Fishing Alabama and Mississippi

Fishing Alabama and Mississippi
Good
Below
average
Fair
Poor
82 Deer River Bait & Tackle
41 Fisherman’s Discount
15 Jemison’s Bait Shop
99 Chief’s Bait & Tackle
251-366-1629
251-928-4887
251-824-2222
251-873-4695
251-861-2248
Best catch:
The flounder are showing
up at the mouth of Deer River and in
the Theodore Industrial Canal. Anglers
are also catching a few specks and
redfish. The water is still stirred up by wind,
but it should be improved by the weekend
if the wind dies down. Mangrove snapper
are plentiful, but small.
Best catch:
The last few days the
water has been clearing with the dying
winds. Fish River and Shellbank reefs
are holding nice white trout and small
specks. Nice redfish are coming from Fish
and Magnolia rivers. Bream fishing is wideopen right now. The Big Mouth is giving
up a few ground mullet, croaker and the
occasional redfish. A few flounder are
around Zundel’s and Battles Wharf reefs.
Best catch: Wind has been a problem lately, but the fishing is still good
out of Bayou La Batre. Specks, redfish, white trout and ground mullet
are being caught in the bayou, Grand Bay,
Katrina Cut and the cut in Coffee Island.
Specks and redfish are coming from
around Coffee Island and along the north
shore of Grand Bay. Flounder have also
moved into the bayou. Specks are also
coming from Heron and Portersville bays.
Best catch:
The Dauphin Island beach
east of the pier is holding a lot of white
trout. The east-end pier and rock jetties are holding ground mullet, white
trout and a few black drum and redfish.
The Heron Bay Cutoff Bridge is holding a
few specks, some flounder and the occasional redfish. Specks are biting on the
Shoals. Oil platforms 38 miles out are
holding jack crevalle and triggerfish.
Best catch:
Salinity is about 16 ppt
and clearing a little, despite the wind.
Specks are biting around rigs in Mobile Bay if folks can get to them, on
the Shoals and at Katrina Cut. People
fishing off the bank are doing very well on
white trout, ground mullet, specks and
flounder from Isle Dauphine Golf Course
to the pier. White trout are east of the
Dauphin Island Bridge at the stump buoy
and on the Lynn Boykin Reef when anglers
can get to them.
Best bait:
Live and dead shrimp for
everything. Specks are eating Gulp
in new penny, molting and natural
colors.
98 Sam’s
46 Cedar Point Pier
7 Scott’s Landing
Stop & Shop
Best bait:
Live and dead shrimp and
squid for everything. Tight-lined croaker should work for specks around rigs.
36 Fish ’ n Fever
251-479-8302
251-981-4245
251-626-5323
251-873-4476
Best catch:
Folks fishing from boats
in Dog River this week saw a replay
of last week’s action. Some came in
with only a few fish and others brought
in good quantities of flounder, redfish and
specks. Most of the fish were caught
around the marinas, on the flats and along
the grass banks up the river. Anglers did
well from under the Dog River Bridge,
River Shack Pier and Bay Park, stopping
by the shop to show limits of nice redfish,
big drum, croaker and flounder. The same
species are also in the Theodore Industrial
Canal, with mangrove snapper and sheepshead fairly abundant. Those fishing in
the Canal from boats, the end of the road
or under the Rangeline Road Bridge are
all catching fish.
Best catch:
Fishing has picked up
with winds subsiding and the seas
allowing anglers to get out. Inshore
and on the beach the water is still
stained and muddy, but the fish are biting
pretty well anyway. Spanish mackerel,
bluefish, ladyfish, pompano and whiting
are on the beach with birds giving away
the locations. The cobia run is pretty much
over, except for those living on reefs now.
Lots of amberjack and some grouper are
coming from deeper reefs and wrecks.
There’s a good yellowfin tuna bite at the
floaters south of Mobile. Specks and redfish are biting very well inshore. Flounder
gigging has been great, too.
Best catch:
Bream fishing is improving across the lower Mobile-Tensaw
Delta. Pockets of clean water in the
heads of bays just above the Causeway are holding a lot of bass and a few
bream. The speck bite is still well below
the Mobile Bay Causeway. Folks fishing
off the seawall are still catching limits of
nice redfish and a bunch of flounder. As
the water clears, look for Turtle Ditch and
North Pass to be holding specks and reds.
Best catch: The south wind creates
a few problems. During the day, doing
real real good with ground mullet,
white trout and slot redfish. When the
wind slows, folks are catching good numbers of flounder. At night, bull reds, black
drum, ground mullet and white trout are
biting well. Specks are starting to come
in under the lights.
Wards
Bayou
13
57
D’Iberville
110
Biloxi
Bay
36
36
35
Big Creek
Lake
Scientific name:
Trachinotus carolinus
Alabama record: 5 lbs., 8 oz.,
1999, 2003
Mississippi record: 4 lbs., 17.5
oz., 2002
World record: 8 lbs., 1oz., 1999
Characteristics: Greenish gray
back, flattened body, small mouth.
Usually less than 3 pounds.
Range: Inshore, nearshore along
sand, oyster banks, grassbeds.
Sporting/food quality:
A favorite
sport/market fish for years.
98
75
35
Saraland
To
Calvert
MobileTensaw
Delta
43
Prichard
Mobile
65
6
9
78
59
Spanish
Fort
51
77
Twenty-seven
Mile Bluff
43
Axis
31
30
79 Daphne
90
65
64
67
81
45
82
82
29
Fairhope
104
JACKSON
COUNTY
MOBILE
COUNTY
10
59
90
Escatawpa
Grand Bay
16
188
Industrial
Rd.
Belle 42
Fontaine
Fo
wl
Ri
ve
r
71
10
Bayou
La Batre
101
101
Coden
Portersville
Bay
52 Gaillard
Island
163
Gulf of Mexico
28
27
41
41
Weeks
Bay
87
193
62
Alabama Port
Heron
15
Bay 15
Dauphin
Island 44
Pelican
Bay
32
83
181
63
61
97
96
16 17
95
99
99
72
Fort
Morgan
18
56
Big
Bayou
Canot
91 92
93
57 94
19
58
20
4
5
225
Twelve-mile
Island
Chuckfee 47
Bay
Raft River
Elberta
Foley
98
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Magnoli
Ri
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Riv Magnolia
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Little
sa
SpringsLower
en Bateau
Crab
Lillian
83
Fort
95
T
Blakeley
23
Co
n
Arnica
Blakeley
Cre way
Island
ek
Bay Bay La Bay
Delvan
Big
88
24
Polecat Bay 59 Bateau
Minette
89
Launch
r
Bay
Perdido
Wolf
ou
Creek
84
ec
Bay
Bay
n S er
225
Pinto Bo RivChocolotta
40
Bay
90
90
31
10 Island
98
Mobile
98
25 Bay 31 98 74
Bon Secour Bay
60
Choctaw Pa
Orange
22
Gulf
ss
Oyster
McDuffie
Beach
10
73 59 90 Bayou
Island
Bay Little SandShores
Island
21
182
St. John
180
Terry
85 86
Cove
Little
Gulf of Mexico
5 Miles
Lagoon
90
55
Petit Bois
Island
Point
65 Clear
64
Middle Bay
Lighthouse
46
46
McReynolds
Lake
66
Mobile Bay
53
54
Horn Island
Satsuma
BALDWIN
COUNTY
98
32
River
Blakeley
36
90
17 Beardslee
Big
18
Lake 27
29
26
Lake
19
Moss 34
30
Orange
613
90
Point
Grove
Gautier 88
32
Krebs Lake
31
28
27
22
21 9 20
Bangs
Grand
5
29
28
6
7
22
Bay
24 37 Lake
Graveline
33
25
Middle
Bay/Bayou
Pascagoula River
23
Bay
Mississippi Sound
Pascagoula
Bay
Theodore
Canal
33
Miflin
Lake
Bi
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rd
Mo
Cr
bile
ee
Riv
k
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98
13
13
2
To
Stockton
10
8
69
Whispering
70
Pines Rd.
68
Dog 11
Tillman’s River 38 12
80
Corner
193
Detail of
UPPER DELTA
34
49
10
Navco
1
Mount
Vernon
48
39 43
77
10
50
90
tage
Cot l Rd.
Hil
225
Causeway
165
37
Rabbit
Theodore Creek
613
Tensaw 1
Lake
102
Chickasaw
76
45
14
Clark
Bayou
Coon Neck
65
Foley Beach
Express
Davis
Bayou
63
FLORIDA POMPANO
iver
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Span
Ocean
2 Springs
3
35 4
Black
Creek
Cooling
Pond
15
100
Satsuma
D.I.P.
609
12
11
10 Paige
Bayou
14
101 Rough Water
Bait Shop
102 Delta Landing
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1 St. Martin
2 Old Fort Bayou
3 Ocean Springs Harbor
4 Gulf Islands Seashore
5 Blue Heron Marina
6 Graveline
7 Shepard State Park
8 Indian Point Preserve
9 Wayne Lee’s Grocery
10 Paige Bayou Marina
11 San Juan Fishing Camp
12 John’s Bayou Marina
13 Poticaw Fishing Camp
14 Pascagoula River Game
Management Headquarters
15 Cumbest Bluff Boat Launch
16 Riverbend RV Resort
17 The Boat Rental
18 I-10 Boat Launch
19 Riverfront Boat Launch
20 Spanish Fort Boat Launch
21 Pascagoula River Park
Boat Launch
614
22 Jaycee Boat Launch
Vancleave
Meet the quarry
87 Lower Bay
Barge Reef
88 Rockpile Reef
89 Ross Point Reef
90 Bayou
St. John Reef
91 Legacy platform 1
92 Legacy platform 2
93 Legacy platform 3
94 Legacy platform 4
95 ExxonMobil 76A
96 ExxonMobil 62AA
97 ExxonMobil 63AB
98 Sam’s
Stop and Shop
99 Chief’s
Bait & Tackle
100 Hubbard’s
Landing/Tensaw Lake
74 Mo Fishin’
Bait & Tackle
75 Tackle This,
Shoot That
76 Brooks Landing
77 Battleship Park
78 Meaher
State Park
79 Mayday Park
80 Wood Park
81 Beachcomber
82 Deer River
Bait/Tackle
83 Aney’s Riverpark
Marina
84 Billy’s Seafood
85 Gulf Shores
Lagoon Park
86Gulf State Park
58 Shell Banks Reef
59 Perdido Pass
60 Ono Island
61Fish River Reef
62Big Mouth
63Grey Cane Reef
64 Zundel’s Reef
65 Grand Hotel
66Battle’s Wharf
67Buddy Beiser Reef
68 Del Williamson
Reef(Daphne Pilings)
69 North Pass/
Turtle Ditch
70Blakeley Bar
71 Fowl River Marina
72 D.I. Marina
73 Zeke’s, SanRoc
Cay, Outcast Marina
42 Dave’s Seafood
43 Autrey’s
44 Dauphin Island
Pier
45 Fairhope Pier
46 Cedar Point
47 Gravine Island
48King’s Battery
49 Pass Picada
50 Choctaw Pass
Reef
51Brookley Hole
52 Bender-Austal
Reef
53 Denton Reef
54The Shoals
55Lynn Boykin Reef
56 Dixey Bar
57 Navy Cove
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23 Old Coast Guard Station
24 Hwy. 63 Boat Launch
25Bayou Cassotte Boat Launch
26 Shingle Mill Landing
27Bayou Cumbest Boat Launch
28 Point O’Pines Fish Camp
29 Bayou Heron
Boat Launch (A)
30 Bayou Heron
Boat Launch (B)
31 Harbor Pointe
32 Tucei’s Fishing Camp
33 Pascagoula Inner Harbor
34 Ocean Springs Marine Mart
35 Little River Marina
36 Castaway Marina
37 CeCe Bait Shop
Mississippi
Cedar
Lake
Pier
29 Pier Street
30 Mayday
31 Canal Park
Boat Camp
32 Dead Lake/
River Delta Marina
34 Bates Lake
35 Quint’s Sporting
Goods
36 Fish’n Fever
37 Ross’ Rod and
Reel Repair
38 Souther-N-Bama
39 Shirley’s
40 J&M Tackle/
Rod Room
41 Fisherman’s
Discount
14 Memories Fish
Camp
15 Heron Bay/
Jemison’s
16 Billy Goat Hole
17 Little Billy
Goat Hole
18Fort Morgan Barge
19 Fort Morgan
Marina
20 The Pines
21 Cotton Bayou
22 Boggy Point
23 Palmetto Creek
24 Wolf Bay
25Bon Secour Lodge
26 Viewpoint
27 Fish River Marina
28 Mullet Point
1 Upper Bryant’s/
Tensaw Lake
2 Lower Bryant’s
3 Live Oak
4 Cliff’s Landing
5 Perkin’s Landing
6 Buzbee’s
Fish Camp
7 Scott’s Landing
8 Meaher State Park
9 Chocolotta Ramp
10 Tensaw Ramp
11 Navco/Luscher
Park
12 McNally Park
13 Hoppe’s Fish
Camp
1
Bait/Tackle
Tensa
w Riv
er
Alabama
Marina
Best bait:
War Eagle spinnerbaits in
white or white/chartreuse. Floating
Zoom worms in white or yellow. Oneeighth-ounce white or chartreuse Bayou
Baits buzzbaits and Ribbit frogs in black,
white or melon/red-pearl.
Mo
bile
Riv
er
Fishing spot
E. Fowl
River
Boat ramp
Fis
Rive h
r
Best bait:
Mangrove snapper, flounder
and redfish prefer bull minnows, and
are also hitting dead shrimp. DOAs,
grubs and live shrimp are working for
specks. Dead shrimp works for everything.
Best catch:
Bass fishing on the middle and lower Mobile-Tensaw Delta
continues to be strong, with anglers
reporting good catches of bass on
crankbaits and spinnerbaits. The topwater
bite is also picking up, with floating worms,
small buzzbaits and frogs working well.
The upper Delta is still flooded, but the
high water will help fishing throughout the
rest of the year.
Best bait: Live shrimp and dead
shrimp for everything. Live crabs and
cut bait for redfish and black drum.
Best bait:
Bass are eating spinnerbaits and crankbaits. Bream want
crickets. Redfish are eating live and
dead shrimp, and flounder like bull minnows.
Best bait:
Spoons for mackerel and
blues. Jigs/shrimp for pompano and
whiting. Vertical jigs and live fish for
reef dwellers. Diamond jigs, poppers and
ballyhoo for yellowfins. Gulps and live
shrimp for trout and reds.
251-675-6030
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13 Hoppe’s Fish Camp
Best bait:
Live and dead shrimp for
everything. Specks are also eating
hard plugs like MirrOlures and minnow-shaped crankbaits.
Best bait: Live and dead shrimp for
everything. Specks like it under a
popping cork in the shallower water.
De
ad
La
ke
Best bait:
Everything will eat live
shrimp. Flounder want bull minnows.
101 Rough Water Bait
Excellent
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