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.
One of the most spectacular comeback stories in the world of saltwater fisheries has to be the rebound of redfish stocks along the Gulf Coast...
When the dog days of summer are finally behind us, the fishing in the fall along the beautiful Alabama Gulf Coast may be the best time to fish all...
The action on the end of Gulf State Park Pier in Gulf Shores can sometimes look like a dance, but it’s just common courtesy that prevails when one of...
One of the premier inshore fish species on the Alabama Gulf Coast is the speckled (or spotted) trout.
The Orange Beach Billfish Classic, scheduled May 12-17 at The Wharf, is unique among billfish tournaments on the northern Gulf Coast.
One of the most alluring aspects of visiting the beautiful Alabama Gulf Coast is the abundant opportunities to book a charter boat for a fishing trip...
If you love to watch beautiful sportfishing boats cruise around Alabama waters and especially relish big fish being hoisted onto the scales, it’s time...
When you head out on Alabama’s productive inshore waters, having the right lures and equipment in your tackle box could mean the difference in simply...
Anybody with serious anglers in the family knows how difficult it is to find the right Christmas gifts to put under the tree.
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.
