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Anyone been doing any fishing out of Fort morgan or Daulphin Island recently? I just got a condo there and I am trying to figure out when, where and what to fish for around there. I have plenty of range but only have a 25' twin CC. Any help would be appreciated.
There are plenty of places to fish with a 25' foot boat, if the weather will cooperate. We went south to some rigs in the 30 mile range and caught beeliners, aj, grouper and others a week ago. So bring the boat and start hitting rigs around 20 miles out. Just remember about the red snapper being out of season, because you will catch them.
I just read one of your other questions and see that you are new to fishing the Gulf. Is your house of Fort Morgan or Dauphin Island? I live on Fort Morgan not far from the Fort. If your interested you can come by the house and I'll pass along what little bit I know.
We fish out of Fort Morgan all the time. Pics from the last trip are posted on "100ffc.com" in bottom fishing under "freezer run". The weather looks a little crappy this weekend but it cant last forever.
Thanks for the help guys. jcotton, I just bought a condo at Navy Cove and would like to stop by and talk with you someday (I can use all the help I can get). I have been fishing out of Fort Morgan four or five times last summer and did pretty well on snapper about 30 miles out on public wrecks but i am trying to figure out how to catch Grouper., AJs. and anything else. I have not done very well on the rigs but I have not spent much time on them. If you are close to the fort than we should be close to the same location. When I head back down I will PM you and maby we can get together. Thanks.
I'm in the mobile area and routinely fish DI. The weather is only going to get worse in the gulf as winder approaches but there is plenty of inshore fishing to be done. On the bay side of the island there is a public reef about 3-4 miles from Bayou La batre which always yields big specs, white trout, ground mullet and flounder. If it gets rough i usually fish the lights in the bayou where the shrimp boats dock, this area always yields white trout, and specs. Leaving ft morgan, if you run south generally there are fish on all of these rigs... I have never went home without fish. These rigs are loaded with bull reds, flounder, smaller mangroves, and larger specs. Be careful of keeping the reds though as they are illegal to keep in federal water. I usually toss them back any way if they are in good health once landed. I have heard, but never fished the slip to the left @ billygoat hole but my friends say there are plenty of larger specs to be caught off the lights. You generally want to fish when the barometric pressure is stable at normal, but often when it moves the fish will eat better. Watch the tide as well, a tide that rises or falls quickly will cause the fish to feed.... A full moon also helps....
Thanks for the help guys. jcotton, I just bought a condo at Navy Cove and would like to stop by and talk with you someday (I can use all the help I can get). I have been fishing out of Fort Morgan four or five times last summer and did pretty well on snapper about 30 miles out on public wrecks but i am trying to figure out how to catch Grouper., AJs. and anything else. I have not done very well on the rigs but I have not spent much time on them. If you are close to the fort than we should be close to the same location. When I head back down I will PM you and maby we can get together. Thanks.
You pretty much just have to find the aj's.... They will eat anything you put in front of them nearly....
Any recommendations? I will be down there next week with a 26' but I have the family with me instead of my fishing buddies. I am looking for the closest rig that I can easily get the family to but still catch a few fish.
Bigfish 123 you won"t have to go far to put the kids on big fish. October has plenty of big kings, jacks, sharks, bull reds, all within sight of land. Any rig that is in the gulf will have kings and spanish usually this time of year anchor a 100-200 yards up currents and start chumming. They'll find you. Or catch some live LY's and try to slow troll one around any rig or wreck in 30' of water or more. They won't last long. Also look for any shrimp boat that is culling or just sitting at anchor in the gulf, all the sharks kings and sometimes a lemon or two.
jcotton, I will do that. I looked at purchasing one of those houses but decided to go for less maintence since I will just be there part time and I want to be fishing, not working. I look forward to talking to you.
Fort Morgan/ Daulphin Island Fishing 
