Fishing
Charters, marinas, regs, piers, tournaments. This coast lives on fishing. The site treats it that way.
The Friday Report: snapper summer's here, the trout are early, and the surf's been clean
Our weekly read on what's biting from the bay to the bottom — inshore trout and reds, Spanish off the pier, snapper season in full swing offshore. Plus the only regs reminder that matters before a holiday weekend.
Regulations cheat sheet
FL FWC and AL ADCNR side-by-side. License differences. The Gulf Reef Fish Endorsement. Federal water boundaries. What changes when you cross the line.
How to pick a charter without getting hosed
What to ask the captain. What the trip lengths really mean. What a fair price is. The walk-the-docks move.
Charter directory — coming
We're building the directory by talking to the boats, not by scraping marina websites. If you run a charter or know a captain who'd want to be on the site, submit it here. No fee, no strings.
In the meantime: walk the docks. Talking to a captain in person is always the better move.
Marinas
Orange Beach Marina
ALThe bluewater marina. Where the long-trip and tournament boats live. Fisher's restaurant is on-site and worth the trip.
Safe Harbor Sportsman
ALThe working marina. Formerly Sportsman, now Safe Harbor — dense slip count, working-boat feel, and the kind of dock conversations that get you on the right charter.
Zeke's Landing Marina
ALThe loudest of the three big marinas. Forty-boat charter fleet, two restaurants, live music, and the easiest place to walk on and book a fishing trip.