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Southern Flounder fishing in Mobile County

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

Southern Flounder forecast map for Mobile County

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Size, bag and season rules in Mobile County

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

Mobile 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 Mobile County

1Cedar Point PierGood · 67ReliableBest in fall as flounder move toward the passes; a bull minnow or soft plastic dragged along the bottom.2East End Landing, Dauphin IslandGood · 67ReliableSpring and fall, especially as fish head out through the pass; bull minnows or soft plastics.3Bayfront Park, CodenGood · 67ReliableLie on the sandy bottom off the beach from spring into late fall; a bull minnow or soft plastic bumped slowly.4Little Billy Goat Hole, Dauphin IslandGood · 68ReliableFall fish along the channel edge on their way to the Gulf; a mud minnow dragged slowly.5Delta Port MarinaGood · 66ReliableFall fish dropping down the river toward the sound; bull minnows on a Carolina rig.6East End Beach, Dauphin IslandGood · 68Worth a trySpring and fall as flounder move through the pass.7Blankenship Eco-Tourism Area, Dauphin IslandGood · 67Worth a tryFall fish over the sandy patches near the pocket beach; a mud minnow worked slowly on a light jig.8Memories Fish CampGood · 69Worth a tryPart of the fall run into the Fowl River; bull minnows dragged slowly along the bottom near the bulkhead.9Rolston Park, CodenFair · 64Worth a tryFall fish moving along the sound shoreline toward the passes; a mud minnow dragged slowly.10Helen Wood ParkGood · 68Worth a tryA fall target as flounder drop out of the river; bull minnows dragged slowly on a Carolina rig.11Fowl River Access SiteGood · 65Worth a tryA fall target as flounder leave the marsh; bull minnows dragged along the drop-offs.12West End Beach, Dauphin IslandGood · 68Worth a tryOccasional in fall on minnows dragged along the bottom.13Dauphin Island Pier and Middle BeachGood · 67Worth a tryOccasional in fall on bottom rigs with minnows.14Arlington Park, MobileGood · 69Worth a tryAn occasional fall catch on bull minnows dragged slowly along the bottom.15Dog River Park, MobileGood · 68Worth a tryA fall bonus along the channel edge; a bull minnow on a Carolina rig.
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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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