Great Alabama 650 – 2024

GREAT ALABAMA 650 INFORMATION If you haven’t heard, the Great Alabama 650 is about to kick off!! This the longest paddling race in the lower 48 and it will be coming right down Neely Henry Lake heading to Ft Morgan on Mobile Bay! The Race has competitors from around the world. You can track progress […]

2024 Renew Our Rivers Cleanup

RENEW OUR RIVERS The 25th edition of Renew Our Rivers is scheduled for the week of September 23-27, 2024. We will be sending out further details concerning trash disposal area(s), kick-off location, etc. Stay tuned for emails and updates to our website and, if you follow us(I hope you do!), on our Facebook page. Gather […]

NHLA Fall Fish Habitat Build 2024

FISH HABITAT CONSTRUCTION The Neely Henry Lake Association’s Fall Fish Habitat build has been scheduled! We will be building at Greensport Marina and RV Park. Build Day is scheduled for Tuesday, September 10 and Deployment Day is the following Tuesday, September 17. Activity will begin at 9:00 am on both days. As always, these dates […]

Guest Speaker: Dr. Matt Catalano, Fisheries Faculty at Auburn University.

The next Neely Henry Lake Association Community Meeting will be held on Thursday, August 1, 2024, at the Rainbow City Community Center, beginning at 6:30 pm. Our speaker this month will be Dr. Matt Catalano, a member of the Fisheries Faculty at Auburn University. Dr. Catalano and his team will be presenting to us the […]

2024 NHLA Poker Run

MARK YOUR CALENDARS! The annual Neely Henry Lake Association’s Poker Run will be held on Saturday, June 1, 2024, from 9am til 2pm. Prizes are awarded for Best Hand: 1st-$500.00; 2nd-$250.00; 3rd-$150.00!! You can pre-register by clicking HERE or on the day of the Run, at the Southside Landing. Entry is $25.00 per hand, buy […]

NHLA AWARDED PADDLE LAUNCH GRANT

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE ON APRIL 3, 2024 Neely Henry Lake Association Selected as Recipient of Alabama Scenic River Trail Waterway Enhancement Program Grant Rainbow City, Alabama – April 3, 2024. The Neely Henry Lake Association is proud to announce that we have been chosen as one of the recipients of the Alabama Scenic River Trail […]

NHLA Community Meeting – April 4, 2024

Please mark your calendars for the April meeting of the NHLA Community. This meeting will be held on Thursday, April 4, 2024, at 6:30 pm, at the Rainbow City Community Center, next to the Library in RBC. We are very pleased to have as our speaker John Moore, Director of Economic Development for the City […]

NHLA Spring Fish Habitat Build 2024

**UPDATE*** We have a confirmation for the build site. It will take place at River Rocks Campground and Marina (below I-759 bridge), Gadsden, AL at 9:00 am, on both March 27 and April 3, 2024. If you haven’t already, please mark your calendars with the date, time and location. If you want to volunteer, call […]

2nd Annual Alabama Fishing Show and Expo March 8-10 in Downtown Gadsden

2nd Annual Alabama Fishing Show and Expo March 8-10 in Downtown Gadsden GADSDEN, AL—February 26, 2024—The biggest fishing show and expo in the Southeast returns to Gadsden for the 2nd Annual Alabama Fishing Show and Expo March 8-10 at The Venue at Coosa Landing. The East Tennessee Fishing Show and Expo in Knoxville each February […]

New Years Message From NHLA

HAPPY NEW YEAR, 2024!!! With 2023 in the rear-view mirror, I am truly excited about what 2024 holds for us! We had several “successes” in 2023 and the coming year can be even better. I want to first thank all of you and your families and friends who supported us last year in various capacities: […]