Thread: Week of July 4th

I will be coming down on the week of July 4th and was planning to do lots of surf fishing. Right now my main targets are pompano, whiting, and flounder. How can I catch them in the surf, and what should I use.

First question is where are you staying and where do you plan to fish?
If you are in the main tourism areas of OB or GS, To say the beached will be crowded would be an understatement. Better plan on fishing from daylight to about 10am and then calling it a day.
If you are out on Fort Morgan, wont be so bad unless you are in one of the big condos out there.

You need 7-9' medium spinning tackle with 8-10# line, 1/4 to 1 oz egg sinker, small black swivels, short mono leader and some #4 hooks.
Orange or pink Fishbites and fresh shrimp chunks for bait.
Also, pompano jigs.
Take a few bubble rigs and spoones with 50# mono leaders just in case blues or Spanish come in close.
2-3' sections of pvc pipe for rod holders. sand & spinning reels are not a good combination.

I've been having luck with flounder using New Penny Gulp shrimp with a red jig head. Slow bumping retrieve.

Are you able to fish Gulf Shores Public beach at night while enjoying some adult beverages? I enjoy shark fishing at night but don't want any trouble. I ask about the Public Beach because I will be staying down the street at the RV Luxury resort.

What retrieve do you use with a jig head? Swim,hop,drag?

Originally Posted by ohio13

Are you able to fish Gulf Shores Public beach at night while enjoying some adult beverages? I enjoy shark fishing at night but don't want any trouble. I ask about the Public Beach because I will be staying down the street at the RV Luxury resort.

You might want to check the GS Public Beach regs:
http://www.gulfshoresal.gov/index.aspx?NID=378

I'm staying at Phoenix 7 I believe it is near the jetties on the gulf restaurant side, but those jetties are evil to me, long story. But anyways I was planning to go to fort Morgan.

I would try fishing the beach at Phoenix VII early, its right where the ebb tidal shoal merges on the beach west of the pass, should be some good troughs & breaks. I would think it would be good fishing before the crowds show up. And by then its too damn hot to fish anyway.