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Surf fishing in Alabama

Surf fishing means working the troughs and bars off a public beach: pompano, whiting and redfish close in, with mackerel and bluefish chasing bait along the beach in season. Each beach's page has its tide chart, what's biting now and today's forecast.

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Fishing report · October 2026

What's biting in the Alabama surf

Best spot today: The Pines Boat Launch, Fort MorganGood 73

  • RedfishHotspotOpen: keep up to 3 a day between 16 in and 26 in

    October schools feed along mangrove shorelines, flats, and dock edges, especially when water is moving.

    Best bet: Burgoyne Road Beach, Bon Secour Refuge

  • PompanoHotspotOpen: keep up to 3 a day of 12 in or more

    Early fall pompano are moving south along Florida beaches; try the surf at first light around high tide.

    Best bet: Gulf State Park Beach Pavilion

  • Spotted SeatroutReliableOpen: keep up to 6 a day between 15 in and 22 in

    Cooling fall water keeps trout feeding on shallow flats; try shore-accessible grass edges at dawn.

    Best bet: Bayfront Park, Coden

  • Spanish MackerelReliableOpen: keep up to 15 a day

    Migrating mackerel are tracking bait along the coast; cast near beach schools, passes, and piers.

    Best bet: East End Beach, Dauphin Island

  • Crevalle JackWorth a try

    Jacks are chasing fall bait schools close to shore; watch for surface feeding along beaches and inlet mouths.

    Best bet: Romar Beach

Built from this month's seasons, today's ADCNR rules and the catches anglers logged here in the last 30 days. Updated Thu, Oct 22.

Map of surf fishing in alabama

Every spot on this page, colored by the fishing forecast right now. Tap a pin for its forecast, or go full screen to explore.

Baldwin County, AL12

Burgoyne Road Beach, Bon Secour Refuge★ 3.4Beach · FreeBurgoyne Road Beach is a Bon Secour National Wildlife Refuge beach access near the western tip of the Fort Morgan peninsula, where...RedfishPompanoGulf KingfishCotton Bayou Beach Access★ 3.2Beach · FreeCotton Bayou Beach Access is a Gulf State Park beach access in the middle of the Orange Beach strip, near where Highway...PompanoGulf KingfishRedfishGulf State Park Beach Pavilion★ 3.2Beach · FreeThe Gulf State Park Beach Pavilion sits at the eastern end of the state park's 3.5 miles of Gulf beach in Gulf...PompanoGulf KingfishRedfishMobile Street Beach, Bon Secour Refuge★ 3.1Beach · FreeMobile Street Beach is the drive-up Gulf beach access in Bon Secour National Wildlife Refuge on the Fort Morgan peninsula: a paved...PompanoGulf KingfishRedfishPine Beach, Bon Secour Refuge★ 3.1Beach · FreePine Beach is the undeveloped Gulf beach at the end of the Pine Beach Trail in Bon Secour National Wildlife Refuge, on...RedfishPompanoGulf KingfishWest 10th Street Beach Access, Gulf Shores★ 3.1Beach · FreeWest 10th Street is a City of Gulf Shores beach access in the West Beach neighborhood, with metered street parking on the...PompanoGulf KingfishRedfishBranyon Beach★ 3.1Beach · FreeBranyon Beach is a small Gulf State Park beach access where Highway 182 meets Campground Road in Gulf Shores, between the Gulf...PompanoGulf KingfishRedfishShell Beach, Orange Beach★ 3.1Beach · FreeShell Beach is the easternmost Gulf State Park beach access in Orange Beach, a plain gravel lot and a dune walkover on...PompanoGulf KingfishRedfishMorgantown Beach Access, Fort Morgan★ 3Beach · FreeThe Morgantown Beach Access is a public walkway to the Gulf at the east end of Beach Boulevard on the Fort Morgan...PompanoGulf KingfishRedfishRomar Beach★ 2.9Beach · FreeRomar Beach is the westernmost of the Gulf State Park beach accesses in Orange Beach, a paved lot and a short walkover...Gulf KingfishPompanoAtlantic CroakerWest 6th Street Beach Access, Gulf Shores★ 2.9Beach · FreeThe West 6th Street Beach Access is a City of Gulf Shores public access on West Beach Boulevard, the closest legal surf...PompanoGulf KingfishRedfishThe Pines Boat Launch, Fort Morgan★ 2.8Beach · FreeThe Pines is a small state boat launch on the Bon Secour Bay side of Fort Morgan Road, about 12 miles west...RedfishSpotted SeatroutBlack Drum

Mobile County, AL4

East End Beach, Dauphin Island★ 3.7Beach · FreeEast End Beach is one of the Town of Dauphin Island's beaches, with a paid lot behind Fort Gaines at the island's...RedfishSpotted SeatroutPompanoWest End Beach, Dauphin Island★ 3.5Beach · FreeWest End Beach is the Town of Dauphin Island's public beach where the paved road ends on the island's long, low western...RedfishPompanoGulf KingfishBayfront Park, Coden★ 3.4Beach · FreeBayfront Park is a free Mobile County day-use park on the western shore of Mobile Bay at Alabama Port, about three miles...RedfishSpotted SeatroutSand SeatroutDauphin Island Pier and Middle Beach★ 3.2Beach · FreeThe Dauphin Island Pier was the island's 850-foot public fishing pier, but Pelican Island has drifted ashore and joined the beach, leaving...Gulf KingfishRedfishSpotted Seatrout