UTERAlabama fishing
What's biting in Alabama in November: black crappie, black drum, blackfin tuna and blue catfish at their peak, with pompano, alligator gar and almaco jack around too, according to Fish Scouter's month-by-month season calendar. It follows Alabama fishing across 2 waters, with 55 fish-by-water guides for 55 fish.
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What's biting in Alabama in November
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Black crappie
Alabama freshwater
Black drum
Mississippi & Alabama Coast
Blackfin tuna
Mississippi & Alabama Coast
Blue catfish
Alabama freshwater
Chain pickerel
Alabama freshwater
Flounder
Mississippi & Alabama Coast
Gag grouper
Mississippi & Alabama Coast
Hybrid striped bass
Alabama freshwater
Largemouth bass
Alabama freshwater
Rainbow trout
Alabama freshwater
Redfish
Mississippi & Alabama Coast
Sand seatrout
Mississippi & Alabama Coast
Sauger
Alabama freshwater
Smallmouth bass
Alabama freshwater
Spotted bass
Alabama freshwater
Where to fish in Alabama
2 watersBay St. Louis to Perdido Pass
Mississippi & Alabama Coast
November: Trout fill the rivers; flounder head out
Fished from Bay St. Louis, Gulfport, Biloxi, Ocean Springs, Pascagoula, Dauphin Island, Mobile, Gulf Shores, Orange Beach.
3,113 charted public spots across the whole water — 1,918 artificial reef, 502 wreck, 187 beach / shore access. Open the map in the app to see them.
Almaco jackAtlantic croakerAtlantic sharpnose sharkAtlantic spadefishBlack drumBlackfin tunaBlacktip sharkBlue marlinBluefishBonnethead sharkBull sharkCobiaFlounderGafftopsail catfishGag grouperGray triggerfishGreater amberjackJack crevalleKing mackerelLadyfishLittle tunnyMahi-mahiMangrove snapperPompanoRed snapperRedfishSailfishSand seatroutScampSheepsheadSpanish mackerelSpinner sharkSpotted seatroutSwordfishTarponTiger sharkTripletailVermilion snapperWahooWhite marlinWhitingYellowfin tuna
Mississippi & Alabama Coast, month by monthGuntersville to the Mobile Delta
Alabama freshwater
November: Smallmouth and crappie in the cold
Fished from Lake Guntersville, Pickwick Lake, Wheeler Lake, Lake Eufaula, Weiss Lake, Lewis Smith Lake, Mobile-Tensaw Delta.
Black crappieBlue catfishBluegillChain pickerelLargemouth bassRedbreast sunfishRedear sunfishRedeye bassSaugerShoal bassSmallmouth bassSpotted bassStriped bass
Alabama freshwater, month by monthRules and licence
Size and bag limits and seasons in Alabama are set by the Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources (ADCNR) and change — read the current rule before you keep a fish.
Statewide rules today
ADCNR, where no local rule appliesopen (Statewide, fresh water) · no minimum size · 1 per person
open (Statewide, salt water) · no minimum size · 1 per person
open (Statewide, fresh water) · 9" TL minimum · 30 per person
ADCNR hasn't set this season yet (Statewide, salt water)
open (Statewide, salt water) · 54" FL minimum · 1 per person
open (Statewide, fresh water) · no minimum size · No limit on catfish under 34"; 1 catfish over 34" per day
open (Statewide, fresh water) · no minimum size · 50 per person
open (Statewide, salt water) · no minimum size · 1 per person
open (Statewide, fresh water) · no minimum size · No limit on catfish under 34"; 1 catfish over 34" per day
open (Statewide, salt water) · 36" FL minimum · 1 per person · 2 per vessel
open (Statewide, fresh water) · no minimum size · No limit on catfish under 34"; 1 catfish over 34" per day
closed today (Statewide, salt water, until Dec 1) · 14" TL minimum when open · 5 per person
catch and release only today (Statewide, salt water, closed through Dec 31) · 24" TL minimum when open · 2 per person · gulf reef fish endorsement (16 and older) · FR 2026-10200
catch and release only (Statewide, salt water)
open (Statewide, salt water) · 15" FL minimum · 1 per person · closes Jan 1 · gulf reef fish endorsement (16 and older)
open (Statewide, salt water) · 78" FL minimum · 1 per person
catch and release only today (Statewide, salt water, closed through Aug 31) · 34" FL minimum when open · 1 per person · gulf reef fish endorsement (16 and older) · FR 2026-10889
open (Statewide, fresh water) · no minimum size · 15 per person
open (Statewide, salt water) · 24" FL minimum · 3 per person
ADCNR hasn't set this season yet (Statewide, salt water)
open (Statewide, fresh water) · no minimum size · 10 per person
open (Statewide, salt water) · 12" TL minimum · 10 per person · gulf reef fish endorsement (16 and older)
catch and release only (Statewide, fresh water)
open (Statewide, salt water) · 12" TL minimum · 3 per person
open (Statewide, fresh water) · no minimum size · 5 per person
open (Statewide, salt water) · 20" TL minimum · 2 per person · changes Jan 1 · gulf reef fish endorsement (16 and older)
open (Statewide, salt water) · 16" TL minimum · 2 per person · changes Jan 1 · gulf reef fish endorsement (16 and older)
open (Statewide, fresh water) · no minimum size · 50 per person
open (Statewide, fresh water) · no minimum size · 10 per person
open (Statewide, salt water) · slot 16–26" TL · 3 per person
open (Statewide, fresh water) · 15" TL minimum · 5 per person
open (Statewide, salt water) · 78" FL minimum · 1 per person
ADCNR hasn't set this season yet (Statewide, salt water)
open (Statewide, salt water) · 12" FL minimum · 8 per person
open (Statewide, fresh water) · no minimum size · 10 per person
open (Statewide, fresh water) · no minimum size · 5 per person
open (Statewide, salt water) · 28" TL minimum · 1 per person
open (Statewide, salt water) · no minimum size · 15 per person
open (Statewide, fresh water) · no minimum size · 10 per person
open (Statewide, salt water) · 15" TL minimum, One fish may be over 22" · 6 per person
open (Statewide, salt water) · 16" TL minimum · 2 per person
open (Statewide, fresh water) · no minimum size · 15 per person
open (Statewide, salt water) · 60" TL minimum · tarpon tag ($67) to possess, kill or harvest each tarpon
open (Statewide, salt water) · 18" TL minimum · 3 per person
open (Statewide, salt water) · 10" TL minimum · 10 per person · gulf reef fish endorsement (16 and older)
open (Statewide, fresh water) · no minimum size · 2 per person
open (Statewide, fresh water) · no minimum size · 15 per person
As of 8 November 2026. Source ADCNR, checked 8 November 2026 · For education only — rules change. Always confirm with ADCNR before you keep a fish.
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