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Early Fall Fishing in Mobile Bay

Early Fall Fishing in Mobile Bay

Early Autumn Fishing in Mobile Bay is fun-filled and extremely scenic The sun began to color the sky above the eastern shore of Mobile Bay. Subtle shades of pink and orange colored the early morning darkness. The surface of the river feeding into Mobile Bay was...
Fishing Rigs: What to Catch on the Coast

Fishing Rigs: What to Catch on the Coast

One of the best guides on the Mobile Bay system gives us advice for fishing rigs.   On a fine, hot summer morning, we had launched our boat from the Billy Goat Hole ramps on Dauphin Island. We ran across the Dixey Bar and approached one of the big gas production...
May Inshore Fishing Opportunities

May Inshore Fishing Opportunities

May is tops for inshore fishing in Mobile Bay.   Oh, what to do, what to do? Those were my thoughts as I eased away for the launch with my charter. It wasn’t that the fishing was so tough. On the contrary, the inshore fishing was so good that I was having trouble...
Saltwater 101: Redfish Fishing Tips

Saltwater 101: Redfish Fishing Tips

A Refresher Course for Better Redfish Catching In April   Boy, it has been a good morning of catching redfish. After a very early launch this morning, my buddy and teacher Robert “B.T.” Dobson and I are taking a little break and rest from working the shorelines...
Tips For Catching Sheepshead

Tips For Catching Sheepshead

Spring on Alabama’s coast means these black-and-white fish are ready to battle.   Being on the water in early springtime, and early spring on the coast of Alabama is just about the finest time to catch fish. On this calm sunny morning, the anglers in the small...

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