Gulf Kingfish fishing in Baldwin County
16 rated shore spots in Baldwin County hold gulf kingfish — ranked below with today's live forecast score for the species.
Gulf Kingfish forecast map for Baldwin County
Every spot colored by how it fishes for gulf kingfish right now. Scrub the timeline, tap a pin for its forecast, or go full screen.
When to go
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Size, bag and season rules in Baldwin County
No size, bag or season rule for gulf kingfish is on record here. Check with Alabama Marine Resources Division (ADCNR) before you keep one.
Check ADCNR rulesBest gulf kingfish spots in Baldwin County
1Gulf State Park Beach PavilionGood · 69HotspotLocals call them whiting or ground mullet; the most dependable bite here on small pieces of shrimp.2Romar BeachGood · 69HotspotThe steadiest catch here, called ground mullet locally; small hooks and fresh shrimp just past the breakers.3Alabama Point EastGood · 68ReliableCalled ground mullet locally; steady in the surf for most of the year on small hooks and shrimp.4Burgoyne Road Beach, Bon Secour RefugeFair · 64ReliableThe steadiest surf fish here, known locally as ground mullet; small hooks and fresh shrimp.5Cotton Bayou Beach AccessGood · 68ReliableGround mullet are the most dependable catch in the surf here; small hooks and fresh shrimp.6Mobile Street Beach, Bon Secour RefugeGood · 71ReliableThe everyday catch here; small hooks and small pieces of fresh shrimp.7Pine Beach, Bon Secour RefugeGood · 71ReliableThe most frequent bite in this surf; local anglers call them whiting.8West 10th Street Beach Access, Gulf ShoresGood · 69ReliableCalled whiting or ground mullet along this beach; steady on small pieces of shrimp most of the year.9Branyon BeachGood · 69ReliableThe steady bite most of the year; small hooks and small pieces of shrimp.10Shell Beach, Orange BeachGood · 69ReliableGround mullet to locals; steady most of the year on small hooks and shrimp close to shore.11Morgantown Beach Access, Fort MorganFair · 64ReliableCalled ground mullet or whiting on this coast; the most reliable surf fish here, on small pieces of fresh shrimp.12West 6th Street Beach Access, Gulf ShoresGood · 69ReliableWhiting to the locals; the most reliable fish here on small pieces of shrimp in the near trough.13Gulf State Park PierGood · 68ReliableLocal anglers call them whiting or ground mullet; a steady shallow-end bottom fish on small pieces of shrimp.14Fort Morgan Fishing PierFair · 63ReliableCalled ground mullet by local anglers; shrimp on a bottom rig.15Mobile Point, Fort MorganFair · 63ReliableCalled whiting or ground mullet locally; small pieces of shrimp in the surf.16Little Lagoon Pass ParkGood · 68Worth a tryOn the Gulf side of the pass on shrimp; local anglers call them whiting.
Tactics for gulf kingfish
Top baits, best first
- Sand Fleas (Mole Crabs)
- Dead Shrimp
- Scented Bait Strips
- Clams
Rigs that work, best first
- Pompano Rig
- Double-Drop Bottom Rig
- Carolina Rig
