What would you recommend to anglers fishing in Gulf Shores, Alabama for the first time?

If your wife wants to take all the kids to the beach. Agree, under the condition that you get to charter a fishing trip. Gulf Shores is very family friendly and renting a condo with a family friend or sibling is a great way to go.

Be patient and rely on the expertise of your captain. October is a transition time for fish in Gulf Shores. A strong clod front can wreck havoc with the bite. Mild temps in the low to mid 70's without the high humidity during the day, with lows in the 50's & 60's at night is great. The old adage rings true...." a BAD day of fishing is better than a GOOD day at work". Book the trip and keep a tight line!

contact Sea Dog Charters. captain eddie will handle everything for you and is extremely hospitable. customer service is as much of plus with him as is the experience. thanks so much captain eddie!!

Great for catch and release but if you want to keep some of your catch pick a time when snapper are in season for a endangered fish sure was allot of them caught allot but had to release them all!!!!!!

Hit the snapper season!!! If it's out of season and you would like fish for the cooler take an inshore for red fish or speckled trout or a state licensed guide for red snapper Friday thru Sunday to be able to keep some fish to eat.

We come to beach every year and try to fish in the surf a little. I would recommend that you get a guide and go inshore fishing for speckled trout, white trout and redfish you will have a ball and have some good fish to eat.

Todd Brice was great taking us out to fish .we enjoyed our trip we released the fish we caught .he was very nice and helpful. I well definitely book with him again.

Chastain Ron put us on the fish all day had a blast even hooked up on a couple that were so big that they broke the line and bent the hook out. Caught our limit on big Spanish Macs and a few red fish

Great if you wanna do some inshore near shore or deep water runs. Love fishing the gulf.

Call Ronnie Doyle. This was our first time fishing salt water and Ronnie taught us a lot.

Sheepshead were spawning and in abundant supply. Reds were also uncharacteristically schooled up and easy to catch. Plenty of action.

Check the dates carefully, because it sounds like several different species spawn in a short period in spring. Really good options to catch a few different types of fish.

If you are booking a charter do your homework on the captains and business. Off The Hook Charters is local and creditable.

Book a trip an just go. Whatever fish are in the area at the time you have a great chance of landed one. Thanks to Perry it was a great trip.

Explore all options and find the trip you and your group are wanting. We wanted a private tour with more attention from the guide and this was perfect.

Fishing is tough but worth the work. If you want to make sure you can fish for Red Snapper book early in June.

It's hot but the fish are still biting. Get out early. If you're in to fly fishing, bring what you need as far as flies and materials.

1). Stay away from Red Eye Charters. 2). Half day trolls in-shore/near shore are a waste of time....go farther out and catch some fish!

Fishing seems a little slow as spawning and migrations are not in full swing yet!

Take a half day charter and enjoy the experience regardless of how many fish you catch.

Make sure you have an experienced Captain who tailors the experience to your expectations.

Bring your sunscreen and be ready to have a blast fishing in one of the best areas to fish on the Gulfcoast!!

Sunscreen Softshell cooler Lots of water/Gatorade Hat(full rim, or ball cap) GET W CAPTAIN PAT AT UGLY FISHING LLC!!!

Inshore fishing is often overlooked when going to Gulf Shores. If you like fishing. You can enjoy a 4 hour trip that the whole family can experience.

Bring appropriate clothes. Wind picked up and clouds came in and our group got too chilly after getting wet.

The captain had incredible knowledge of the area and was excellent at every aspect of the trip. Very friendly, knowledgeable and skilled at helping with every aspect of the fishing.

Red Snapper bite was still good. Could have limited out in 15 minutes, but kept trying to find the real "big one". Caught probably 30 that day.

Fish appear to be plentiful and good size. The geography of the bay allows fishing in several areas depending on winds and sea levels.

Where plenty of sun screen and use Southern Drawl ( Captin Mike Pittman ) for your fishing excursion.

Go with what your guide says. He knows the area better than anyone. Let him help with setting your expectations.