Angler Caught

Paddlefish in Alabama

It is illegal for anglers to take or attempt to take paddlefish (spoonbill) from all public waters of Alabama by any method or to possess paddlefish (spoonbill) or any part of a paddlefish (spoonbill). Any paddlefish (spoonbill) accidentally captured shall be immediately returned to the waters from whence it came. 

 
Pat O’Neil with the Alabama Geological Survey of Alabama collected this paddlefish during a special study.