Thread: A Top-10 winter fishing destination

Humm. Just humm. Like when my kids' teachers called them well-behaved and cooperative, sometimes you can be too close to see the big picture.

10 Best Winter Fishing Destinations in 2022

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Orange Beach & Gulf Shores, Alabama

Here, we’ve got two top fishing spots for the price of one. Located next to each other on the Gulf’s coast, Orange Beach and Gulf Shores pride themselves on unforgettable winter fishing action. These cities are the epitome of all that the Alabama fishing scene has to offer – variety, quantity, and quality of fish year-round.

In the winter, although you might not be able to target famous Red Snapper, both fisheries are still going strong. Bull Redfish, Speckled Trout, Flounder, and Pompano dominate the inshore waters and are always hungry. Further offshore, prolific artificial reefs are the home of Grouper, other Snapper, Barracuda, Amberjack, King Mackerel, and Sharks.

Ready for a change of pace? Head to the Gulf State Park and its freshwater lake. There, you can try your hand in catching Catfish, Bass, Bream, and Crappie, to name a few. When you go fishing in Orange Beach and Gulf Shores, there’s no preference left behind.

Your winter vacation doesn’t have to be all about fishing though, especially not in coastal Alabama. Water sports like sailing, kayaking, and diving are always in the cards. Or you can simply enjoy the wonderful tropical temperatures with your family and get your fill of vitamin D.

Man, I don’t know if I would call the weather tropical or not. Last time I was down in winter, it was chilly, with pretty sustained wind. Still not as cold as where I live, but far from tropical.

The running joke when I lived in Auburn and we went to Panama city was that anyone we saw swimming at spring break probably was a snowbird from Canada. The Gulf was far warmer than my memories of the beaches of Lake Michigan.

Haha yea,…when I was a kid in the 70’s we’d go to Cape Cod in the summer to see my grandparents. When we got into the water our feet still turned blue from the cold. Nobody got in past their ankles but we had fun anyway,.

We lived in Maryland and when I finally got to the beach (Ocean City) as a teenager, I thought…..”Wow,..look at all those people in the water, they must be crazy !!” I didn’t know that the ocean water could be warm, haha.