When do pompano run at Mobile Bay?
March through May as surf temperatures pass 65°F, with a shorter second run in October. Sunrise on a moving tide with clean green water is the window worth protecting.
Florida pompano · Mobile Bay
Florida pompano in Mobile Bay
Mobile Bay itself is not pompano water — stay on the Gulf beaches.
Best monthsMarch–May run; October encore
Go-to baitssand fleas, fresh peeled shrimp, Fishbites on a two-hook rig
Local waterDixey Bar · the Causeway
State rulesOutdoor Alabama
The local pattern
Mobile Bay itself is not pompano water — stay on the Gulf beaches. The Fort Morgan peninsula's surf is the nearest run water, fishing like a quieter Gulf Shores.
Pompano key on clean, green surf between 65 and 75 degrees. Read the beach first: the trough is the highway, the cuts are the on-ramps, and the moving tide is the schedule. A two-hook rig in the right water beats six rods in the wrong water.
Common questions
What rig catches pompano at Mobile Bay?
A two-hook pompano rig with small circle hooks, bright floats, and a sinker that holds bottom, baited with sand fleas, fresh shrimp, or Fishbites, cast into the first trough.
Plan the trip
Conditions decide more than tackle. The live dashboard scores each Mobile Bay morning from NOAA tide swing, wind, and sky, with solunar windows and marine alerts, and Jemison's Bait & Tackle and Fisherman's Discount serve both shores.
Seasons and limits change. Verify with Florida FWC or Outdoor Alabama before keeping fish.