Fishing in Alabama public spots, conditions & reports
6 of 9worth the trip today
Mostly red drum and smallmouth bass today. Each spot is scored for whatever is in season and biting best there.
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Every Alabama spot
9 public spots, best first. Each is scored for whatever is in season and biting best there.
The state report
Outdoor Alabama (ADCNR) hasn’t published one we can date.
Licenses and rules
Rules for what people fish for here
- Crappie9" minimum · 30 a dayAlabama: 9" minimum, 30 crappie a day. Weiss is 10"; impoundments under 500 acres and the Chattahoochee reciprocal waters have no minimum.Open · Alabama · verified Oct 23, 2026 · source
- Channel catfishno daily limitAlabama: no limit on catfish under 34"; only 1 catfish over 34" a day. The 34" rule does not apply in the Perdido, Conecuh, Blackwater, Yellow, Choctawhatchee, Chipola and Chattahoochee basins.Open · Alabama · verified Oct 23, 2026 · source
- Largemouth bass10 a dayAlabama: 10 black bass a day combined (no more than 5 smallmouth), no statewide minimum. Guntersville and Pickwick are 15" on largemouth and smallmouth; Lewis Smith protects largemouth, Alabama and spotted bass from 13 to 15".Open · Alabama · verified Oct 23, 2026 · source
- Common carpno daily limitAlabama lists carp as a commercial or non-game fish (Rule 220-2-.45). Carp are not named in the statewide creel and size table (Rule 220-2-.35), so no daily or size limit applies, and seasons for commercial fish are open year-round.Open · Alabama · verified Oct 18, 2026 · source
- Red drum16" minimum · 26" maximum · 3 a day16–26" slot, 3/person/day.Open · Alabama · verified Oct 21, 2026 · source
- Spotted seatrout15" minimum · 22" maximum · 6 a day15–22" slot, 6/person/day (one over 22" allowed).Open · Alabama · verified Oct 21, 2026 · source
- Black drumno daily limitAlabama: no size or bag limit on black drum; it is not on the state saltwater creel and size list.Open · Alabama · verified Oct 23, 2026 · source
- Sheepshead12" minimum · 8 a day12" minimum, 8/person/day.Open · Alabama · verified Oct 21, 2026 · source
- Smallmouth bass5 a dayAlabama: no more than 5 smallmouth within the 10 black bass daily limit, no statewide minimum. Guntersville, Pickwick, Wheeler and Wilson are 15".Open · Alabama · verified Oct 23, 2026 · source
- Southern flounder14" minimum · 5 a day14" minimum, 5/person/day. Closed Nov 1–30.Out of season · Alabama · verified Oct 21, 2026 · source
Limits differ by water. Each spot page shows the limits for its own water.
What’s biting in Alabama
Species people fish for at Alabama spots, and how many of those spots are worth the trip for them today.
Red drumSciaenops ocellatus4 of 4 spots worth the trip in Alabama
Best now at Gulf Shores Public Beach, AL98
Bites in 65–85° water
Spotted seatroutCynoscion nebulosus4 of 4 spots worth the trip in Alabama
Best now at Gulf Shores Public Beach, AL98
Bites in 60–85° water
Black drumPogonias cromis4 of 4 spots worth the trip in Alabama
Best now at Gulf Shores Public Beach, AL98
Bites in 55–85° water
SheepsheadArchosargus probatocephalus4 of 4 spots worth the trip in Alabama
Best now at Gulf Shores Public Beach, AL98
Bites in 60–82° water
CrappiePomoxis spp.2 of 5 spots worth the trip in Alabama
Best now at Pickwick Lake, AL82
Bites in 50–80° water
Channel catfishIctalurus punctatus1 of 5 spots worth the trip in Alabama
Best now at Pickwick Lake, AL82
Bites in 60–85° water
Largemouth bassMicropterus salmoides1 of 5 spots worth the trip in Alabama
Best now at Pickwick Lake, AL82
Bites in 55–85° water
Common carpCyprinus carpio1 of 5 spots worth the trip in Alabama
Best now at Pickwick Lake, AL82
Bites in 52–86° water
About fishing in Alabama
Alabama's 9 public access points span reservoirs and the Gulf coast, across 7 counties. Across them, the species anglers most often target are Largemouth Bass, Crappie, Channel Catfish, and Common Carp. Each is scored live on water temperature, tide or river flow, moon phase, barometric pressure, and weather. Always confirm current size, creel, and season limits with the Alabama state fishery agency before keeping fish — we flag any species whose regulations we haven't yet verified.
9 public access points across 0 water bodies. Data from NOAA, NWS, USGS, and Outdoor Alabama (ADCNR).
Coastal regions
- Alabama Gulf CoastAlabama's Gulf shore — Gulf Shores, Orange Beach, and Dauphin Island.