There's a lot to love about life on the Alabama Gulf Coast, but one of our favorites is the fishing. If you're in the area exploring Mobile and Baldwin County homes for sale, be sure to pack a rod and give yourself a little extra time to try your luck!

Better yet, hire an experienced local fishing guide who can take you right to the best spots. These are some of the best fishing charters in Mobile and Baldwin County.

1. Captain Mike's Deep Sea Fishing - 650 Lemoyne Drive, Dauphin Island, AL 36528
   Based on Dauphin Island and specializing in deep sea charters, Captain Mike's Deep Sea Fishing is a great choice if you're after big game fish. Built on decades of family fishing experience, Captain Mike's team has been fishing Gulf waters for over 50 years, so they know their stuff. Near these Dauphin Island homes for sale, Captain Mike's offers small and large group charters for tuna, wahoo, marlin, grouper, and other species.
   
   
2. Red Eye Charters - 1577 AL-180, Gulf Shores, AL 36542
   No matter what you want to catch, the captains at Red Eye Charters can put you in some fish. Launching a stone's throw from many Gulf Shores homes for sale, Red Eye Charters offers both inshore and offshore fishing, using tactics like trolling, bottom fishing, and deep dropping to target game fish like sheepshead, mackerel, snapper, and speckled trout. Red Eye Charters also offers overnight trips for yellowfin and blackfin tuna. 
   
   
3. Mobile Bay Adventures - 4 Malaga Drive, Spanish Fort, AL 36527
   Offering guided charters for families and small groups up to six people, Mobile Bay Adventures offers inshore fishing on Mobile Bay as well as nearshore and offshore fishing in the Gulf. Launching not far from these Spanish Fort homes for sale, Mobile Bay Adventures is helmed by captains born and raised fishing on the massive 400-square-mile bay. They're experts at fishing for bull redfish, speckled trout, red snapper, and mackerel.
   
   
4. Bona Fide Inshore Charters - 204 Michigan Ave., Mobile, AL 36604
   Mobile-based Bona Fide Inshore Charters offers full- and half-day charters on the expansive waters of Mobile Bay. With multiple boats and flexible launch sites to accommodate virtually any group size, this is one of the best fishing charter services to try if you're in the area looking at Mobile homes for sale. The guides at Bona Fide are experts at inshore fishing, targeting redfish, speckled trout, sheepshead, and flounder.
   
   
5. Irish Wake Fishing - 236 Ridgelawn Drive E, Mobile, AL 36608
   With a mission to bring a sense of adventure to every fishing trip, Irish Wake Fishing offers guided excursions for fish, including black drum, tripletail, seatrout, and croaker on Mobile Bay. It's a conservation-minded charter service that encourages keeping only what you need and releasing the rest. Irish Wake Fishing is led by Captain JayO, who was born and raised in Mobile and has been fishing the local waters for 30-plus years. 
   
   
6. Off the Hook Charters - 1577 AL-180, Gulf Shores, AL 36542
   Both inshore and offshore trips are provided by Off the Hook Charters, a Gulf Shores-based charter service that operates two fishing boats year-round. What you'll catch depends on the season. Inshore trips typically focus on redfish, sheepshead, black drum, seatrout, and pompano, while offshore trips target red snapper, king and Spanish mackerel, jack crevalle, and grouper.

Contact us today to learn more about all the adventures that await on the Gulf Coast! If you're looking for your dream home in Alabama, our expert real estate advisors are here to help every step of the way.