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Dauphin Island, Alabama Fishing Calendar

	January	February	March	April	May	June	July	August	September	October	November	December
Almaco Jack	Good	Good	Good	Good	Great	Great	Great	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good
Amberjack	Not Ideal	Not Ideal	Good	Good	Great	Great	Great	Great	Good	Good	Not Ideal	Not Ideal
Barracuda	Good	Good	Good	Good	Great	Great	Great	Great	Good	Good	Good	Good
Black Drum	Good	Good	Good	Great	Great	Great	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good
Blackfin Tuna	Not Ideal	Not Ideal	Good	Good	Great	Great	Great	Great	Good	Good	Not Ideal	Not Ideal
Blacktip Shark	Not Ideal	Not Ideal	Good	Good	Great	Great	Great	Great	Good	Good	Not Ideal	Not Ideal
Blue Marlin	Not Ideal	Not Ideal	Good	Good	Great	Great	Great	Great	Great	Good	Good	Not Ideal
Bluefish	Not Ideal	Not Ideal	Good	Good	Great	Great	Great	Good	Good	Good	Not Ideal	Not Ideal
Bull Shark	Good	Good	Good	Good	Great	Great	Great	Great	Good	Good	Good	Good
Cobia	Not Ideal	Not Ideal	Good	Great	Great	Great	Great	Good	Good	Good	Not Ideal	Not Ideal
False Albacore	Not Ideal	Not Ideal	Not Ideal	Good	Great	Great	Good	Good	Good	Great	Good	Not Ideal
Florida Pompano	Good	Good	Great	Great	Great	Great	Great	Great	Good	Good	Good	Good
Flounder	Not Ideal	Not Ideal	Good	Good	Great	Great	Good	Good	Good	Good	Great	Not Ideal
Gag Grouper	Good	Good	Good	Good	Great	Great	Great	Great	Good	Good	Good	Good
Jack Crevalle	Not Ideal	Not Ideal	Good	Good	Good	Great	Great	Great	Good	Good	Good	Not Ideal
Kingfish	Not Ideal	Not Ideal	Good	Good	Great	Great	Great	Great	Good	Good	Good	Not Ideal
Lane Snapper	Good	Good	Good	Good	Great	Great	Great	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good
Mahi Mahi	Not Ideal	Not Ideal	Good	Good	Great	Great	Great	Great	Good	Good	Good	Not Ideal
Ray	Good	Great	Great	Great	Good	Good	Not Ideal	Not Ideal	Not Ideal	Good	Great	Great
Red Snapper	Not Ideal	Not Ideal	Good	Good	Great	Great	Great	Great	Good	Good	Not Ideal	Not Ideal
Redfish	Good	Good	Good	Great	Great	Great	Good	Good	Great	Great	Good	Good
Scamp Grouper	Good	Good	Good	Good	Great	Great	Great	Great	Good	Good	Good	Good
Sheepshead	Good	Good	Great	Great	Great	Good	Good	Good	Great	Good	Great	Good
Spadefish	Good	Good	Good	Good	Great	Great	Great	Great	Good	Good	Good	Good
Spanish Mackerel	Not Ideal	Not Ideal	Good	Good	Great	Great	Great	Great	Good	Good	Good	Not Ideal
Speckled Trout	Good	Good	Good	Great	Great	Great	Good	Good	Great	Great	Good	Good
Tilefish	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good
Triggerfish	Not Ideal	Not Ideal	Good	Good	Great	Great	Great	Good	Good	Good	Not Ideal	Not Ideal
Tripletail	Not Ideal	Not Ideal	Good	Good	Great	Great	Great	Good	Good	Good	Good	Not Ideal
Vermillion Snapper	Good	Good	Good	Good	Great	Great	Great	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good
Wahoo	Good	Good	Good	Good	Great	Great	Great	Good	Good	Good	Good	Not Ideal
Yellowfin Tuna	Not Ideal	Not Ideal	Not Ideal	Good	Good	Great	Great	Great	Good	Good	Good	Not Ideal

If you’re fishing in Dauphin Island, AL knowing when to toss out a line is key. Our Dauphin Island fishing seasons calendar lays out which species are running right now and with color-coded seasonality, it’s easy to see what’s biting in Dauphin Island right now. From which months to catch red snapper in Dauphin Island to which months are best for vermillion snapper in Dauphin Island and every other species in between, we’ve aggregated the data so you can plan your next trip to Dauphin Island with confidence. Ready to book your trip? See here all our Dauphin Island fishing charters, find something you like, and let us set you up for the trip of a lifetime!