Dixy Bar Mobile Bay

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Originally Posted by ChileRelleno

If you're looking for big Bull Reds or Big Uglies at Ft. Morgan anywhere on the point is great, particularly in the Fall/Winter.
I prefer to fish in the Yellow, but anywhere in the Red is good.
On the Western most side the drop off into deep water is only 10-20 yards, be sure to fish the shallow water and right on the edge of the drop.
I like large dropper rigs with peeled shrimp or crab and Carolinas with cut Mullet.

Dixey Bar is pretty much due South of the Point and extending about a quarter mile East.
From the beach you'll usually observe boats drifting across it as they fish, they drift, go back up current and repeat.

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From the Ferry Southward can be hot for Specks and Flounder along the beach.

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You really have to be able to cast if you fish the eastern segment of Chilis red area. Really able.

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Originally Posted by drumbum

You really have to be able to cast if you fish the eastern segment of Chilis red area. Really able.

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No you don't.
You'd be surprised what swims within easy casting distance in that strip of usually turbulent water.
Huge Bull Reds, Big Uglies and tasty puppy drum abound, they're feeding on everything swept through there.
Get some nice whiting there too. And I've seen sharks busting bait in the surf.

And that area has produced huge flounders for us, using bull minnows.

I agree, I've been out there and all of what I thought were the primo spots were taken and had to fish farther down than I liked. I have been amazed at how close you can catch big bulls to the beach in such shallow water. One time we were catching so many in that area close to the beach that I boat actually moved in and started drifting that area because we were catching a bunch of fish and farther out he wasn't having much luck. Needless to say we weren't very happy.

I agree on the flounder catch too, all of my biggest flounder have come from that area.