Welcome to our Orange Beach & Gulf Shores, AL Home Page
The Gulf Shores / Orange Beach area is a great place for a family vacation. The Alabama Gulf Coast provides you with a nice variety of activities. There is a beautiful white sand beach to go along with the numerous water sports, outdoor activities, golf and fishing. It is a popular Gulf Coast beach vacation destination and you can get a little bit more for your money here than you will get in some of the nearby destinations in Florida.
For anglers trying to plan a family vacation that allows for some fishing time as well, the Gulf Shores/Orange Beach area will keep everyone happy. The coast offers some wonderful inshore and offshore fishing. Whether you fish inshore, offshore, from the surf or from the piers, you have a lot of options in this area. If you want to hire a charter, there are so many down here than can help guide you to some good fishing.
The Fish of Orange Beach & Gulf Shores
Learn more about the different fish and how to catch them on our Fish of Orange Beach & Gulf Shores page.
Orange Beach & Gulf Shores Fishing Calendar
Take a look at our Orange Beach & Gulf Shores Fishing Calendar to see the average temperatures by month and what species are throughout the different fishing seasons.
Orange Beach & Gulf Shores Boat Launches
Take a look at our Orange Beach & Gulf Shores Boat Launches page to find a place to get your boat on the water.
Orange Beach & Gulf Shores Inshore Fishing
The Gulf Shores & Orange Beach area offers anglers some very good inshore fishing. There are several bays to fish here that allows anglers to catch a variety of saltwater fish without having to worry about the bigger waves that you would find out on the Gulf. With all the bridges, creeks, docks, a pass and numerous flats to fish for many different species of fish, you have a lot of options when fishing inshore here. Most anglers that fish the inshore waters here will usually be targeting redfish and sea trout. Some of the other fish that you can catch inshore are sheepshead, ladyfish, pompano, jack crevalle, black drum and many others. The tides play a huge role in whether or not you will catch fish inshore. Moving water is key for most species of fish and the slack tide usually provides the worst fishing conditions for most fish.
Learn more on our Orange Beach & Gulf Shores Inshore Fishing page.
Orange Beach & Gulf Shores Nearshore Fishing
Anglers can find several species of fish in the nearshore waters around Gulf Shores and Orange Beach. Tarpon and cobia get a lot of attention here when they are in the area. Fishing from spring through fall will give you the best chance to catch fish nearshore because there are more species of fish in this area during these months. Some of the other fish that you can catch nearshore are grouper, snapper, kingfish, Spanish mackerel and more.
Orange Beach & Gulf Shores Deep Sea / Offshore Fishing
Learn more on our Orange Beach & Gulf Shores Deep Sea Fishing page.
Orange Beach & Gulf Shores Shore Fishing
The Gulf State Park Pier gives anglers access to deeper water and more opportunities for big fish compared to fishing from the surf. This pier extends out into the Gulf of Mexico and a variety of fish are caught from the pier including some very big fish. Some of the fish that you can catch off the pier are tarpon, tuna, king mackerel, cobia, mahi mahi, redfish, bonito, jack cravelle, Spanish mackerel, whiting, bluefish, pompano and more.
There are miles of beaches and plenty of places to fish from the surf. Some of the popular species of fish that you may catch from the beaches are whiting, pompano and redfish. From the bridges, you have tons of room to fish for a variety of fish such as redfish, sheepshead, black drum, flounder, sea trout, flounder, sharks and more.
Learn about the best spots to fish here from shore.
