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Mobile Bay Fishing Report: July 2014
Our annual rainfall is 15 inches above normal. The effect of all this rain is starting to work its way out of Mobile Bay. The water is starting to clear and the water temperature is heading for the mid 80's. Take advantage of the last month of fishing before the summertime water temps head into the 90's and everything slows down. Choose your bait to match the water conditions and depth where you are fishing. Top water plugs, suspending baits like Mirrolure Catch Jr., soft plastics on the bottom, and live bait under popping corks or carolina rigs are all good bets if the water looks good. Jul 1st, 2014
Shore and Pier Report: July 2014
July is here, and Coastal Anglers love this month. Hopefully, the rains will stay away. The salinity of the bays and bayous will rise. Yes it will be hot! For coastal anglers trading rain and wind for heat is a fine trade.Jul 1st, 2014
Dauphin Island Fishing Report: July 2014
Well the weather has really warmed up and so has the fishing around Dauphin Island. After all the recent rain, the water has cleared up and the trout bite is finally getting back to normal in the usual summer time spots in Mississippi Sound, Mobile Bay and the Gulf side of Sand, Pelican and Dauphin Island and over around Fort Morgan. We have been catching them with slip corks around the gas rigs in the Bay and around any deep water structure,10 to 15 feet deep, suspending the live shrimp in the lower portion of the water column. Also, we have been catching trout by free lining live croakers and pogies, around the Islands lately. We have also been catching trout and reds on popping cork rigs in the more shallow areas, fishing a live shrimp about 18 inches below the popping cork. This pattern should continue for the coming months. The tripletail have started to shown up and the white trout are always here. All in all, the summertime fishing pattern is on.Jul 1st, 2014Alabama Gulf Coast Fishing Report: July 2014
June was a very good month for fishing the Alabama Gulf Coast. Red snapper season has come and gone quickly. July brings the opening of gag grouper season. With a long closure, I would expect some nice gag grouper to be caught. Gag grouper is expected to close on the Fall. Remember, red grouper, scamp grouper, vermillion snapper, white snapper, king mackerel and wahoo can be caught and kept in July. Most of these fish are caught offshore so you will need to plan on a full day of fishing. Deep drop fishing has been producing some nice fish including snowy grouper, yellowedge grouper, long tail seabass, blue line tilefish and golden tilefish. Offshore trolling for wahoo, mahi mahi, marlin and tuna should improve in July if we have some pretty water move in closer. The tuna bite on the offshore rigs has been great one day and slow the next. July should be better for fishing the offshore rigs.Jul 1st, 2014
Mobile Bay Fishing Report: July 2014
July already here and the fishing is getting as hot as the weather outside. The bay is finally starting to clean up from all the rain and the fish are stacking up in their usually places. The gas rigs on the lower end of the bay are holding nice numbers of specks. Slip corks fished with live shrimp are doing the trick. You can also fish live croakers free-lined and find some hungry big trout around the same rigs. The three reefs placed by the CCA towards the West End of Dauphin Island are already holding good numbers of trout. The Dixie Bar has been giving up some nice bull reds lately. Again, live croakers or cracked crabs, drug along the bottom are working the best. You can also troll the Mann Stretch 25's, asJul 1st, 2014
