Smith Lake Bass Smashing Small Shad By TONY ESTES Outdoor Editor
Smith Lake anglers report success near the lake center with bass feeding on shad minnows. Lures like a Devils horse or Rapala bring instant strikes while bluegill and striped bass also eat shad. Smallmouth fishing remains strong below Wheeler and Wilson dams with live shad and artificials best after sunset.
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Tony Estes
Smith Lake
Crant Berry
Yellow Creek Docks
Bobby Aldridge
Moulton
Berry
Stripe
Outdoors Club Open to Ages Sixteen to Twenty One
The club welcomes youths aged 16 to 21 and invites interested individuals to call 232-3637 for joining information. Alabama Water Patrolman Leroy Driggers comments on the program as the notice ends with his remark.
Honeysuckles Shelter Wildlife and Water Pollution Bills
The piece notes honeysuckle species along roadsides with both benefits and problems for wildlife and trees. It discusses Alabama water pollution bills HB 160 and SB 79 to form a three man governor appointed commission. It mentions Wheeler Refuge visits and fishing license figures and describes raccoon hound contests and a reptile pamphlet.
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Tom Atkeson Wheeler
Asia
Alabama
House
Senate
Water Improvement Commission
Commissioner of Agriculture and Industry
Conservation Department
State Health Department
Walking Catfish Migrate North Through Florida Drought
Researchers note walking catfish native to Africa are migrating northward through Florida as drought reduces water habitats. Introduced around 1965 by a tropical fish farmer, the species breathes air and travels over land while remaining wet, using Florida drainage canals to reach better water sources away from the Miami area.
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Universal Science News
Florida
Africa
Miami
More Eagles Found Dead in Wyoming Canyon Poisonings
AP reports 48 eagles in Jackson Canyon near Casper died from thallium sulfate poisoning and other causes. Searchers fear more deaths as weather hinders investigation. officials link poison to ranchers private predator control and tourists seeking eagle feathers.
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Washington
Wyoming
Barbara Dobas
Casper
Wyo
National Audubon Society
Dobas
Senate
William D. Ruckelshaus
Environmental Protection Agency
Jackson Canyon
Gale McGee
D-Wyo
Gulf Fishing Good Along Alabama Coast
Deep sea fishing was reported good along the Alabama Gulf Coast by spokesmen in Panama City Destin and Pensacola. Andersons Marinas in Panama City said bottom fishermen were catching many snapper and grouper. King mackerel are running and trollers report good catches per Iva Pressnell at Andersons. Weather conditions are favorable at Destin and fishing remains strong with party boats delivering large strings of grouper snapper and Spanish mackerel.
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Alabama Gulf Coast
Panama City
Destin
Pensacola
Anderson
Iva Pressnell
Andersons
Deep Sea Report: Amberjack Cobra On The Rise
Ling are scarce but amberjack and cobra are strengthening. Pensacola reports solid catches of snapper and grouper with many boats bringing in large strings. A few king mackerel and occasional sailfish noted by trolling vessels.
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Pensacola
Troilers
Bass Eyes Good By JACK LOVETT JR.
Bass recognize man as their deadly enemy. They are readily alerted to danger by sight and vibration. It is essential that the angler stay out of sight of bass if he is to be successful on large fish in usual waters. Bass cannot see a great distance through the water.
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Jack Lovett JR
Bass
Alabama Water Patrol Warns Boaters To Register By Nov
Patrolman Leroy Driggers cautions that any boat operated on Alabama public waters after November 15 without current registration is illegal. Properly registered craft must display 3 inch numbers on both bow sides and a current year decal. Call 353-7197 with questions.
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Alabama
Leroy Driggers
Driggers
Safety First In New Boats
Alabama Water Patrolman Leroy Driggers warns new boat owners misreading boating like driving a car leads to accidents. He cites overloading small boats and risky actions as prime targets in the Water Safety Division crackdown to cut accidents and fatalities on Alabama waters.
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Driggers
Tennessee
Alabama
Leroy Driggers
Aolace
Water Safety Division
Icebreakers Built Predominantly in Helsinki Finland
Most of the world’s icebreaking ships originate from Helsinki Finland as major shipyards supply vessels for polar and Arctic navigation.
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Helsinki
Finland
Interconnected aquatic food web in a pond ecosystem
The passage describes how sun energy and bottom nutrients support microscopic algae and rooted aquatic plants. Insects and worms feed on these plants and are then eaten by fish such as lake trout. The animals eventually die and decay, recycling nutrients in the ecosystem.
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Alabama Water
Wheeler Refuge
U. S
Wheeler National Wildlife Refuge
Decatur
Wheeler Reservoir
TVA
Brown’s Ferry
Billy Carrell
TVA Fish and Game Branch
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Jimmy Green
Dick Marron
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