NORTHERN GULF COAST FISHING MAP
Fishing Hot Spots
From Orange Beach and Mobile Bay across the Mississippi barrier islands and the Louisiana marsh to Galveston, Port Aransas, Baffin Bay and South Padre Island. Tap any star or dot on the map to see what it is and what to fish there.
📅 Alabama Fishing Calendar — best months, closed seasons, bait & rigs →
📅 Mississippi Fishing Calendar — best months, closed seasons, bait & rigs →
📅 Louisiana Fishing Calendar — best months, closed seasons, bait & rigs →
📅 Texas Fishing Calendar — best months, closed seasons, bait & rigs →
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Safety: these are planning references. Use current official charts, weather and marine alerts and proper safety equipment before heading out.
Lake guides for this map
Month-by-month patterns, fish, ramps and rules for each water:
Fishing Hot Spots by area
Barrier islands, passes, reefs and banks with good fishing water. Tap one to fly to it on the map.
Louisiana redfish, Venice tuna and Texas trout
The Louisiana marsh is famous for redfish and speckled trout, from the Chandeleur Islands and Venice down to Grand Isle and the Timbalier islands. Venice is also one of the closest ports to deep water in the Gulf, with yellowfin tuna, wahoo and marlin a short run offshore. Alabama's artificial reefs off Orange Beach and Dauphin Island hold red snapper, triggerfish and amberjack, and the Mississippi barrier islands have trout, redfish and cobia. In Texas, the Galveston jetties and San Luis Pass are good for bull reds and trout, Port Aransas has tarpon and kingfish near the jetties, Baffin Bay is known for big trout, and the Laguna Madre is shallow flats water for redfish and black drum. The Flower Garden and Stetson Banks far offshore are a marine sanctuary where hook-and-line fishing is allowed.
Most refuges, seashores and sanctuaries along this coast allow fishing with the state and federal rules. Red snapper, redfish and trout have seasons, slot sizes and bag limits that are different in each state, and you need a saltwater license for the state you fish in. Check the Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana or Texas rules before you go.
BigJoe’s gear for Northern Gulf (Alabama to Texas)
What BigJoe would bring to fish these waters.
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