I’ve been blessed to write about the great outdoors on the Alabama Gulf Coast for over 30 years and have enjoyed fishing for just about every species available in inshore waters and the vast Gulf of Mexico. Here are a few of my most memorable fishing stories on Alabama Beaches.
The deckhands then started tossing handfuls of bait into the water. As the bait slowly descended into the water, a flash of red grabbed the chunk of bait and disappeared. In short order, the surface of the Gulf is boiling with a big red snapper chowing down on this unexpected treat. It was a sight to behold. After the show, Pfeiffer finally said, “Drop ‘em down,” and just about every angler was quickly hooked up. We finished our limit in short order and were headed back to the dock.
On one inshore trip, Capt. Bobby Abruscato to Dixey Bar, the bull redfish were so thick that you couldn’t cast a lure into the water without a hook-up. It got so wild that one of my buddies removed the hooks from his crankbait so he wouldn’t have to unhook the fish once he got it to the boat, but it didn’t turn out the way he had planned. The bull red wouldn’t let go of the lure and eventually broke the line and swam away with the lure.
While almost every adventure in coastal waters and the Gulf can be memorable, those are just a few that stand out. Don’t hesitate to head to the beautiful Alabama Beaches and plan a fishing trip soon to start making memories.