What's In Season - Eat Alabama Seafood

What's In Season

Just like football in Alabama, every fish has a season. Alabama Gulf Seafood is served up in restaurants and markets all year round, but if you’re looking to reel in a few of your own, check our calendar to see which fish are biting each month.

January: Amberjack; Black Drum; Blue Crab; Croaker; Grouper; Oysters; Pink / White / Brown Shrimp; Porgy (Sea Bream); Red Drum; Seatrout; Shark; Sheepshead; Triggerfish; Whiting

February: Amberjack; Black Drum; Blue Crab; Croaker; Grouper; Oysters; Porgy (Sea Bream); Red Drum; Seatrout; Shark; Sheepshead; Triggerfish; Whiting

March: Amberjack; Black Drum; Blue Crab; Cobia; Croaker; Mackerel (King and Spanish); Mullet; Oysters; Pompano; Porgy (Sea Bream); Red Drum; Seatrout; Shark; Sheepshead; Triggerfish; Whiting

April: Amberjack; Black Drum; Blue Crab; Cobia; Croaker; Lionfish; Mackerel (King and Spanish); Mullet; Oysters; Pompano; Porgy (Sea Bream); Red Drum; Seatrout; Shark; Sheepshead; Triggerfish; Tuna; Wahoo; Whiting

May: Blue Crab; Cobia; Croaker; Flounder; Lionfish; Mackerel (King and Spanish); Mahi-Mahi; Mullet; Porgy (Sea Bream); Red Drum; Seatrout; Shark; Soft-Shell Crab; Triggerfish; Tuna; Wahoo; Whiting

June: Blue Crab; Cobia; Croaker; Flounder; Lionfish; Mackerel (King and Spanish); Mahi-Mahi; Mullet; Pink / White / Brown Shrimp; Pompano; Porgy (Sea Bream); Red Drum; Red Snapper; Seatrout; Shark; Soft-Shell Crab; Tuna; Wahoo; Whiting

July: Blue Crab; Cobia; Croaker; Flounder; Grouper; Lionfish; Mackerel (King and Spanish); Mahi-Mahi; Mullet; Pink / White / Brown Shrimp; Pompano; Porgy (Sea Bream); Red Drum; Red Snapper; Seatrout; Shark; Soft-Shell Crab; Tuna; Wahoo; Whiting

August: Amberjack; Blue Crab; Cobia; Croaker; Flounder; Grouper; Lionfish; Mackerel (King and Spanish); Mahi-Mahi; Mullet; Pink / White / Brown Shrimp; Pompano; Porgy (Sea Bream); Red Drum; Red Snapper; Seatrout; Shark; Soft-Shell Crab; Triggerfish; Tuna; Wahoo; Whiting

September: Amberjack; Blue Crab; Croaker; Flounder; Grouper; Lionfish; Mackerel (King and Spanish); Mahi-Mahi; Mullet; Pink / White / Brown Shrimp; Pompano; Porgy (Sea Bream); Red Drum; Seatrout; Shark; Triggerfish; Tuna; Wahoo; Whiting

October: Amberjack; Blue Crab; Croaker; Flounder; Grouper; Lionfish; Mackerel (King and Spanish); Mahi-Mahi; Mullet; Oysters; Pink / White / Brown Shrimp; Pompano; Porgy (Sea Bream); Red Drum; Seatrout; Shark; Triggerfish; Tuna; Wahoo; Whiting

November: Amberjack; Black Drum; Croaker; Flounder; Grouper; Mackerel (King and Spanish); Mahi-Mahi; Mullet; Oysters; Pink / White / Brown Shrimp; Porgy (Sea Bream); Red Drum; Seatrout; Shark; Sheepshead; Triggerfish; Tuna; Wahoo; Whiting

December: Amberjack; Black Drum; Blue Crab; Croaker; Grouper; Mullet; Oysters; Pink / White / Brown Shrimp; Porgy (Sea Bream); Red Drum; Seatrout; Shark; Sheepshead; Triggerfish; Tuna; Whiting