2023 STAR Tournament!

The CCA AL STAR Tournament is back for its second year and is presented by YAMAHA Motors and NAUTIC STAR BOATS!  We will have one grand prize - 2023 Nautic Star 215 Bayboat with a YAMAHA F150 Motor! The 2023 Rules can be viewed below. 2023 CCA STAR RULES FOR COASTAL CONSERVATION ASSOCIATIO... Read More

STAR 2022 Redfish Capture Alert! June 3rd - 2022

ATTN: 2022 STAR TAGGED REDFISH ALERT! Last week, we had our first blue-tagged redfish caught by an angler on Dauphin Island. Unfortunately, the angler was not registered for the CCA AL STAR Tournament and was ineligible for the 2022 @NauticStar Boats @Yamaha Motor 215 Bay Boat Package. Don't let TA... Read More

ROLL TARPON - by Chris Vecsey TIDE Magazine July/August 2021

Alabama doesn't spring to mind as a prime Tarpon destination, but maybe it should

When one thinks of a serious expedition after tarpon, destinations like the Florida Keys, the Everglades backcountry, and Homosassa come to mind. The sugar-white sands of Orange Beach rarely enter consideration but perhaps they should. The species and its usual haunts are marked on the bucket lists ... Read More

A Lot Left to Learn

NOAA’s insistence on converting state red snapper data into cryptocurrency is stretching credibility beyond the limits.

By Ted Venker CCA Conservation Director Trying to make sense of federal red snapper management in the Gulf of Mexico has often been a sore trial for recreational anglers, but now even the Gulf states are grappling with the ongoing absurdity. The long and twisted trail putting future red sna... Read More