An Amazing Fishing Adventure in Orange Beach, Alabama

I have loved fishing as long as I can remember; beginning with sunfish and crappy on a small lake in my home state of Nebraska many moons ago!  So…when we put together a 2 day charter on the 62’ Lady D here at Heritage Motor Coach Resort & Marina for last week I couldn’t resist flying my two grown boys in to enjoy it with me.  We were joined by Danny Green; who with his wife Lori own two beautiful Resort Sites here at our one-of-a-kind motor coach resort and marina, and Dr. Jim Trudeau who with his wife Mary Jo decided to join our Heritage Owner Family this past weekend.  A late addition was Tommy Colvin, the lucky husband of our Resort Concierge, Heather Colvin. 

The Lady D and her Captain Casey Price were amazing!  The Lady D is a very modern, roomy, and comfortable boat with a wide beam and a huge fishing deck complete with a Green Egg for cooking on.  Captain Casey really knew what he was doing and got us into fish right away.  Over the next 2 days we hooked 20 different kind of fish and kept 15 different kinds.  The seas were calm like they usually are here and the weather was spectacular.  We trolled, bottom fished, jigged, and even fished with a kite (what a treat).  Our major target was Yellowfin Tuna, which we caught a bunch of , but by the time we were done we had filled the huge fish boxes on the Lady D with over 1,500 pounds of fish including Wahoo, Cobia, Mahi Mahi, Snapper, Blackfin Tuna, Amber Jack, etc., etc.  We released several sharks including a 7’ hammer head.

There are 8 comfortable bunks on board the Lady D as well as a large flat screen TV in the air conditioned cabin with huge picture windows on all sides.  The deck hands, Tom & Wayne, were experienced and very focused on making this a great trip for all!

The perfect finish to this fishing trip of a lifetime was my older boy Jason hooking a 300# Blue Marlin on the way back in to Orange Beach.  It was gracious enough to jump a couple of times before he lost it after about 30 minutes of fun & excitement.

I guess now I have a better appreciation of the truth behind the message on the shirts the staff at our favorite local restaurant, the Harbor Grill, that say “Orange Beach, a quaint little drinking village with a fishing problem”!   I can’t wait to do it all again!  Let me know if you would like to enjoy this yourself & I will hook you up with Captain Casey!

Hope to see you all soon here at Heritage Motor Coach Resort & Marina!

Jim Howard, Resort Director