Fishing
Charters, marinas, regs, piers, and tournaments — plus the weekly report and red snapper season.
The Friday Report: the Florida snapper countdown, storms squatting on the weekend, and Monday looking like the day
Our weekly read from the bay to the bottom — two weekends left on Florida's daily snapper season, tarpon still working the beach at dawn, and a stormy weekend forecast that makes Monday and Tuesday the smart play.
Regulations cheat sheet
FL FWC and AL ADCNR side-by-side. License differences. The Gulf Reef Fish Endorsement. Federal water boundaries. What changes when you cross the line.
How to pick a charter without getting hosed
What to ask the captain. What the trip lengths really mean. What a fair price is. The walk-the-docks move.
Charter directory — coming
We're building the directory by talking to the boats, not by scraping marina websites. If you run a charter or know a captain who'd want to be on the site, submit it here. No fee, no strings.
In the meantime: walk the docks. Talking to a captain in person is always the better move.
Marinas
Barber Marina
A serious working marina on Arnica Bay that happens to have Stonehenge and dinosaurs in the woods.
Flora-Bama Marina & Watersports
The Flora-Bama family's marina on Ole River — new boats, new skis, and the bar right across the road.
Happy Harbor Marina
Fifty-plus boats, two locations, and a family that's been renting them out since 2007.
Hudson Marina
The family one-stop on Terry Cove — rent a pontoon, ride a dolphin boat, snorkel, then eat at Avenue Pub without moving your car.
Orange Beach Marina
The bluewater marina. Where the long-trip and tournament boats live. Fisher's restaurant is on-site and worth the trip.
Safe Harbor Sportsman
The working marina. Formerly Sportsman, now Safe Harbor — dense slip count, working-boat feel, and the kind of dock conversations that get you on the right charter.
