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Species & Seasons
Enjoy a great day of fishing with Reelin' Em' N, then have our local restaurant cook your "catch of the day" for the ultimate fresh fish experience.
During your fishing charter, you'll have the opportunity to catch a variety of fish including inshore, near shore and offshore species. Inshore fishing includes jacks, trout, redfish, pompano, sharks, sheepshead, Spanish mackerel, and tarpon. Nearshore means a little run out to hit rock piles for snapper, grouper, king mackerel, triggerfish, cobia, and more. Offshore charters require running out to deeper waters including stops at oil rigs for bigger game like dolphin (mahi), tuna, and snapper and grouper, as well wahoo, white marlin and blue marlin.
The Gulf of Mexico off the Alabama coasts offers an incredible variety of saltwater fishing opportunities. Below is a chart showing the species available and the best times to go after them.
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Species |
| Amberjack, Greater |
| Bluefish |
| Cobia (ling) |
| Croaker, Atlantic |
| Crevalle Jack |
| Dolphinfish (dolphin, dorado, mahi-mahi) |
| Black Drum |
| Red Drum (bull redfish) |
| Flounder (Gulf, Southern) |
| Groupers (black, gag, red, scamp, yellowfin) |
| Kingfish, Gulf & Southern (whiting, ground mullet) |
| King Mackerel |
| Spanish Mackerel |
| Pompano |
| Sailfish, Atlantic |
| Seatrout, Sand & Silver (white trout) |
| Seatrout, Spotted (speckled trout) |
| Sharks |
| Sheepshead |
| Snapper, Red |
| Snapper, Gray (mangrove, black) |
| Snapper, Vermilion (beeliner) |
| Spadefish, Atlanta |
| Spot |
| Tarpon |
| Triggerfish, Gray |
| Tripletail (blackfish) |
| Tuna, Blackin |
| Tuna, Yellowfin |
| Tunny, Little (bonito) |
| Wahoo |
| Blue Marlin |
| White Marlin |
|
Best Time to Catch |
| Year-Round; Peak: May to Mid-Sept. |
| March - Nov. |
| March - Oct.; Peak: April |
| April - Oct. |
| May - Nov. |
| June - Oct.; Peak: June |
| March - Oct.; Peark: May - Early June |
| Year-Round |
| April - Oct.; Peak: May - July (Eastern Shore), June to October (Mobile Bay) |
| Year-Round |
| May - Sept. |
| April - Oct.; Peak: Aug - Mid-Sept. |
| March - Sept.; Peak: July - Augu. |
| March - Oct.; Peak: July - Aug |
| May - Oct.; Peak: July - Aug. |
| May - Nov.; Peak: June - July |
| Year-Round |
| March - Nov. |
| Year-Round; Peak: March |
| Seasonal (changes from year to year) |
| Year-Round |
| Year-Round |
| Year-Round |
| May - Nov.; Peak: June - July |
| Late May - Early Oct.; Peak: July - Aug |
| Year-Round |
| Mid-May - Oct.; Peak: July |
| March - Dev.; Peak: Late June - July |
| April - Dec.; Peak: June - July |
| April - Nov. |
| May - Oct. |
| March - Nov. |
| May - Nov. |
Inshore Nearshore Offshore
| Species | Best Time to Catch | Inshore | Nearshore | Offshore |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amberjack, Greater | Year-Round; Peak: May to Mid-Sept. | |||
| Bluefish | March - Nov. | |||
| Cobia (ling) | March - Oct.; Peak: April | |||
| Croaker, Atlantic | April - Oct. | |||
| Crevalle Jack | May - Nov. | |||
| Dolphinfish (dolphin, dorado, mahi-mahi) | June - Oct.; Peak: June | |||
| Black Drum | March - Oct.; Peak: May - Early June | |||
| Red Drum (bull redfish) | Year-Round | |||
| Flounder (Gulf, Southern) | April - Oct.; Peak: May - July (Eastern Shore), June - October (Mobile Bay) | |||
| Groupers (black, gag, red, scamp, yellowfin) | Year-Round | |||
| Kingfish, Gulf & Southern (whiting, ground mullet) | May - Sept. | |||
| King Mackerel | April - Oct.; Peak: Aug - Mid-Sept. | |||
| Spanish Mackerel | March - Sept.; Peak: July - Aug. | |||
| Pompano | March - Oct.; Peak: July - Aug. | |||
| Sailfish, Atlantic | May - Oct.; Peak: July - Aug. | |||
| Seatrout, Sand & Silver (white trout) | May - Nov.; Peak: June - July | |||
| Seatrout, Spotted (speckled trout) | Year-Round | |||
| Sharks | March - Nov. | |||
| Sheepshead | Year-Round; Peak: March | |||
| Snapper, Red | Seasonal (changes from year to year) | |||
| Snapper, Gray (mangrove, black) | Year-Round | |||
| Snapper, Vermilion (beeliner) | Year-Round | |||
| Spadefish, Atlanta | Year-Round | |||
| Spot | May - Nov.; Peak: June - July | |||
| Tarpon | Late May - Early Oct.; Peak: July - Aug. | |||
| Triggerfish, Gray | Year-Round | |||
| Tripletail (blackfish) | Mid-May - Oct.; Peak: July | |||
| Tuna, Blackin | March - Dec.; Peak: Late June - July | |||
| Tuna, Yellowfin | April - Dec.; Peak: June - July | |||
| Tunny, Little (bonito) | April - Nov. | |||
| Wahoo | May - Oct. | |||
| Blue Marlin | March - Nov. | |||
| White Marlin | May - Nov. |