Thread: October Fishing

Ill be in Orange beach this October, and plan on making a fishing trip out of it. I want to fish off both the surf and the pier.

My only real goal is to catch fish that I can eat. I would love to catch big fish, but really are just concerned on catching something I can eat without to much trouble..and of course catch enough to feed 4 people. I love fish, and aren't too picky. If there considered eating fish, ill eat them.

Can you guys give me some information on what Ill be fishing for in October and whats the most efficient way of catching them? Live bait? artificial bait? surf? pier? Im going to stop in at J&M first thing to get my gear so ill try and get advise from them but The more I know before Im down there the better.

Also new to the forum, It seems like there is a lot of good people here with tons of information to share. Thanks for having me.

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Welcome to the Forum, Duke. Any question you need answered is right here. Use the Search button, put in a key word, such as "surf", or "flounder", or anything you need to know, and you can read all the previous posts regarding that subject. Quick, easy, accurate, important stuff. Enjoy!

The first half of Oct. ranks an 8/10 for big spanish and kings if they cooperate. You should have no problem catching enough to feed your crew. The search feature at the top right of your screen will aid you in finding all the info you will need. Hunt me down when you come into J&M.

Thanks fellas, new to forums in general so Im not too sure how everything works, heck I couldn't even figure out how to reply to this lol. Found the search feature, ill start using this.

So you work at J&M? I will for sure look you up, ill need all the help I can get lol.

Talking to some other guys in a local forum I just joined as well they told me to go down to Fort Morgan and walk to the point and fish whats called Dixie Bar. Im trying to locate this on google maps, and im pretty sure I have. I found a parking area at the end there, but is looks like a long haul to the "point".

Is my best shot the the big kings and Spanish off the pier?

Yep, if you don't have a boat, then the best bet for Spanish & kings is the pier.

Ft. Morgan is our " go to " place for surf fishing. Dixie Bar is the western edge of Ft. Morgan, and an excellent place for large Redfish and Black Drum; also flounder, pompano, whiting, and many more species. Mobile St. is the eastern edge of Ft. Morgan, and is also an excellent fishing hole. In between these two points are ten miles or so of great places to surf fish, and October is prime time there. We will be there in the early part of October surf fishing.

The_Duke...John G IS J&M!

Only half. The "M" is my brother Mike.

I think thay Oct is the best month of the year to fish. Crowds have moved on and the weather is nicer than summer. You can catch lots of fish too. Primo flounder and redfish time. Right now we are in that summer dog days time and I am eagerly waiting for sept-oct fish killing time.