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Alabama Gulf Coast Fishing

Mobile Bay, Mississippi Sound, Perdido and Bon Secour bays, the passes and Gulf water, with launches and piers.

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Overview

The Alabama Gulf Coast for anglers

Alabama’s coast is short but busy: Mobile Bay and its delta, Mississippi Sound behind Dauphin Island, Bon Secour and Wolf bays, Perdido Bay on the Florida line, the passes at Fort Morgan and Perdido, and Gulf water out to the reef zones. This site has 35 coast pages, with 36 ADCNR coastal and business launches, 8 saltwater bank and pier sites and 206 ADCNR public access sites as rows.

35coast pages
36coastal launches
8NOAA stations
2,334listed reefs
Bays and passes

Alabama coast pages with photos

Alabama Gulf waters

gulf, Baldwin County

Coast page

Bayou La Batre

bayou/channel, Mobile County

Coast page

Mobile Bay

bay, Mobile County

Coast page

Perdido Bay

bay, Baldwin County

Coast page

Perdido Pass

pass, Baldwin County

Coast page

Apalachee River

river, Baldwin County

Coast page

Arnica Bay

bay, Baldwin County

Coast page

Bay Minette Basin

bay, Baldwin County

Coast page
By kind

Every Alabama coast page by type of water

Bay

Bayou

Bayou/channel

Channel

Coastal lagoon

Cove

Gulf

Pass

River

Sound

Map

Alabama coastal launches, piers and access sites

ADCNR coastal boating access, bank access and public access layers, read November 1, 2026.

Inshore limits

Alabama redfish, trout and flounder limits in one table

SpeciesCreel and sizeWaters
Sheepshead8 per person; 12" min. FLstate waters
Spotted Seatrout6 per person – one fish is allowed to be over; 15" min. TL – 22" max TLstate waters
Red Drum (Redfish)3 per person; 16" min. – 26" max TLstate waters
Cobia (Ling)1 per person, not to exceed 2 per vessel; 36" min. FLstate waters
Spanish Mackerel15 per person; no size limitstate waters
Florida Pompano3 per person; 12" min. TLstate waters
Striped Bass2 per person; 16" min TLstate waters
Flounder5 per person (Closed Season for the month of November); 14" min TLstate waters
Tripletail (Blackfish)3 per person; 18" min TLstate waters
MulletOct. 24-Dec. 31, 25 mullet per person from the shoreline or 25 per boat. No mullet by cast net or snagging in Theodore Industrial Canal, Dog River, Fowl River, and their tributaries.; no sizstate waters

Limits as printed by the ADCNR Marine Resources Division recreational size, creel and possession limits for state waters (MRD limits page), read November 1, 2026.

Saltwater limitsArtificial reefsCharters
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Answers

Alabama Gulf Coast questions

How many Alabama coast pages are there?

35, from Mobile Bay and Mississippi Sound to the passes and the Gulf.

Where does the Alabama saltwater license start?

South of the line ADCNR describes along U.S. 90 and the state highways around Mobile Bay; the saltwater limits page prints it in full.

Is there a page for Gulf water?

Yes: Alabama Gulf waters, with the state-federal boundary and the reef zones.

How far out are Alabama state waters?

Gulf reef fish: state waters extend 9 nautical miles from the beach (including Pelican/Sand Island); all other species: 3 nautical miles (MRD 2026 sheet).

Are ADCNR public access sites listed?

Yes, as rows and map dots on the nearest coast page; they do not get pages of their own.

Where are tide readings?

Each coast page shows its nearest NOAA water level station and tide prediction links.

Do I need a license on a public pier?

Residents may fish from a licensed public pier in inside waters without a saltwater license; visitors need one.

Where do the boat launches come from?

The ADCNR coastal boating access list, including marinas and bait shops with ramps.