Thread: October Fishing

The_duke:
in case you didn't understand it all, J&M is the place to go. John G is the owner along with his brother Mike. He said to look him up and I would do just that. He's a busy man, but if he gets too busy, he'll put you in touch with one of his his most knowledgeable staff. You're also just as likely to run into John on the pier. Good fishing.

Do you catch many keeper pompano and flounder in the surf in October? I'm torn between bowhunting and making a trip down to fish. Also are swimming pools still warm enough to swim in in the later part of October down there?

Originally Posted by bodebum

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.

October is my favorite month of the year. I retired in 1994 and spent the entire month in gulf shores and fished the pier every day. Since then I always try to spend some time there during Oct and Nov which I also like. It is a great fishing time for many good eating species of fish. I make it a point to eat some type of fresh fish every day I am at the gulf and bring home a supply for the freezer..

Originally Posted by chillinfish

Do you catch many keeper pompano and flounder in the surf in October? I'm torn between bowhunting and making a trip down to fish. Also are swimming pools still warm enough to swim in in the later part of October down there?

The fishing can be great, as long as the bad cold air stays away. The surf is fine, but I would not know about swimming pools. I swim in creeks here at home, and the Gulf when we are down there.

Swimming pools are cool in late October. I was there last year from the 20th thru the 25th and the pool at our condo was cold in mid afternoon. I swam in it one time and still suffer from major shrinkage. Fishing was good, took pomps, whiting, flounder, spec's and slot reds fishing Ft Morgan beaches and Mobile Bay at the fort. The best thing about October surf fishing along Ft Morgan, is that you pretty much have the beach to yourself. Most of the rental houses are empty which allows for no hassle access to Ft Morgan beaches. I'll be down for the entire month of October this year.

Well, I am certainly jealous. October is prime time, and having a lot of real estate to fish is terrific. We are going to be on Veterans Rd., 3rd-10th, and I am so looking forward to it.

Is what I outlined in read the Dixie bar that I need to be fishing? Or is it on the inshore side? Sorry if Im not understanding, its my first time fishing and venturing outside of the condo beach. I Like the idea of fishing off the surf better than the pier because all Im wanting to do is catch enough fish to eat for a night or two, and possible bring a few freezer bags back home with me. Also the pier seems intimidating.


Also I just noticed Im staying in the hotels right behind the small fishing pier in Orange beach. The pier doesn't seems to go gas far out as the gulf shores pier, can anyone tell me about fishing here?

About where that round gray dot about 200yds east of the point is a good general area to start. As for the pier on the gulf in OB,it is private owned by Four Seasons Condo. Don't even bother with the city pier on the bay by the kids park.

thanks John. Im actually staying at four seasons, so I should have access to it. This might be a good and bad thing. Less of a crowd so it will be more forgiving for a new comer, but at the same time there will be less people for me to observe and mimic lol. This vacation cant come soon enough lol

It's a 30 mile (one way) trip from Four Seasons to Fort Morgan (just sayin ;-)
You'll have good areas to surf fish much nearer than that in Orange Beach OMHO.
The east side of Perdido Pass bridge comes to mind for redfish that time of year...