Bayou Saint John Fishing Reports (December 2025)

Tom Myers
Gulf Shores, Alabama
Reported: 3 years ago

Redfish have finally showed up in good numbers! Mangrove snapper and Spanish mackerel are as long as the water stays warm.

Tom Myers Gulf Shores, Alabama Reported: 3 years ago

Redfish have finally showed up in good numbers! Mangrove snapper and Spanish mackerel are as long as the water stays warm.

Mangrove Snapper, Spanish Mackerel fishing in Orange Beach, Alabama

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Robert Summerlin
Orange Beach, Alabama
Reported: 3 years ago

The weather this time of the year is very moody, but the fish are still biting. there’s plenty of vermilion snapper and white snapper to be found. In the deep water, grouper and tile fish doing pretty good as well, and the tuna fishing is about to get red hot....

Robert Summerlin Orange Beach, Alabama Reported: 3 years ago

The weather this time of the year is very moody, but the fish are still biting. there’s plenty of vermilion snapper and white snapper to be found. In the deep water, grouper and tile fish doing pretty good as well, and the tuna fishing is about to get red hot.

Amberjack fishing in Orange Beach, Alabama

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Tom Myers
Gulf Shores, Alabama
Reported: 3 years ago

Redfish are starting to show up in the area. As long as the weather stays warm, the Spanish mackerel with be abundant. Mangrove snapper have been plentiful and have been very hungry. Fishing is good in Orange Beach right now.

Tom Myers Gulf Shores, Alabama Reported: 3 years ago

Redfish are starting to show up in the area. As long as the weather stays warm, the Spanish mackerel with be abundant. Mangrove snapper have been plentiful and have been very hungry. Fishing is good in Orange Beach right now.

Redfish fishing in Orange Beach, Alabama

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Seth Wilson with RipTide Charters
Spanish Fort, Alabama
Reported: 3 years ago

Finding a few cobia on the Rigs

Seth Wilson with RipTide Charters Spanish Fort, Alabama Reported: 3 years ago

Finding a few cobia on the Rigs

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Stephen Crews
Foley, Alabama
Reported: 3 years ago

This year has been an incredibly tough fishing year for red snapper. The water temps were what they typically are in August by the 1st of July. The marks are all there on the fishfinder. The fish got smarter, faster this year as their appetites were reduced by the temperature...

Stephen Crews Foley, Alabama Reported: 3 years ago

This year has been an incredibly tough fishing year for red snapper. The water temps were what they typically are in August by the 1st of July. The marks are all there on the fishfinder. The fish got smarter, faster this year as their appetites were reduced by the temperature increase. We've also had more issues with sharks and dolphins eating our fish and bait off the hooks. We had to switch gears, work harder and try different methods to outsmart the fish. The deeper water fish were still biting well, but with the increase of fuel prices, going out 30 miles on a 6 hour trip was not a sustainable business practice. We finally decided to switch gears and go after vermilion snapper while targeting red snapper on the side. This has given our charters better experiences than before. We're still targeting red snapper until the end of the season but it's not our primary target. That takes the pressure off and makes fishing fun again.