Learn more about the deep sea fishing in the Orange Beach / Gulf Shores area.
100-Fathom Hot Spot
The 100-Fathom Curve refers to the area along the Gulf of Mexico’s coastline where the water drops off super quick, reaching 600 foot depths. One of the more popular spots that is close to the Orange Beach / Gulf Shores is the Nipple, which is about 38 miles or 33 nautical miles from the Pensacola Pass. You have a little further boat ride out from Alabama, however, many of the offshore charters boats from the Orange Beach / Gulf Shores area will fish the same areas that the charter boats fish from Pensacola. From bottom fish to the pelagic species that are known for swimming along the Gulf Stream currents, anglers have so many options here such as marlin, tuna, wahoo, mahi mahi and more.
Bottom Fishing
Reefs & Wrecks
There plenty of offshore structure in the offshore waters near the Orange Beach / Gulf Shores area. There are many fishing charters that will fish the offshore waters here. You may be going anywhere from a few miles out to more than 30 miles out to fish these offshore structures.
Some of the types of fish you may be targeting on the reefs and wrecks are snapper, grouper, king mackerel, Spanish mackerel, amberjack, cobia, sharks, hogfish, tripletail, jack crevalle, barracuda and more.
Artificial Reef Locations
Alabama
https://www.outdooralabama.com/saltwater-fishing/artificial-reefs
Florida
Visit the reef locations on the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission website.
