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Follow the Bait
Recreation

Follow the Bait

  • Greg Vinson
  • Updated

We anglers like to talk about good fishing spots – a brush pile, a special dock, a row of stumps, a rockpile, a laydown, a pier light and many…

Slaty Skimmer
Nature Of The Lake

Slaty Skimmer

  • Kenneth Boone
    Kenneth Boone

In the days before the world was fully mapped, ancient cartographers sometimes drew images of dragons or inked “hic sunt dracones” – Latin for…

Smooth Earth Snake
Nature Of The Lake

Smooth Earth Snake

  • Kenneth Boone
    Kenneth Boone

Here’s a snake that lives in the Lake Martin area that you probably haven’t seen. That’s because the Smooth Earth Snake spends most of its day…

Ringneck Snake
Nature Of The Lake

Ringneck Snake

  • Kenneth Boone
    Kenneth Boone

Even folks who don’t like snakes can feel comfortable around a Ringneck Snake. In fact, this small, calm, docile snake is often found and caug…

Plainbelly Water Snake
News

Plainbelly Water Snake

  • By Kenneth Boone

Many people who see a large, thick, dark-colored snake in the water immediately assume it’s a venomous Cottonmouth. And while that is sometime…

Tallapoosa Sculpin
Nature Of The Lake

Tallapoosa Sculpin

  • Kenneth Boone
    Kenneth Boone

There are at least six freshwater fish found only in the Tallapoosa River, including one discovered 15 years ago: the Tallapoosa Sculpin.

Chasing the early bite
Recreation

Chasing the early bite

  • Greg Vinson
  • Updated

It’s that time of year when the days are long and hot. Alabama humidity makes the heat feel even more intense. Fortunately, we have Lake Marti…