Gulf Shores Fishing Reports (January 2026)

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Fishing reports straight from our guides in Gulf Shores

Tim Birell
Summerdale, Alabama
Reported: 16 hours ago

Great family trip with rods bent all day. 46 fish, Wow what a day.

Tim Birell Summerdale, Alabama Reported: 16 hours ago

Great family trip with rods bent all day. 46 fish, Wow what a day.

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Brooks Moore
Orange Beach, Alabama
Reported: 4 days ago

Snapper season was great but closed now . We're on to chasing bull reds!

Brooks Moore Orange Beach, Alabama Reported: 4 days ago

Snapper season was great but closed now . We're on to chasing bull reds!

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Donnie Vinson
Spanish Fort, Alabama
Reported: 6 days ago

Fishing been hot fall and winter and still wacking

Donnie Vinson Spanish Fort, Alabama Reported: 6 days ago

Fishing been hot fall and winter and still wacking

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Zach Wilkerson
Orange Beach, Alabama
Reported: 6 days ago

Sheepshead and drum are on fire. Seeing 50-200 a night.

Zach Wilkerson Orange Beach, Alabama Reported: 6 days ago

Sheepshead and drum are on fire. Seeing 50-200 a night.

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Shawn Slattery
Bon Secour, Alabama
Reported: 6 days ago

Last couple days

Shawn Slattery Bon Secour, Alabama Reported: 6 days ago

Last couple days

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Chris Ward with Fins and Family Fishing
Orange Beach, Alabama
Reported: 1 week ago

Winter fishing continues to be strong. The slot redfish continue to be active and the sheepshead bite has picked up. While the total fish counts are less than summer, the caught fish are larger and frequently keeper size.

Chris Ward with Fins and Family Fishing Orange Beach, Alabama Reported: 1 week ago

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James Callahan
Pensacola, Florida
Reported: 1 week ago

James Callahan Pensacola, Florida Reported: 1 week ago

Inshore: Flounder are being found around inlets, sandy cuts, docks, bridge pilings, and along channel edges. Mud minnows or finger mullet on a jighead or Carolina rig are producing best. Work the bait slowly along the bottom with short hops and pauses. Sheepshead and black drum are holding tight to structure, especially piers, bridges, rock jetties, and barnacle-covered docks. Offshore: Snapper and grouper (season-dependent) are stacked on structure such as natural bottom, ledges, and wrecks. Live pinfish, vermilion, squid strips, and cut bait are all effective—be mindful of current and use enough weight to stay on bottom. Pelagics like mahi, wahoo, and tuna (season-dependent) are showing along rips, temperature breaks, weed lines, and color changes. Rigged ballyhoo and skirted trolling lures are working well; if fish are up, topwater action can be hot. Troll the edges and circle back to thoroughly work any floating debris.

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Matthew Miller
Pensacola Beach, Florida
Reported: 2 weeks ago

Matthew Miller Pensacola Beach, Florida Reported: 2 weeks ago

Bottom fishing has been hot for Nov & Dec .
We have a good consistent black fin run every fall to spring or so here in the panhandle. For the last 5 or 6 years, anyway.
This year, some 100-150# yellowfins came in with the blackfins, 2 were landed on Pensacola pier. About 10 or so were hooked on the pier, fought for 3 to 5 hours on spinning gear, and lost at the pier.

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★★★★★
We had a perfect day with Tim! He was fun, helpful, knowledgeable and put us right on the fish. We had two 8 year old boys and they had their best day ever.
Terry D. | January 5, 2026

Trip: "Gettin’ Jiggy" Inshore Combo
★★★★★
Our guide was Zach and he was amazing. The fish weren’t biting for anybody but he found us fish and my kids had blast reeling them in. Thanks again for a great trip Zach.
David R. | January 3, 2026

Trip: Inshore/Nearshore Experience
★★★★★
What a great fishing guide! He made our 3 hour trip on the water a successful day to remember. We caught red fish, drum fish, and sheep's head. He cleaned, filet the fish, and packed them on ice for us. This captain knows where this fish are and treats the customers right! Thank you for a great experience on the gulf Captain Bobby. We will definitely be back to fish again and not with anyone else. Best guide ever!
Lindsay K. | January 2, 2026

Trip: Inshore/Nearshore Special!
★★★★★
Had an absolute blast. Even on a chilly windy day we still hit limit!!! Bobby’s a great guide and person. Definitely will be coming back!!!
Koy P. | January 2, 2026

Trip: Red Snapper / Reef Fishing
★★★★★
Enjoyed the morning. Shawn was knowledgeable and helpful during the entire trip
Matthew S. | January 2, 2026

Trip: Gulf Shores Inshore Slammin'
★★★★★
We had an amazing time fishing with our family on Christmas Eve! Captain Walt was incredibly responsive to our families needs and was quick to hunt the biggest and best fish for our adventure! Would definitely do this again!
Camille R. | December 29, 2025

Trip: Red Snapper Round Up
★★★★★
Great time,great fishing,well worth the cost, great captain. I am going to go again with captain James
Chuck P. | December 28, 2025

Trip: Pensacola Fishing Frenzy
★★★★★
We had a great time today. Captain Tom put us on a ton of fish and there were some great catches. We were able to catch several HUGR Pompano, a couple of really big sheepshead, a beautiful speckled trout, and a ton more. We had a blast.
Andrew L. | December 26, 2025

Trip: 1/2 Day Trips - 21' Sea Pro
★★★★★
We enjoyed it, bought some good size snappers. Over all we had a good time.
Carlos C. | December 25, 2025

Trip: Pensacola 6 Hour Offshore
★★★★★
Great time enjoyed it !
James R. | November 26, 2025

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