was a mailman who started taking parties on weekends to troll for king mackerel and Spanish mackerel. His uncle, Roland Walker, was one of the first charter-boat fishermen to discover red snapper holding on underwater airplane wrecks and shipwrecks. Roland later carried tires and all types of old metal junk to drop in the Gulf of Mexico to create artificial reefs. He also convinced state politicians to deploy 300 wrecked-car bodies in the Gulf of Mexico, which became the first step in Alabama’s intensive artificial-reef-building program that’s today one of the largest artificial-reef programs in the world.

Read full article here.

August Offers Red Hot Bay Fishing on AL Gulf Coast

Editor’s Note: Captain Gary Davis of Tidewater Fishing Service in Foley, Alabama, has fished and guided in Mobile Bay for 35 years. As Davis explains, “This month, the bay’s red-hot around Fort Morgan. August is a very-good month for catching a wide variety of fish in Mobile Bay. Because the water’s so clear, we’ve had an influx of Spanish mackerel and small cobia that will weigh 3-5-pounds each. You can’t keep cobia this size, but they’re fun to catch and release.”

Read full article here: http://orangebeach.com/fishing/biting/

Gulf Coast Fishing

Cast your line for deep-sea adventure! With some of the best captains anywhere to guide you on your voyage, Gulf Shores / Orange Beach fishing promises some of the best fishing anywhere. Alabama’s Gulf Coast is home to one of the largest charter fishing fleets on the Gulf with more than 100 experienced captains are ready to help you reel in the catch of a lifetime. Add to that the fact that we have the only trolling alley in the Gulf, the nation’s largest artificial reef and something biting year round, and you’ll find that any time is a great time to come play “hooky”.
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