Lighthouse Fishing
Independent · Daphne, Alabama
Lighthouse Fishing is an independent fishing guide based in Daphne, Alabama, running nearshore trips for speckled trout, redfish, flounder, sheepshead, tarpon, tripletail, and red snapper on Mobile Bay, Gulf Shores, and Dauphin Island. You book directly with the guide, and Driftline takes no commission.
Captain Josh Tidmore runs Lighthouse Fishing out of Daphne, guiding inshore and nearshore trips on Mobile Bay and around Gulf Shores and Dauphin Island for speckled trout, redfish, flounder, tarpon, and more.
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Josh Tidmore guides the Alabama coast out of Daphne, and the route he took there runs through most of the other ways of fishing the same water: recreationally as a kid growing up in the state, then tournament trails, then commercially, and only after that as a charter captain. He runs Mobile Bay charters and also fishes toward Gulf Shores and Dauphin Island. The stated goal for a trip is that clients have a good time, catch fish, and stay safe on the water, and that they come away with some of the techniques and strategies behind the day rather than just a cooler. Sharing method is how he describes the appeal of the work. Outside guiding he has a full time job with a company that makes fish cleaning stations, and he hunts, though he notes recent hunting seasons have gone mostly to chasing speckled trout and redfish on the water instead. He is a father of three. Trips are booked by phone or text, or through the booking link the site carries on every page.
WatersMobile Bay, Gulf Shores, Dauphin Island
Tripsnearshore
RatesInshore half day $800, inshore full day $1,000, nearshore $1,100
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What waters does Lighthouse Fishing fish?
Lighthouse Fishing guides Mobile Bay, Gulf Shores, and Dauphin Island, out of Daphne, Alabama. Trips are matched to water conditions and the season, so the exact stretch depends on when you fish.
What fish can you catch with Lighthouse Fishing?
On Lighthouse Fishing's trips you're targeting speckled trout, redfish, flounder, sheepshead, tarpon, tripletail, and red snapper. What's biting shifts through the year, and the guide sets the day around what's fishing best on their home water.
What kind of trips does Lighthouse Fishing run?
Lighthouse Fishing runs nearshore trips on Mobile Bay, Gulf Shores, and Dauphin Island. Reach out for exact trip lengths, group sizes, and what's included. The guide sets those directly.
When is the fishing season with Lighthouse Fishing?
The tarpon trip is a seasonal offering, listed as available June through August and run as a six hour catch and release half day for three anglers.
Do I need a fishing license to fish in Alabama?
Yes: everyone fishing Alabama waters needs a valid Alabama fishing license. You buy your own; get it from Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources. Lighthouse Fishing can point you to the right one for your trip.
How do I book a trip with Lighthouse Fishing?
You book directly with Lighthouse Fishing: through their website at lighthousefishing.com or by phone. Driftline lists the guide but takes no commission and no booking fee, so the price you get is the guide's own.
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