Dauphin Island tide chart today next high 11:09 PM

Questions people ask about Dauphin Island

Answered from the same readings as the rest of this page. Where we have no basis for an answer, there is no entry — spot-by-spot local knowledge is not something we can claim for Dauphin Island.

Is it worth fishing Dauphin Island today?

7 out of 10 — biting. Worth a cast. The strongest stretch is 12:03 AM–2:03 AM. That number is worked out fresh each morning from the solunar windows, the pressure trend, the water level and the water temperature.

What time should you fish Dauphin Island?

Today's major windows run 12:03 AM–2:03 AM and 12:27 PM–2:27 PM, with minor windows at 7:07 AM–8:07 AM and 6:40 PM–7:40 PM. Sunrise is 6:43 AM and sunset 6:42 PM. A major landing on first or last light is the stretch worth setting an alarm for.

What is the water temperature at Dauphin Island?

82.4°F, read at 8:18 AM from NOAA CO-OPS station 8735180. That is 0.2 degrees warmer than 24 hours ago.

What is the water level at Dauphin Island right now?

1.112 ft above MLLW, read at 8:18 AM from NOAA CO-OPS station 8735180. Over 24 hours it is down 0.09 ft.

Are water levels rising or falling at Dauphin Island?

Falling. The lake is down 0.09 ft in 24 hours and down 0.73 ft over the week. Over the last 9 days it has held between 0.43 and 2.34 ft. Every figure here is a difference between two gauge readings, not a forecast — what the level does next depends on rain and on what the dam releases.

Can you eat the fish you catch in Dauphin Island?

That is a health question, and it is answered officially rather than by us. Alabama Department of Public Health publishes the fish consumption advisory covering these waters, where advisories are listed per waterbody, with an interactive ADEM map alongside. Read it before you keep a meal — we give no eating advice.

ADPH fish consumption advisory

Do you need a licence to fish Dauphin Island?

Yes. A Alabama fishing license covers this water, required from age 16. ADCNR sets the rules and is the one that counts.

What a Alabama license costs, and who is exempt

What size fish can you keep in Alabama?

It depends on the species, and several have slot limits rather than a simple minimum. Open to harvest today: largemouth bass, spotted seatrout, red drum (redfish), sheepshead. Seasons here change mid-year by agency order, so the status is re-checked every morning.

Largemouth bass limits · Spotted seatrout limits · Red drum (redfish) limits · Sheepshead limits · Check a length against the rules