Now until 6 amSpotted seatrout
The bite peaks at 90. Water is 69°, close to the 72° spotted seatrout like best.
Each float is an hour. The deeper it rides, the better the bite. The strip underneath runs daylight, dusk and dark; the red rule marks the best window. Click any hour to read it.
Right now · best window
Spotted seatrout range 60–85°
From the northeast
Sunrise 7:02 am
No rain expected
NWS hourly forecast
Measured, last 3 hours
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Each species is scored against its own water-temperature range and tide preference, then wind, weather and warnings. The rules are Alabama regulations for these waters.
Right in spotted seatrout's ideal range. Fish feed actively ahead of a pressure drop. Light chop — baitfish active, fish willing to feed. Holds 3–15 ft down.
Open. Keep fish within the limits. 15–22" slot, 6/person/day (one over 22" allowed).
Verified Oct 21, 2026 · Alabama
Season here: Mar–Nov, from this spot’s water-temperature record, 2023–2025. Likes an incoming tide. More on spotted seatrout
Right in black drum's ideal range. Fish feed actively ahead of a pressure drop. Light chop — baitfish active, fish willing to feed. Holds 2–40 ft down.
Open. Keep fish within the limits. Alabama: no size or bag limit on black drum; it is not on the state saltwater creel and size list.
Verified Oct 23, 2026 · Alabama
Season here: Sep–May. Likes an incoming tide. More on black drum
Right in sheepshead's ideal range. Fish feed actively ahead of a pressure drop. Light chop — baitfish active, fish willing to feed. Holds 5–40 ft down.
Open. Keep fish within the limits. 12" minimum, 8/person/day.
Verified Oct 21, 2026 · Alabama
Season here: Year-round, from this spot’s water-temperature record, 2023–2025. Likes slack water. More on sheepshead
Fish feed actively ahead of a pressure drop. Light chop — baitfish active, fish willing to feed. Inside red drum's active range. Holds 3–20 ft down.
Open. Keep fish within the limits. 16–26" slot, 3/person/day.
Verified Oct 21, 2026 · Alabama
Season here: Mar–Nov, from this spot’s water-temperature record, 2023–2025. Likes an incoming tide. More on red drum
Solunar tables are a popular heuristic. A peer-reviewed test found they don’t predict catch on their own, so here they only nudge the score when the tide or moon already agree. How the score works
We only show reports an agency has published, with their date. Outdoor Alabama (ADCNR) has the state’s fishing pages.
Licenses and rules: state fishery agencies · fish-consumption advisories
Alabama's vast estuary at the mouth of the Mobile-Tensaw Delta — a redfish, speckled trout, and black drum fishery over the grass and oyster bottom, famous for the "Jubilee" when fish crowd the eastern shore. Fished from boats, piers, and the causeway. Live tide and water temperature from Dauphin Island.
Alabama: redfish 16–26" slot, 3 a day; seatrout 15–22" slot, 6 a day with 1 allowed over 22". The Delta and eastern shore are the classic spots.
Public spots within 40 miles, with the same 36 hours of floats.
Yes (anglers age 16 and older). To fish at Mobile Bay you need the appropriate state fishing license. See the agency's current rules: the state agency website
Mobile Bay is listed on this site for 4 commonly-targeted species: Red Drum, Spotted Seatrout, Black Drum, Sheepshead. Which species is currently in season and which is scoring highest today is shown in the per-species ranking on this page.
It depends more on the species and the day's conditions than on a fixed "best hour." Water temperature, weather, and — at tidal locations — the stage of the tide drive activity most. The per-species ranking on this page scores every target species at Mobile Bay against today's live conditions, so the fish near the top are your best bets right now; check back as conditions change through the day.
Mobile Bay has multiple access types — pier, shoreline, and at least one public boat ramp. Alabama: redfish 16–26" slot, 3 a day; seatrout 15–22" slot, 6 a day with 1 allowed over 22". The Delta and eastern shore are the classic spots.
state agency regulations apply at Mobile Bay. Size limits, creel limits, and seasonal closures are listed per species on each species page. Always confirm against the agency source linked from each regulation block — emergency closures can take effect mid-season.
Yes. Mobile Bay sits on tidal water with a NOAA tide station nearby. Today's high/low timing is in the tide chart on this page.
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