Mobile-Tensaw Delta Fishing Report

This week’s Mobile-Tensaw Delta Fishing Report looks at what happens when summer heat, falling river levels, and saltwater intrusion start changing the fishing across the Delta. Josh Gunter of Steele Creek Bait & Tackle and Mt. Vernon Bait & Tackle joins the show to break down why saltwater pushing into the lower Delta is not always a bad thing. Josh explains how salinity can bring in redf...

This week’s Mobile-Tensaw Delta Fishing Report starts with a short but useful Fourth of July fishing report from Dip McMillan, then shifts into a special re-aired conversation on one of the most fascinating native fish in the Mobile Basin: the Gulf sturgeon. Dip breaks down how he’s finding crappie in hot, high-summer conditions, including why side scan is key, how fish are holding around grass ma...

This week’s Mobile-Tensaw Delta Fishing Report takes a break from the usual bite-by-bite report to dig into one of the best ways to reach overlooked water in South Alabama: canoe fishing. Host Nick Williams and Peter Jordan talk through summer topwater bass, skinny-water access, night fishing, and why canoes deserve another look from anglers who want to get away from crowded boat ramps and heavy k...

This week’s Mobile-Tensaw Delta Fishing Report covers summertime bass tactics, topwater frog fishing, and the natural side of the Delta as June settles in. Darren Shirah of Reel Time Outdoors with Darren kicks things off with a report on high water, stained conditions, and how the bream and bass have been adjusting. Darren explains why bream have been tighter to the bank, how he’s been catching qu...

This week’s Mobile-Tensaw Delta Fishing Report covers high-water crappie tactics on the Mobile River side of the Delta and a deep dive into one of the Delta’s most underrated sport fish: the bowfin, or grinnel. Josh Gunter checks in live from the water while pre-fishing for the Delta Crappie Trail tournament out of Mount Vernon, explaining how high water changes the game, why current is the bigges...

This week’s Mobile-Tensaw Delta Fishing Report covers two very different but timely patterns: hot-weather panfish in the Delta and deep-water crappie on Big Creek Lake. Shannon Wood kicks things off with a report on the bluegill and goggle-eye bite as the Delta settles out from heavy rain and high water. He talks through how water level, bank height, Mayfly hatches, and full-moon timing may affect...

This week’s Mobile-Tensaw Delta Fishing Report starts with Justin Dunham breaking down a timely flounder pattern for anglers dealing with rain, high water, and blown-out freshwater systems. Instead of fighting muddy rivers, Justin explains how he’s been sliding into smaller coastal bayous and protected creeks where the rain has less impact, then targeting flounder along flooded marsh grass, grassy...

This week’s Mobile-Tensaw Delta Fishing Report covers a little bit of everything happening across the Delta, from a strong crappie bite around Hubbard’s Landing to bream finally pulling up in more predictable places. Dip McMillian of Dippi Outdoors joins the show after picking up his first tournament win and explains how stained water, structure, side scan, and the “Dippi Tensaw Special” helped hi...

On this week’s episode of the Mobile-Tensaw Delta Fishing Report , Josh Gunter of Mt. Vernon Outdoors and Steele Creek Bait and Tackle joins the show to talk about why falling water can make this one of the best times of the year to catch catfish in the Delta. Josh explains how floodwater pulls bugs, bait, and fish out of the woods and concentrates catfish around ditches, creek mouths, current bre...

This week on the Mobile Tensaw Delta Fishing Report , Nick Williams talks with Darren Shirah of Reel Time Outdoors with Darren about rainy-day fishing, the current bluegill bite, and why a little rough weather does not have to ruin a trip in the Delta. Darren explains how he fishes through scattered showers, what makes certain rainy days productive, and why bream, shellcracker, bass, and goggle-ey...

This week’s Mobile-Tensaw Delta Fishing Report is all about that spring window when the Delta starts to feel almost too good to be true. Peter Jordan joins the show to help unpack a memorable backwater canoe trip where the bluegill bite was so strong it shut down the original plan of chasing bowfin, and the conversation turns into a bigger look at fishing pressure, overlooked backwaters, fly rod s...

Spring is hitting its stride on the Mobile-Tensaw, and this week’s report is packed with real-time insight from anglers who’ve been on the water. Justin Dunnam breaks down a near-win kayak tournament on Bay Minette Creek, where a rising tide, backwater ponds, and missed frog strikes made the difference between first and third. He shares exactly how he approached pressured water and why timing the...

This episode of the Mobile-Tensaw Delta Fishing Report captures a spring pattern that’s right on the edge of breaking wide open across the Delta. Host Nick Williams is joined first by Darren Shirah , who paints a clear picture of what’s happening on the freshwater side. Crappie are mostly wrapping up their spawn, while bluegill and other bream species are staging for the next full moon push. Goggl...

This week’s Mobile-Tensaw Delta Fishing Report centers on a fishery in transition, with spring patterns opening the door to more aggressive bites and a wider range of techniques. Host Nick Williams checks in with Justin Dunham, who’s leaning into the bass spawn and taking advantage of more active fish by throwing faster-moving baits like topwaters, spinnerbaits, and crankbaits. The key, he explain...

Spring is settling into the Mobile-Tensaw Delta, and this week’s report paints a clear picture of a fishery in transition. Nick sits down with Josh Gunter, Shannon Woods, and John Michael Chappelle to break down what’s happening across the system right now, from Mount Vernon down to the lower marsh. Water levels have finally stabilized after a manageable high-water pulse, setting the stage for imp...

This week on the Mobile Tensaw Delta Fishing Report, Nick Williams sits down with Meagan Fowler to talk about a fast-moving issue that could have lasting impacts on the Delta. Meagan shares the latest on proposed utility-scale solar developments in the Stockton area and what they could mean for the rivers, creeks, and wetlands that make this system so unique. The conversation also marks the launch...

This week on the Mobile-Tensaw Delta Fishing Report, Nick sits down with Wade Perry of Mobile Baykeeper and Justin Dunnam, the Eight Mile Drifter , for a conversation that covers both the health of the Delta and how to catch fish in it right now. Wade gives a boots-on-the-ground look at what’s happening in Mobile Bay, from the ongoing coal ash threat to the push to restore oyster reefs and improve...

Fishing is heating up across the Mobile-Tensaw Delta, and this week’s report checks in with three anglers who spend a lot of time on the water across the system. First up, Brenton Grace from Hooked Up by the Bay shares what he’s seeing around the Causeway bait shop and along the marshes of Mobile Bay. With shrimp starting to show back up after a slow stretch, anglers are looking forward to better...

In this episode of the Mobile-Tensaw Delta Fishing Report, host Nick Williams welcomes legendary angler and lunar fishing chart expert Don Green, long-time contributor to Great Days Outdoors Magazine. Don shares proven moon phase fishing tactics and explains how solar and lunar cycles, barometric pressure, and tides can impact bass fishing success on Alabama's lakes, rivers, and the Mobile Del...

This week on the Mobile Tensaw Delta Fishing Report, things are heating up from the upper Delta all the way down to Dog River, and it sounds like spring is knocking on the door. Nick kicks things off with Justin “The Eight Mile Drifter” Dunnam, who put his Mardi Gras break to good use covering water from Majors Creek to the Escambia River. Justin breaks down a strong pre-spawn bass pattern, includ...

This week on the Mobile-Tensaw Delta Fishing Report, Nick sits down with Peter Jordan to talk about one of the most overlooked opportunities in lower Alabama—wade fishing small, sand-bottom blackwater creeks. With water temps still cool but warming trends on the way, Peter explains why now is the perfect time to throw crawfish patterns, small crankbaits, suspending jerkbaits, and simple fly setups...

This week on the Mobile-Tensaw Delta Fishing Report, Nick Williams checks in with two longtime Delta voices to talk crappie season, conservation concerns, and a youth deer story that’s going to be told for decades. The episode opens with Josh Gunter of Steele Creek Bait & Tackle , who breaks down why this year could finally give anglers a true, fishable crappie spawn after nearly a decade of h...

This week on the Mobile-Tensaw Delta Fishing Report, host Nick Williams checks in with three trusted Delta voices to break down late-winter conditions, seasonal transitions, and what anglers and outdoorsmen should be paying attention to right now across the system. The episode opens with Darren Shirah of Real Time Outdoors, who shares a detailed look at winter panfish behavior and how warming tren...

This week on the Mobile-Tensaw Delta Fishing Report, host Nick Williams breaks down winter fishing conditions across the Delta with three local voices who know these waters inside and out. Captain Patric Garmeson of Ugly Fishing opens the show with a deep dive into river levels and hydrographs, explaining how rainfall in North and Central Alabama impacts water clarity, current speed, and fish beha...

This week on the Mobile-Tensaw Delta Fishing Report, Nick Williams opens a new chapter for the show, officially shifting the focus from a statewide format to a deeper, more place-based look at fishing in the Mobile-Tensaw Delta. Nick explains why the change makes sense after years of the show naturally drifting south, and why zeroing in on the Delta allows for more consistent, higher-quality repor...