Trout, Kings, Grass, and the Fight for Mobile Bay

This week's Alabama Saltwater Fishing Report covers a busy early-summer bite across the Alabama Gulf Coast, from shallow flats and windy beaches to the Gulf State Park Pier and the future of Mobile Bay habitat. Chris Vecsey of J&M Tackle kicks things off with a report from Orange Beach and Gulf Shores, where trout and redfish are feeding well on shallow flats, wind-blown banks, dock lights, plastics, topwater, wake baits, and fly patterns, while heavy sargassum is making surf fishing more difficult but not shutting it down. Capt. Bobby Abruscato of A-Team Fishing checks in from the marsh and Mississippi Sound with a detailed speckled trout report, explaining how a dry spring kept fish in the rivers unusually late, why shrimp finally showing up changed the bite, and how he's been adjusting lure size, water clarity, wind direction, slicks, and wade-fishing setups to stay on fish. David Thornton, The Pier Pounder, brings a Gulf State Park Pier and surf report, with king mackerel finally showing up, Spanish mackerel, tarpon, pompano, bull reds, jack crevalle, and sargassum all playing into the current beach and pier pattern. To close it out, William Strickland of Mobile Baykeeper gives an update on fish kills, unusual jubilee-type events, federal mud dumping, dredge material, habitat restoration, oyster reefs, sea grass, and why anglers have a direct stake in protecting and rebuilding Mobile Bay's fisheries.  PIER CAM LINKS Fairhope Pier https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N5wWOVOTHmQ DI North https://hazcams.com/station/dauphin-island-al-us-001 DI South https://hazcams.com/station/dauphin-island-al-us-002 DI East End https://www.wkrg.com/dauphin-island/ Fort Morgan (Beach Club) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l2em7gqBj00 Gulf Shores https://hazcams.com/embed/station/gulf-shores-al-us-001 Gulf Shores (Sea-N-Suds) https://bamabeachcams.com/sea-n-suds.aspx Romar Beach Tower https://api.wetmet.net/widgets/stream/frame.php?uid=5da7ce0cd284c9bc597bd3777dc4ac00 Orange Beach (Turquoise Place) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pJqrjIuvGFE Orange Beach (Perdido Pass) https://hazcams.com/station/orange-beach-al-us-001 Orange Beach (Phoenix X) https://rtsp.me/embed/DHd8kEGe/? WALA Fox 10 cams https://www.youtube.com/@FOX10.News./streams Brett & Robinson Cams https://www.brett-robinson.com/phoenix-gulf-towers-web-cam/ Pensacola Beach cams https://www.visitpensacola.com/webcams Navarre Pier https://www.youtube.com/live/7WzKQETomHU Okaloosa Pier (underwater) https://www.youtube.com/live/f56BJHhGkUI Panama City Bch Pier https://www.visitpanamacitybeach.com/webcam/ SPONSORS Make Wake Marine Deep South Cranes Sea Tow CCA Alabama Dixie Building Supply / Baker Metal Works Foster Contracting Black Buffalo Slip Ski Solutions Admiral Shellfish Company Coastal Connection Fiber Plastics Inc Hilton's Offshore Charts / Realtime-Navigator McCoy Outdoor Company Ricciardone Dentistry  Midway Lumber Sales Coastal Brew Baits Pure Flats EMS / Endeck Camper City Mobile