LAKE WEDOWEE NEWS
Lake News From Lakes Online, Affiliates and Authorities
Date: 7/30/2008
NMMA applauds important relief measure for recreational boating
WASHINGTON, D.C., July 30, 2008—In a significant victory for the recreational marine industry and the American boating and angling public, President Bush late yesterday signed into law S. 2766, the Clean Boating Act of 2008, protecting the more than 17 …
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Date: 6/13/2008
Ever pulled up to a boat ramp in Alabama, ready for an enjoyable day on the water, to find an inconsiderate boater has blocked the entire ramp while loading or unloading gear?
If so, you have just encountered a “boat ramp hog,” according to Lt. Erica Shipman of the Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural …
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Date: 5/29/2008
Youth Sailing Seminar: June 7th and 8th Contact: Jan Bijvoet at: bijvoetja@bellsouth.net
This event is designed to be a 2 day seminar to introduce youth to sailing. There will classroom and on the water sailing with instruction by some of the best sailors in the region (I am not kidding). If you know anyone interested in …
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Date: 5/28/2008
Miss Bluegrass & Jr. Miss Bluegrass
AGE DIVISIONS: 13-15 16-18
Pageant will be held Thursday July 17
Downtown Rogersville at the Stage at the Heritage Park During the kickoff of the annual Bluegrass Festival.
Casual Rehearsal will be Wednesday, July 16th at Heritage Park, time to be determined …
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Date: 5/20/2008
Lakes Online called several marinas in Alabama to get an idea what marina fuel prices will be for Memorial Day weekend. As of Monday, May 19th the national averages for a gallon of gasoline was $3.72. This average of course is for automobile retail sales at the pump. Marina gas prices at random selected Alabama marinas is …
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LAKE WEDOWEE FISHING NEWS
Lake News And Reports From Local Fishing Experts
Date: 11/27/2007
While most people including myself are stuffing there bellies with Thanksgiving turkey - I still find time to get out on the lake for some fast and furious fall crappie fishing action. Most anglers are starting to put their boats and tackle away for the winter, waiting for the first signs of spring. Well let me …
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Date: 2/12/2007
Fishing... is it dangerous to your health? After witnessing a bad boat crash near the ramp at Kowaliga last week my thoughts, turned to why fishermen are part boat racers and part fishermen. It grew from a mans desire to go fast, the thrill of speed on the water, beautiful days with the wind blowing past you as you barely …
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Date: 2/5/2007
Birds are cheap locators when looking for fish feeding on top or near the surface. Nature has given them some great eyes to see bait fish at great distances. Birds feeding over the lake can see bait fish near the surface. Once spotted they start a pattern of diving into the water feeding on the bait. Of course when shad or …
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MEDIA ARTICLE SOURCES
Fishing News From Local Media Providers
Date: 8/20/2008
Alabama, Florida and Georgia have been waging a water war for 18 years, but a cease-fire may be in sight.
Alabama experts not only believe that the courts may finally determine the states' water rights in the next two years, but that Alabama might be one of the winners in the war.
Negotiations between the Re …
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Date: 7/24/2008
Statewide home sales fell nearly 27 percent in June, the 10th consecutive monthly decline in Alabama.
The Alabama Center for Real Estate reported a total of 4,290 homes sold in the state in June. That's a nearly 27 percent drop from June 2007 and a more than 6 percent drop from May.
Homes on Lake Martin, reportedly one …
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Date: 7/24/2008
Alabama businesses, farmers and water systems continue to struggle with the effects of two years of drought despite recent rains that have brought some relief.
Officials with Dixie Pellets near Selma say water levels on the Alabama River remain so low they are only able to fill barges half full when shipping their product …
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Date: 7/22/2008
The new 631-mile Alabama Scenic River Trail - a boating route that stretches from the Coosa River in northeast Alabama to Fort Morgan on the Alabama Gulf Coast - has been designated a National Recreational Trail, and improvements are continuing along the route.
The town of Ohatchee in Calhoun County and the city of …
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Date: 7/20/2008
PRATTVILLE -- Although Prattville's Russ Lane plies both his passion and his vocation on lakes all over the nation as a Bassmaster Elite Pro, Lane honed his skills on the rivers and lakes in Alabama.
Currently, in the middle of a month-long break between tournaments -- the next event is the Empire Chase on Lake Erie at …
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Date: 7/20/2008
In recent weeks we've been deluged with speculation about the status of the drought. Is it over? How long will the recent rainfall continue? Has it rained enough to help us recover from last summer?
Although we don't have all the answers, we do know that with less than 30 percent of Alabama presently in the severe drought …
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Date: 7/18/2008
Out-of-state residents who sell property in Alabama will initially lose 3 percent of their sales price to state taxes, but the new law's sponsor says sellers could get most of the money back.
House Bill 357, which takes effect Aug. 1, requires Alabama landowners who are not residents to withhold 3 or 4 percent of their …
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Date: 7/17/2008
Lay Lake is the front-runner to host the 40th Bassmaster Classic in February 2010, according to BASS officials.
BASS announced in February that the 2010 Classic will return to Birmingham at a to-be-determined fishery. ESPN Outdoors briefly revealed on its Web site Thursday that Lay Lake in Shelby County is the preferred …
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