Among the 42 access points closest to downtown Mobile, 9 are named as kayak, canoe or paddlecraft launches in the state registry.
Distances are straight-line from downtown Mobile; below are the 9 closest, grouped by water.
Perdido Bay
Recorded in Perdido Bay: Common Snook, Spotted Seatrout, Red Drum, and Tarpon.
Surveyed depths in Perdido Bay reach 18 ft.
- 1Innerarity Point Park Paddlecraft Pier: boat ramp on Perdido Bay, ≈ 44.3 mi from downtown.
- 2River Road North Park Kayak Access: boat ramp on Perdido Bay, ≈ 44.6 mi from downtown.
- 3Millview Roadside Paddlecraft Launch: boat ramp on Perdido Bay, ≈ 45.3 mi from downtown.
Big Lagoon
Recorded in Big Lagoon: Common Snook, Spotted Seatrout, Red Drum, and Tarpon.
Surveyed depths in Big Lagoon reach 42 ft.
- 4Big Lagoon State Park - Kayak Launch: boat ramp on Big Lagoon, ≈ 46.4 mi from downtown.
Bayou Grande
Recorded in Bayou Grande: Common Snook, Spotted Seatrout, Red Drum, and Tarpon.
Surveyed depths in Bayou Grande reach 17 ft.
- 5Weller Avenue Canoe Launch: boat ramp on Bayou Grande, ≈ 48.1 mi from downtown.
- 7Civitan Park Paddlecraft Launch: boat ramp on Bayou Grande, ≈ 50.5 mi from downtown.
Pensacola Bay
Recorded in Pensacola Bay: Common Snook, Spotted Seatrout, Red Drum, and Tarpon.
Surveyed depths in Pensacola Bay reach 75 ft.
- 6Jaunita Williams Park Kayak Launch Dock: boat ramp on Pensacola Bay, ≈ 50.3 mi from downtown.
- 9Bruce Beach Natural Area Kayak Launch: boat ramp on Pensacola Bay, ≈ 52.7 mi from downtown.
Escambia Bay
Recorded in Escambia Bay: Red Drum, Common Snook, Spotted Seatrout, and Tarpon.
Surveyed depths in Escambia Bay reach 31 ft.
- 8Simpson River Fishing Pier and Canoe Launch: boat ramp on Escambia Bay, ≈ 51.8 mi from downtown.
When the fish bite here
By our bite calendar, November is a slow month around Mobile for the fish recorded at these stops — the bars on each card show when each one picks up.
SaltwaterSlowSheepshead
Archosargus probatocephalus
Sparidae
36 in20 lb9 yr63 watersGame fish
SaltwaterSlowSpotted Seatrout
Cynoscion nebulosus
Sciaenidae
30 in10 lb5 yr58 watersGame fish
BrackishCommon Snook
Centropomus undecimalis
Centropomidae
48 in50 lb15 yr57 watersGame fish
SaltwaterFlorida Pompano
Trachinotus carolinus
Carangidae
24 in6 lb4 yr59 watersGame fish
SaltwaterGray Snapper
Lutjanus griseus
Lutjanidae
36 in20 lb10 yr55 watersGame fish
SaltwaterRed Drum
Sciaenops ocellatus
Sciaenidae
50 in90 lb60 yr57 watersGame fish













