Areas we serve
The Alabama coast, town by town
Mobile Bay and the beaches below it: the oldest Mardi Gras in America, the jubilee, the Shrimp Festival and a snapper fleet. Our Mobile Bay Mustard BBQ is named for these waters.
Mobile Bay
Mobile, the Eastern Shore, Dauphin Island and Bayou La Batre, where the bay does most of the cooking.
Mobile, Alabama
America's original Mardi Gras, dating to 1703, and the West Indies salad
Baldwin CountyFairhope and Point Clear, Alabama
The Mobile Bay jubilee, when flounder, crabs and shrimp crowd the shore
Mobile CountyDauphin Island, Alabama
The Alabama Deep Sea Fishing Rodeo, held on the island every July since 1929
Mobile CountyBayou La Batre, Alabama
The Seafood Capital of Alabama and its Blessing of the Fleet each May
The Alabama beaches
Gulf Shores, Orange Beach and Fort Morgan: charter boats, artificial reefs and a festival named for shrimp.
Gulf Shores, Alabama
The National Shrimp Festival, a beach party held every October since 1971
Baldwin CountyOrange Beach, Alabama
Charter boats and red snapper over Alabama's vast artificial reef zones
Baldwin CountyFort Morgan, Alabama
A brick fort, bird banding and pompano surf at the end of the peninsula
Seasons
The Alabama coast food calendar
The seasons these towns cook around. Red snapper and other seasons are set each year by the Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources.
| When | What |
|---|---|
| Carnival season | Mardi Gras parades in Mobile |
| Summer | Red snapper season, with dates set each year |
| Summer nights | Jubilees on the Eastern Shore of Mobile Bay |
| July | The Alabama Deep Sea Fishing Rodeo on Dauphin Island |
| October | The National Shrimp Festival in Gulf Shores |
Before you go
- Outdoor Alabama: saltwater licensesWho needs one, what it costs and where to buy it
- Alabama Tourism DepartmentThe state tourism office, beaches and back roads
- NOAA tide predictionsThe tide table for the nearest station, which decides most fishing mornings
Where to start in Alabama
- MobileAmerica's original Mardi Gras, dating to 1703, and the West Indies salad
- Fairhope and Point ClearThe Mobile Bay jubilee, when flounder, crabs and shrimp crowd the shore
- Dauphin IslandThe Alabama Deep Sea Fishing Rodeo, held on the island every July since 1929
- Bayou La BatreThe Seafood Capital of Alabama and its Blessing of the Fleet each May
- The Gulf Coast events calendarEvery festival and rodeo on the coast, twelve months ahead
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