Headed to Gulf Shores this Friday

Hey Guys,
We are headed down to Gulf Shores this Friday, we are bringing paddle boards and kayaks. We also plan on fishing some off of the pier. What are you guys catching right now? We are also bringing fly rods so any help in that department is greatly appreciated!

Thanks,
Cullen

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Originally Posted by Cullen Bullard

Hey Guys,
We are headed down to Gulf Shores this Friday, we are bringing paddle boards and kayaks. We also plan on fishing some off of the pier. What are you guys catching right now? We are also bringing fly rods so any help in that department is greatly appreciated!

Thanks,
Cullen

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Spanish Mackerel has been the highlight for the past week and they are being caught with gotcha lures. There has also been scattered pompano and flounder in the shallows with the occasional red drum. A king mackeral has been landed this season and have been very few and far between. Good luck with your trip

You would probably do well with small live shrimp on a #8 treble and a 17lb wire or 40lb mono leader. Use your light fly rod and hold on!!!

Pink Charlies will be good for macks. You might find at night specks under the lights on Little Lagoon

You can check the daily pier reports for what has been caught. Fly rods are not the most efficient fish catching tools in the salt water, but I wish you luck.

Thanks Guys. We will be excited just to land a couple fish in the salt since this is the first time trying it off the paddle board!!!

Fly fishing from paddle boards is something new to me. It must be for folks younger than myself.

And a LOT more coordinated than me.

Surprisingly it is very stable!!! If you guys see me down there holler at me and I will let you take it out for a spin ;)

There's a reason I don't go into big water with a small boat. And I don't know why the url looks like that either.

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A hookset off a paddle board for me might get a little touchy...er....WET! LOL
Sticking to the panga!!

I have fly fished all of my life, but never off of a paddle board. Maybe that is why I'm as old as I am.
I wish you all of the luck in the world, I think you will need it.