Alabama dove season opener and local trout record
Alabama Dove Season begins September 22 with hunters required to wear blaze orange. Local dove numbers appear average, aided by food availability in higher areas. Smith Lake reports a new state rainbow trout record at 5 pounds 13.5 ounces caught by Jimmy Phillips, who used a self-made jig. Water levels drop as Alabama Power increases energy demand, expanding rocky bank hunting and fishing spots. The Decatur Daily reports.
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Smith Lake
Jimmy Phillips
Dora
Smith
Phillips
Alabama Power Co
Treasure hunters may find lures and more at Smith Lake
Outdoors column notes lures, rods, reefs and lost items lure divers and boaters. A good swimmer who dives can extend trips by recovering lures in shallow water. Smith Lake stays unusually clear helping spotting lures from a distance. Eufaula bass season yields hang-size catches from deep holes this time of year.
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Smith Lake
Walter F. George
Eufaula
Veterans Advance in opening round of U S Amateur Golf
In Toledo at Inverness Club 95 degree heat tests players as the field begins the 73rd U S Amateur. Dick Siderowf the 1973 British Amateur winner and George Burns III the Canadian Amateur champion lead an opening round where all Walker Cup players except three advanced. Siderowf defeated John Sutter 3 and 1 amid the heat and nerves.
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Toledo, Ohio
U.S
Dick Siderowf
George Burns III
Siderowf
Inverness
Westport
Co top seed opens Open at Forest Hills
Ilie Nastase of Romania begins defense of his men's US Open title in a match with Humphrey Hose of Venezuela as Billie Jean King faces Peggy Michel of Los Angeles. The ATP fined Nastase $5000 for defying a Wimbledon boycott.
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Romania
Humphrey Hose
Venezuela
Billie Jean King
Peggy Michel
Los Angeles
Nastase
Association of Tennis Professionals
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Alabama Fishing Report Summarizes Gulf and Inland Bass Crappie Catch
Alabama anglers report best Gulf Coast action with red snapper and Spanish mackerel, while inland waters like Lay Lake show bass activity and good night crappie with minnows. Statewide notes list conditions and catches for Neely Henry Weiss Lake Smith Lake Demopolis and other spots. season ends with gulf pier reports of Spanish mackerel and trout.
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Montgomery
Ala
Alabama
Gulf Coast
Gulf
Lay Lake
Neely Henry Lake
Weisslake
Smith Lake
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