Fishing the Orange Beach / Gulf Shores Area in the Spring
| Month | Avg. Air Temps °F (Hi/Lo) |
| March | 71° / 51° |
| April | 76° / 57° |
| May | 83° / 64° |
The spring is a great time to fish the Orange Beach / Gulf Shores area. Inshore, things really start heating up as waters continue to warm. In the spring, anglers catch lots of redfish, sea trout, whiting, flounder, black drum and sheepshead. As the waters warm from mid to late spring, anglers will start seeing migrating fish such as bluefish, jacks, cobia, tarpon, pompano and sharks.
Fishing the Orange Beach / Gulf Shores Area in the Summer
| Month | Avg. Air Temps °F (Hi/Lo) |
| June | 89° / 73° |
| July | 90° / 74° |
| August | 90° / 74° |
Once summer arrives, fishing is in full swing in the Orange Beach / Gulf Shores area. Anglers are still catching good numbers of redfish, sea trout and flounder to go along with jacks, black drum, bluefish, pompano, sharks and more. Red snapper fishing is great in the summer, however there will be a season that limits how many days you can fish for them and this varies from year to year. Offshore, there are so many species to target.
Fishing the Orange Beach / Gulf Shores Area in the Fall
| Month | Avg. Air Temps °F (Hi/Lo) |
| September | 87° / 70° |
| October | 80° / 59° |
| November | 71° / 48° |
In September and October, there are still good numbers of migratory fish, however when the water cools down into November, these fish will be limited. Inshore, there is so much good water to fish for redfish, sea trout, flounder, black drum and the sheepshead fishing will get better towards the end of the fall. Offshore, the charter boats will be targeting wahoo, marlin, sailfish, amberjacks, sharks, yellowfin tuna and more.
Fishing the Orange Beach / Gulf Shores Area in the Winter
| Month | Avg. Air Temps °F (Hi/Lo) |
| December | 66° / 47° |
| January | 63° / 42° |
| February | 66° / 46° |
In the winter, cold fronts can make fishing a lot tougher, however, there is still some good fishing during this time of year. The inshore waters in the Orange Beach / Gulf Shores area will hold a lot of fish as water temperatures cool off. Expect to catch the usual resident fish through the winter such as redfish, sea trout, flounder and sheepshead. As the water temperatures get cold, the sheepshead fishing can get quite hot. Offshore may be hit or miss, but many of the charters will be out there fishing for white and vermilion snappers.
