Alabama Fishing Charters, Saltwater Deep Sea Fishing in Alabama

Alabama Fishing Charters and Guides

Welcome anglers to Alabama fishing charters and guides for saltwater fishing. Our Alabama saltwater fishing section covers all Alabama fishing grounds for saltwater which includes Alabama fishing charters for offshore and inshore fishing.

Once you find an Alabama charter fishing service or guide that fits your fishing needs simply follow that services link. Once on the fishing charters listing you may visit their website, email them or use the contact form to request Alabama charter fishing information.

Alabama has 53 miles of beautiful shoreline on the beautiful Gulf of Mexico along with numerous Alabama fishing charters, and with year round mild weather, the saltwater fishing is great in the Cotton State.

Fish that are available all year include grouper and golden tile fish. Grouper include the black, the gag, the red, the scamp, the snowy, and the granddaddy of them all, the Warsaw. The state record Warsaw grouper weighed 226 pounds. The largest tilefish weighed in at 26 pounds, 3 ounces. These fish are bottom feeders and must be hauled in from as deep as 1,500 feet. Most Alabama charter boats have electric reels to help you. No sense wearing yourself out on your first fish - especially when there are lots more where that one came from! Plus fishing at these depths you should use the services of an Alabama fishing charter.

If you"re in search of something even larger, consider offshore fishing for marlin. Not only do these billfish get huge, they also perform some impressive acrobatics once you have them on your line. The state record blue marlin weighed in at 779 pounds, 5 ounces. The state record white marlin was much smaller, at 98 pounds, 13 ounces. Other billfish that ply the waters off the coast of Alabama include the swordfish and the Atlantic sailfish. The state record swordfish was an individual that weighed almost 351 pounds. Think you"ll need help locating and landing a big billfish? Contact one of the charter boats in Alabama.

Charter or Guide Service

Boat Charters Extreme LLC
Navarre, Orange Beach Alabama, Gulf Shores Alabama, Fort Morgan Alabama, Perdido Key Florida, Pensacola Florida, Fort Walton Beach Florida, Destin Florida.
http://www.boatchartersextreme.com

Inshore Fishing With Alabama Fishing Charters

Alabama fishing guides are available for many different types and styles of fishing. If you are looking for an inshore trip, sometimes called flats fishing then you will want an Alabama fishing guide that specializes in Alabama inshore fishing.

In the spring, you"ll find lots of king mackerel, cobia, Spanish mackerel, amberjack, and triggerfish. King mackerel are usually caught via trolling offshore. The largest king ever recorded in Alabama waters weighed in at almost 68 pounds. The record cobia was a monster, at 117 pounds, 7 ounces, and the record amberjack weighed a hefty 127 pounds, 12 ounces. Several varieties of tasty snapper also start biting this time of year. These include the red, the silk, the vermillion, the dog, the mutton, the yellowtail, and the big cubera. The state record cubera weighed 52 pounds.

If you prefer staying closer to shore, you can fish the fertile waters of Mobile Bay and the Mississippi Sound. Here, you"ll have the chance to catch reds, speckled trout, flounder, sheepshead, Spanish mackerel, and perhaps even a tarpon. Plenty of Alabama fishing charters and guides fish these waters.

No matter what type of angling you"re interested in, you"ll find an Alabama fishing charter to accommodate you. You can choose among four-hour trips, six-hour trips, eight-hour trips, and overnight trips. Several charter boats welcome children, so charter fishing in Alabama can be a great family outing.

Alabama Saltwater fishing offers anglers a shot at hooking up with numerous fun to fight and good to eat species. Your inshore Alabama fishing guides or offshore Alabama fishing charters will target most of these great sportfish year round. But the time of year may dictate or determine what species your Alabama fishing guide will target at any given time throughout the year. Some of these species are available inshore while others are caught offshore like on an offshore Alabama deep sea sport fishing charter. Some of the species your guide or charter Captain may target include some of these sportfis we have listed below.

Amberjacks - Learn about identification of the four species of amberjacks that occur in Alabama's Gulf waters.
Blue Runner - This hard-hitting fighter has been the first real exciting battle for many a young angler!
Bluefish - Armed with powerful, sharp teeth in large muscular jaws, bluefish have no peer as the preying pack hunters of our coastal waters.
Cobia - Along the Gulf Coast cobia are known as ling, cabio, lemonfish and crabeater.
Crevalle Jack - There is no tougher game fish to be had in shallow, coastal waters with light tackle!
Croaker - Its name is derived from the croaking sound generated by its gas-filled swim bladder.
Dolphinfish, (Dolphin, Dorado, Mahi-mahi) - Dolphinfish - the mahi-mahi of restaurant fame is one of our finest food fishes. The flesh is white, mild and ideal for broiling.
Drum, Black - This is a big drum - often approaching three feet and weighing 70 - 80 pounds.
Drum, Red (Redfish) - Red drum prefer shellfish such as crabs or shrimp but won't pass up a chunk of fish if it's offered.
Flounders - Voracious predators, flounders spend most of their time camouflaged snugly on the bottom awaiting their unsuspecting prey.
Grouper, Gag - The Gag is a modest to large-sized grouper reaching over two feet and at least 30 pounds.
Grouper, Red - most abundant in the eastern Gulf, red groupers have expanded their range to our coast.
Grouper, Scamp - There is no doubt that the Scamp is one of the most esteemed food fishes of the Gulf!
Kingfishes: Gulf (whiting), Southern (ground mullet) - Among the finest flavored fishes of our coast, abundant and excellent for either frying of broiling.
Ladyfish - (Skipjack, Ten-pounder) - Many a young angler recalls their first great fishing thrill caused by the tail-walking antics of the ladyfish!
Mackerel, King - a favorite offshore gamefish, accessible to thousands of anglers in modest-sized craft
Mackerel, Spanish - a small fish by mackerel standards, but still reaches two feet and about 12 pounds.
Pigfish - a fine-flavored panfish, at first glance this member of the grunt family resembles the pinfish.
Pinfish - Pinfish abound in estuarine and nearshore waters, especially around piling and other large submerged objects.
Pompano, Florida - Pompano command the highest price of any Gulf fish...'nuff said!
Red Porgy - (white snapper) This fine fish frequents hard bottom and patch reef areas along the inner-continental shelf.
Sailfish - The bill and incredible sail positively identify the magnificent Atlantic Sailfish.

Seatrouts, Sand and Silver (white trout) - These fish are highly regarded for their sporting nature and fine eating qualities.
Seatrout, Spotted (speckled trout) - The distinctive spotted pattern and formidable fangs are enough to lock in the identification of the famed Speckled Trout".
Sharks - A good way to appreciate these marvelous fish is to realize why they've changed so little over hundreds of millions of years.
Sheepshead - This is one of the largest porgies - sometimes exceeding two feet and weighing over ten pounds.
Silver Perch - Though small, this silvery-colored member of the drum family is an excellent panfish.
Snapper, Gray: (mangrove snapper, black snapper) - This fine-eating fish is one of the few snappers that occurs in shallow estuarine waters.
Snapper, Lane - Like many snappers, this one prefers to night-feed, showing no preference for fish, shrimp, crabs or other palatable shellfish.
Snapper, Red - This is one of the Gulf's most important and finest-eating recreational and commercial fishes.
Snapper, Vermilion: (beeliner) - It feeds mid-water on smaller animals, sometimes even near-invisible planktonic animals, but will take small baits of fish and shellfish parts.
Spadefish, Atlantic - excellent eating, and when the right spot is found along with a school in the right mood a nice mess of one-pound spadefish is a real possibility.
Spot - The spot gets its name from the distinctive eye-sized spot just behind the upper edge of the gill cover.
Tarpon: The Silver King - Alabama's Official State Saltwater Fish - Tarpon cruise shallow, low salinity waters including open bays and may venture upstream in coastal rivers.
Tomtate - The most striking feature of this grunt is the bright red lining on the inside of its mouth, giving it the nickname "rubylips".
Triggerfish, Gray - Wide ranging from Canada to Argentina and through the Gulf, the Gray triggerfish is an outstanding food fish.
Tripletail: (blackfish) - The tripletail is a circumtropical species, found in all the Earth's warm seas, both nearshore as well as blue water mid-ocean regions. A culinary delight!
Tuna, Blackfin - This is a small tuna, approaching only about three feet in length and weighing about 40 pounds.
Tuna, Yellowfin - Highly prized, this is one on the biggest tunas - reaching six feet and weighing 400 pounds.
Tunny, Little - (bonito) - Little tunny are fast-moving tight schooling predators, favoring clear, nearshore coastal areas and shallow shelf surface waters.
Wahoo - Pelagic loners, found well offshore even to mid-ocean regions, wahoo are voracious predators capable of wreaking havoc on light tackle.