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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jun 02, 1976
Page
12
Outdoor Editor Tony Estes praises catfish as a spring through early summer favorite adaptable to cane pole fishing in ponds and rivers. It offers tactics, baits, and handling tips from catching beneath Wheeler Dam to best frying prep and skinning methods for flavorful results.
Glenn Fagan of Caddo caught a seven and a half pound largemouth bass while fishing Oakley Lanier Lake. Fagan reported the catch and the size to local reporters.
Alabama anglers report better night bass catching on the Tennessee River and Smith Lake with topwater and plastic lure tactics. Shellcrackers bluegill and catfish bite along Wheeler Wilson and Guntersville lakes as fishermen fish near banks boat docks and outlets.
Alabama deer hunting rules may drop the .240 caliber minimum, allowing centerfire rifles while rimfires and buckshot remain barred in some counties. Readers are urged to use powerful, quick-killing arms and avoid light calibers like .22 and 25-20s. Also notes fishing salvage at Swan Creek, waterfowl nesting at Wheeler Refuge, and staff update with Doug Winton becoming a waterfowl specialist.
Pete Files of Decatur landed a seven pound bass while fishing from Fishermen's Resort below Wheeler Dam. He reported catching the lunker with a spinner bait.
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