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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
May 23, 1971
Page
24
Outdoor Editor Tony Estes recounts a dawn bream trip with George Collier on Guntersville Lake. They fished Beech Creek and main river hotspots, landed about 30 bluegill and shellcrackers, releasing egg-bearing fish while keeping spawned specimens, amid minor weather and vandalism notes.
The Tennessee River and Lewis Smith Lake report better night bass fishing with lunker size catches using plastic worms and spinner baits. Daytime results remain slow except for early and late topwater efforts. Hueys Mariana near Jasper notes limits at night around shallow points and sandbars. Yellow Creek Docks and Kroger Island area near Florence also show good night and dawn bass activity, including smallmouth near Wilson and Wheeler tailwaters.
Two anglers use redworms and crickets for 89 keeper fish then discover a vast shallow bed where hundreds of bream attack lures. Collier lands two crickets and the narrator casts a wet fly to join the frenzy before leaving as action wanes. The author calls the outing one of his most productive and enjoyable fishing trips.
Bass expert Jack Lovett Jr. explains top water fishing as a high art and a productive method in certain conditions. He describes ideal timings, lures, and advanced retrieves including twitching, zigzag motion, and varying pauses to trigger strikes from wary bass.
The 1971 Decatur Daily Biggest Fish Contest continues into the final week starting Saturday. Prizes include seven Ambassadeur reels and rods seven Johnson Century sets and seven bait cards for the three winners. Residents of Morgan Lawrence Limestone Cullman and Winston counties may enter with no fee.
The City Park and Recreation Board announced May 31 the summer opening for three pools Aquadome Bluehaven and Paradise through August 29. Aquadome hours 1 to 5 p.m. daily and 7 to 9 p.m. Monday through Saturday with family swim Monday and Thursday. Red Cross classes 9 to 11 a.m. weekdays. Bluehaven 1 to 8 p.m. daily and 1 to 5 p.m. Sundays. Paradise 1 to 5 p.m. daily with 9 to 11 a.m. weekday lessons.
Mrs. Carole Caldwell Graebner will lead the United States team in the 1971 Whitman Cup matches held in Cleveland. The announcement names Graebner as captain of the U S squad for the international tennis event.
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