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Free Fish - The Mysterious Bounty of Mobile Bay’s Midnight Jubilees
Posted on 4/15/20 at 9:19 am
Posted on 4/15/20 at 9:19 am
quote:Atlas Obscura
. . . on a few sultry mornings each summer, during a full moon, locals spring from their beds in response to news of a wondrous natural phenomenon occurring on a spot along a 15-mile stretch of coast. Catfish, shrimp, and flounder rise from Mobile Bay’s floor and swarm at the water’s edge, eels shimmy onto the sand, and crabs flee the water, scaling barnacled docks and tree trunks. This exodus of sea life provides residents with as much seafood as they can gig, net, or scoop. Inspired by the celebratory atmosphere it brings in its wake, they call it a jubilee.
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Posted on 4/15/20 at 9:29 am to Stadium Rat
Nice Bay Rat image.
Posted on 4/15/20 at 10:23 am to Gaston
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Nice Bay Rat image.
Trespassing on someone's private "beach". lol
Posted on 4/15/20 at 10:33 am to Motorboat
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Trespassing on someone's private "beach". lol
depending on access most of this is in the high tide zones
Posted on 4/15/20 at 10:36 am to Stadium Rat
I am stealing this and posting on the Outdoor Board.
Posted on 4/15/20 at 12:42 pm to Motorboat
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Trespassing on someone's private "beach". lol
I would say 90% of the beach on mobile bay is private property. The shoreline is lined with private homes and only have about 10 ft of beach after grass stops.
Posted on 4/15/20 at 4:25 pm to thadcastle
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would say 90% of the beach on mobile bay is private property. The shoreline is lined with private homes and only have about 10 ft of beach after grass stops.
If water comes up on it during high tide its not private property, it belongs to the state and is open to the public.
Posted on 4/15/20 at 4:33 pm to Stadium Rat
I remember asking my dad if the world was ending the first time I saw the jubilee 
Posted on 4/15/20 at 4:51 pm to Stadium Rat
I had been going to lower AL for years and never heard of the jubilee until I was sitting in an Orange Beach condo and happened to see an article online by a guy who grew up on the Eastern Shore.
I was still skeptical until I saw several photos of boats loaded down with seafood. I told a friend back home, and to my surprise she knew all about it. Her grandmother lived on the shore and took full advantage.
I was still skeptical until I saw several photos of boats loaded down with seafood. I told a friend back home, and to my surprise she knew all about it. Her grandmother lived on the shore and took full advantage.
Posted on 4/16/20 at 10:11 am to rooster108bm
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rooster108bm
How the bumfrick cornbread did the guy in the OP access that beach? --through someone's private property. Quit being a know it all.
Posted on 4/16/20 at 11:03 am to Motorboat
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How the bumfrick cornbread did the guy in the OP access that beach? --through someone's private property. Quit being a know it all.
There are actually a decent amount of spots. it really just depends on where the jubilee happens. A lot of homes have granted access for the house across the street as well.
Most people dont care. I know a few folks on the eastern shore. Some with some giant houses and a few with homes where the land is two three times the value of the house.
Posted on 4/16/20 at 12:14 pm to NYCAuburn
quote:The land below the highest high tide is public, at least in Louisiana. The difficulty sometimes is getting access from the land, but you can use your boat to get there.
How the bumfrick cornbread did the guy in the OP access that beach? --through someone's private property. Quit being a know it all.
Posted on 4/16/20 at 12:29 pm to Motorboat
The article mentions:
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There are catch limits on flounder and shrimp, but during jubilees, no one polices the numbers or minds private property lines.
Posted on 4/16/20 at 3:34 pm to rooster108bm
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If water comes up on it during high tide its not private property, it belongs to the state and is open to the public.
I wanna day it’s actually ten feet past the high tide line.
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