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Southern Flounder fishing in Baldwin County

31 rated shore spots in Baldwin County hold southern flounder — ranked below with today's live forecast score for the species.

Southern Flounder forecast map for Baldwin County

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Size, bag and season rules in Baldwin County

Open: keep up to 5 a day of 14 in or more

Baldwin County

Rules set by Alabama Marine Resources Division (ADCNR)

From Nov 1: catch and release only until Nov 30

Minimum size
14 inMeasured nose to tail
Bag limit
5 a day
Keeping Nov 1 – Nov 30
Catch and release only

Source: Alabama Marine Resources Division (ADCNR), Alabama Marine Resources Division (ADCNR) · source last read Oct 17, 2026

A summary of the rules these authorities publish for anglers, as their pages read on the dates shown. It is not legal advice: the authority's own page is the rule, and a season can be changed at short notice by executive order.

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Best southern flounder spots in Baldwin County

1Fort Morgan Fishing PierGood · 67HotspotBest in fall as fish leave the bay for the Gulf; bull minnows dragged along the bottom.2Little Lagoon Pass ParkGood · 66HotspotBig flounder are taken off the pier's drop-off and in the pass; fall is the peak as fish head for the Gulf.3Perdido Pass SeawallGood · 66ReliableThe fall run hugs the base of the wall on the outgoing tide; bull minnows or slow soft plastics.4Weeks Bay Reserve Fishing PierGood · 68ReliableThe lower Fish River's best-known saltwater fish; a live bull minnow fished slowly on the bottom, best in fall.5Fairhope Municipal PierGood · 68ReliableLie on the sand toward the beach end; bull minnows dragged slowly, best in fall and on summer jubilee mornings.6Meaher State ParkGood · 68ReliableFall flounder along the bottom when salinity is up; bull minnows or soft plastics worked slowly.7Jeff Friend TrailGood · 68ReliableLie on sandy patches near the shore, best in fall; bull minnows.8Mo's Landing ParkGood · 68ReliableOn the bottom near the docks, best in fall; bull minnows on a light Carolina rig.9The Launch at CR 6, Bon Secour RiverGood · 67ReliableOn the bottom near the piers in fall; bull minnows dragged slowly.10Chocalotta Ramp, Mobile Bay CausewayFair · 62ReliableFall flounder on the bottom; a bull minnow crawled slowly on a bottom rig is the classic method here.11Mobile Point, Fort MorganGood · 67Worth a tryPass the point in fall as they leave the bay for the Gulf.12Orange Beach Waterfront ParkGood · 66Worth a tryFall fish on the bottom near the pier; slow-dragged bull minnows.13Pine Beach, Bon Secour RefugeGood · 69Worth a tryAlong the beach in fall; a slowly dragged jig or minnow.14Lillian Boat LaunchGood · 67Worth a tryFall fish along the shore; slow bull minnows.15May Day Park, DaphneGood · 68Worth a tryFall fish along the sandy shore, and the star of summer jubilees; bull minnows dragged slowly.16Mullet Point ParkGood · 67Worth a tryFall fish on the sandy bottom; bull minnows dragged slowly.17Bayfront Park, DaphneGood · 68Worth a tryAlong the sandy shoreline in fall and on summer jubilee nights; bull minnows or scented soft plastics.18Boggy Point Boat LaunchGood · 66Worth a tryFall fish heading toward the pass; bull minnows or slow soft plastics.19Wolf Creek Park, FoleyGood · 67Worth a tryA fall fish as bait drains toward Wolf Bay; drag a minnow slowly along the bottom near the pier.20Canal Park, Gulf ShoresGood · 67Worth a tryOn the bottom near the bank in fall; bull minnows.21The Pines Boat Launch, Fort MorganGood · 68Worth a tryLie along the sandy edges from summer into fall; drag a bull minnow slowly.22Josephine Park Public AccessGood · 66Worth a tryFall fish on the bottom; slow-fished bull minnows.23County Road 95 Park, Arnica BayGood · 65Worth a tryA fall target on sandy bottom near the bayou mouth; slow-dragged bull minnows.24Gulf State Park PierGood · 66Worth a tryTaken with the spring trout on live shrimp near the bottom, and now and then in fall.25Burgoyne Road Beach, Bon Secour RefugeGood · 68Worth a tryFall, as flounder leave the bay for the Gulf; a slowly dragged minnow.
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Tactics for southern flounder

Top baits, best first

  1. Mud Minnows
  2. Finger Mullet
  3. Paddle Tail Swimbait
  4. Live Shrimp

Rigs that work, best first

  1. Carolina Rig
  2. Jighead
  3. Fish-Finder Rig

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