Four hooks legal fishing the Alabama Rig on Ontario waters
By editor on Mar 18, 2012 | In News, Products, Bass Fishing, Fishing, State Province Fisheries & Wildlife, Ont Ministry of Natural Resources | Send feedback »
From the Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources 3/15/2012
Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources provided GreatLakesBass.com with a clarification on their regulations specifically pertaining to the use of Alabama / castable umbrella rigs stating you can legally fish with up to 4 hooks on the rig. You can leave the 5th wire empty or use a spinner or minnow body with no hook if you choose.
Alabama umbrella Fishing Rigs: Legal in Minnesota?
By editor on Mar 14, 2012 | In News, Products, Bass Fishing, Fishing, State Province Fisheries & Wildlife, MN Dept of Natural Resources | Send feedback »
Minnesota DNR News 3/13/2012
The short answer, no, but rigs with 5 attractors and only 1 hook are legal
Minnesota DNR has been fielding questions from anglers wondering if the Alabama Fishing Rig (also know as a Yumbrella rig) is legal to use in this state. The answer? Not the configuration as it is commonly promoted and sold. However, a rig would be legal if not more than one hook or artificial lure/bait is attached. An angler then could place hookless spinners or plastic baits to the other wires if desired.
Modified Two-Hook Alabama Rig Meets Iowa Fishing Laws
By editor on Mar 13, 2012 | In News, Products, Bass Fishing, Fishing, State Province Fisheries & Wildlife, IA Dept of Natural Resources | Send feedback »
Iowa DNR Press Release 3/13/2012
A new fishing lure may be catching more anglers than fish and is generating quite a buzz on message boards and sports shows across Iowa. The Alabama Rig, as it is called, is an umbrella-type rig and consists of a weighted head with five wire leaders trailing behind. Each wire leader can be used to attach lures which when pulled through the water will simulate a school of baitfish.
The Alabama Rig legality in the Great Lakes states and province
By editor on Mar 10, 2012 | In News, Products, Bass Fishing, Fishing, MI Dept of Natural Resources, State Province Fisheries & Wildlife, WI Dept of Natural Resources, IN Dept of Natural Resources, IL Dept of Natural Resources, MN Dept of Natural Resources, NY Dept of Environmental Conservation, OH Dept of Natural Resources, PA Fish and Boat Commission, Ont Ministry of Natural Resources, IA Dept of Natural Resources | Send feedback »
GreatLakesBass.com has compiled regulations by state and province around the Great Lakes region for fishing with castable umbrella rigs like The Alabama Rig. This information is confirmed by official government sources for each state or province as of 7/17/2013 (please see disclaimer at the end of this article). In alphabetical order:
Illinois DNR clarifies Alabama Umbrella Rig Regulations
By editor on Mar 10, 2012 | In News, Products, Bass Fishing, Fishing, State Province Fisheries & Wildlife, IL Dept of Natural Resources | Send feedback »
From IFishIllinois.org:
The new Alabama rig is sweeping the nation, raising questions by anglers regarding its legality. The Illinois DNR legal staff, working with the Divisions of Fisheries and Law Enforcement, have determined that the Alabama rig IS legal in those waters in the state that do NOT have the "2 poles only with no more than 2 hooks or lures per pole regulation." Examples of those lakes where the Alabama rig is legal are the three Corps of Engineer lakes (Carlyle, Rend and Shelbyville), the Lake of Egypt and Kinkaid Lake.
Michigan DNR says up to 6 hooks legal for umbrella rigs
By editor on Mar 9, 2012 | In News, Products, Bass Fishing, Fishing, MI Dept of Natural Resources, State Province Fisheries & Wildlife | Send feedback »
GreatLakesBass.com has confirmed with Lansing Michigan DNR Fisheries and Law Enforcement Divisions that castable umbrella rigs like The Alabama Rig are legal in Michigan using up to 6 hooks. We talked to Fisheries personnel in the chief's office and then verified with Sergeant Wood in the Law Enforcement Division in Lansing to confirm this information for you.
Indiana DNR gives temporary OK to umbrella rigs
By editor on Mar 9, 2012 | In News, Products, Bass Fishing, Fishing, State Province Fisheries & Wildlife, IN Dept of Natural Resources | Send feedback »
UPDATE May 24, 2013: See - Indiana DNR Allows Three Hooks on Umbrella Rigs
Indiana DNR director Robert E. Carter Jr. has signed a temporary rule that establishes a limit on the number of hooks allowed on a rig or lure array used for sport fishing, essentially making so-called umbrella rigs like the Alabama Rig legal through the remainder of 2012.
Huron-Clinton Metroparks Renames Metro Beach, now Lake St. Clair Metropark
By editor on Feb 24, 2012 | In News, Bass Fishing, Fishing, Public Access, Boating | Send feedback »
From TourLakeStClair.org
The Board of Commissioners for the Huron-Clinton Metroparks approved changing the name of Metro Beach Metropark to Lake St. Clair Metropark at its monthly Board Meeting held Thursday, December 8.