Meet David Rainer
David Rainer has written about the great outdoors on the Alabama Gulf Coast for more than 20 years. For 14 of those years, he covered the many fishing opportunities on the Gulf Coast as outdoors editor at the Mobile Press-Register. He is past president of the Southeastern Outdoor Press Association and currently serves on the Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council's Outreach and Education Advisory Panel and the Alabama Gulf Coast Reef & Restoration Foundation board.
Anybody with serious anglers in the family knows how difficult it is to find the right Christmas gifts to put under the tree.
Now that another successful Shrimp Fest is in the books, anglers who love to cast into the surf for any number of fish will have plenty of room to...
Yum, yum! It’s almost tuna time along the Gulf Coast. October will surely bring in some cool air and a better chance to catch yellowfin tuna, one of...
Alabama Gulf Coast private anglers will get three more days to pursue our area’s signature reef fish – the beautiful and bountiful red snapper.
Although the dog days of summer make it a little uncomfortable for fishing, this has been a banner year for tripletail along the Alabama Gulf Coast.
When the sweat is pouring off your brow because you’re having trouble finding fish that will consistently bite. Never fear. Redfish are here, and...
Hopefully, ol’ man winter has finally loosened its grip on the Alabama Gulf Coast, and fishing success will bounce back to normal.
It’s again that time of year when we search for the ultimate Christmas gift for the anglers and boaters among family and friends.
Fortunately, we boaters and anglers in LA (Lower Alabama) don’t have to go to the extremes that folks up north do when they prepare for winter.
As we anticipate the end of the cold weather, it’s time to inspect one aspect of boating safety that people sometimes forgets – personal flotation...
Way back when fishing on Alabama Gulf Coast’s fishing was in its infancy, anglers had very few choices when it came to fishing line.
Just like any creature that’s metabolism is regulated by temperature, fish along the Alabama Gulf Coast get a little sluggish in the winter when water...
