Gulf Shores Fishing Reports (October 2026)

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Fishing reports straight from our guides in Gulf Shores

Joe N.

Orange Beach, Alabama

Reported 6 months ago

Triggerfish and some vermilion biting offshore bottom fishing.
Inshore we caught some Redfish and Sheepshead

Joe N. Orange Beach, Alabama Reported 6 months ago

Triggerfish and some vermilion biting offshore bottom fishing.
Inshore we caught some Redfish and Sheepshead

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Patrick G.

Foley, Alabama

Reported 6 months ago

Sheeps, sheeps and more sheeps with some big drum mixed in!

Patrick G. Foley, Alabama Reported 6 months ago

Sheeps, sheeps and more sheeps with some big drum mixed in!

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Tim B.

Summerdale, Alabama

Reported 6 months ago

Bending rods and making memories, the Sheepshead bite is hot. Book your trip now and get in on the action.

Tim B. Summerdale, Alabama Reported 6 months ago

Bending rods and making memories, the Sheepshead bite is hot. Book your trip now and get in on the action.

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Braden C.

Pensacola, Florida

Reported 6 months ago

Awesome afternoon solo trip with a limit of mangroves

Braden C. Pensacola, Florida Reported 6 months ago

Awesome afternoon solo trip with a limit of mangroves

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Randall S.

Gulf Shores, Alabama

Reported 6 months ago

Past couple days on the inshore boat

Randall S. Gulf Shores, Alabama Reported 6 months ago

Past couple days on the inshore boat

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Tom M.

Gulf Shores, Alabama

Reported 6 months ago

Sheepshead and the trout are here thick!

Tom M. Gulf Shores, Alabama Reported 6 months ago

Sheepshead and the trout are here thick!

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Jeff B.

Orange Beach, Alabama

Reported 7 months ago

Weather has been great and fishing starting to pick up.

Jeff B. Orange Beach, Alabama Reported 7 months ago

Weather has been great and fishing starting to pick up.

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Michael Y.

Gulf Breeze, Florida

Reported 7 months ago

Been a tough bite inshore but it's about to get great. Improving daily

Michael Y. Gulf Breeze, Florida Reported 7 months ago

Been a tough bite inshore but it's about to get great. Improving daily

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Marty C.

Gulf Shores, Alabama

Reported 7 months ago

The sheepshead bite is picking up daily.

Marty C. Gulf Shores, Alabama Reported 7 months ago

The sheepshead bite is picking up daily.

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Patrick G.

Foley, Alabama

Reported 7 months ago

Sheepshead are starting to move in nearshore, past few days have been a slow but steady pace catching 8-15 a trip but the bites only going to get hotter as they move closer to spawn.
Also catching Bull redfish, large black drum, and trout are starting to fire off as well

Patrick G. Foley, Alabama Reported 7 months ago

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Awesome trip put us right on the fish caught so many we lost count highly recommend
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Trip: "Gettin’ Jiggy" Inshore Combo
★★★★★
Great experience with Captain Chris fishing for snapper and red fishin Orange Beach, would book again with him.
Sal L. | October 6, 2026

Trip: Orange Beach Inshore Fishing
★★★★★
Great trip and Reid did an incredible job of getting us on the fish. Will definitely book with his again if we're ever back in the area.
Sheila D. | October 5, 2026

Trip: 3-4 Hour Trip – Inshore/Nearshore
★★★★★
I had a great half day trip with Ben last week. He knew a super place with lots of big Redfish. His custom designed skiff was made for gliding by and through the salt marsh. He rigged up my 8 wt with a 40# flourocarbon "tippet", tied on a hand tied fly, and we were off. Ben had me on fish all morning. I even caught some of them. Hope to go fishing with Ben again when in the Mobile area.
Claude H. | September 29, 2026

Trip: Inshore Fly Fishing Or Light Tackle
★★★★★
Excellent guide service. We started on time and Chris put us on the fish!
Victor R. | September 29, 2026

Trip: Offshore / State Water Fishing
★★★★★
Captain Ron was amazing! We didn’t expect to catch sharks and Ron took us to the perfect spots! Made my 9year old fall in love with fishing even more!
Jenna B. | September 29, 2026

Trip: Orange Beach Catch
★★★★★
Tim was the absolute BEST captain we could ever ask for! We had the best time! This was our first charter. Tim is VERY knowledgeable and always put us on the fish! He is also very nice and easy to get along with. We booked 4 hours and we were catching fish the whole time. We will definitely be booking again 10000000/10 worth the money.
Nicole H. | September 26, 2026

Trip: Nearshore Gulf Shores!
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We had a great time, with Captain Tom..Super Cool, guy and caught fish..The young boy that was the deck hand ..Worked his tail off..Overall we had a blast
Darren P. | September 24, 2026

Trip: 6 Hour AM Bottom Fishing
★★★★★
We took our first family fishing trip (3 hour inshore) today with Captain Reid and had the best time! We boarded his awesome boat in Fort Morgan and caught a variety of fish. Captain Reid was very knowledgeable, friendly and made sure we had a great experience. It was a very relaxing, laid back trip. Well worth the money. We look forward to another fishing trip soon. Thanks Captain Reid!
Jennifer A. | September 24, 2026

Trip: 3-4 Hour Trip – Inshore/Nearshore
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Had a great time with Captain Jeff, we only had two hours to fish on our last day here and he made it worth every second, we will definitely be back.
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Gulf Shores Fishing Reports (October 2026)

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Gulf Shores Weather Forecast

Fishing reports straight from our guides in Gulf Shores

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