Hang in there a little longer. Summer just can't seem to end and turn over control to Autumn and the great fishing it brings. Dauphin Island is not alone in this regard. All along the Alabama Gulf Coast they're waiting for the real fishing to begin.
Just a little longer...
Indian summer slows progress of fall pattern
What in the world happened to our cool weather. With the onset of the Indian summer, the fishing activity has been on hold, at least as far as a fall pattern is concerned.
Speckled trout are back at Dauphin Island, biting on the Shoals and Dauphin Island Bridge, but the specks are also hanging around the Causeway at the north end of Mobile Bay.
The size of the specks on the grass flats south of the Causeway has improved considerably, while specks have also been reported at the mouth of Chuckfee Bay.
It's been a while since we've had any rain and the river levels are way down. That means the shrimp are out of range for any of bait fishermen, so finding live shrimp has become a problem.
The good thing is the fish on the south end of Mobile Bay are still slurping down live croakers.
There have been plenty of redfish caught in the usual spots, while Heron Bay Cutoff apparently is on fire right now with nice white trout and ground mullet biting readily.
Speaking of red hot, the tuna, both yellowfin and blackfin, have really turned on after taking a short break.
The overnight charters are bringing back loads of tuna, which are hanging around the deep-water rigs.
For those who prefer to spend their time outdoors in search of game, the dove season in the south zone opens at noon Saturday. The south zone consists of Baldwin, Mobile, Barbour, Coffee, Covington, Dale, Escambia, Geneva, Henry and Houston counties.
The bag limit is 12 mourning or white-winged doves. There is no limit on the Eurasian collared doves, commonly called a ringneck dove. The collared doves are considered an invasive species.
Whether any spot will have a concentration of doves looked pretty unlikely right now. Peanut farmers have been turning and harvesting their crops, which has scattered the doves all over creation.