Kayak Slams, Creek Bream, and Early Fall in the Delta
1h 0m | Sep 4, 2026This week’s Mobile-Tensaw Delta Fishing Report covers the first hints of fall in the Delta, kayak tournament fishing, creek bream, crappie, hog hunting, and old-school ways to enjoy the water. Nick Williams opens the show with a late-summer update as mornings finally start to feel a little more bearable, then checks in with Justin Dunnam of Eight Mile Drifter after his two-day Saltwater Fin Addicts tournament.
Justin breaks down how he put together a strong inshore slam from the kayak, including redfish, speckled trout, and flounder. He talks through fishing marsh islands, current-swept creek mouths, industrial canal structure, dock lights, topwater baits, twitch baits, and bottom-hopped soft plastics. He also discusses how flounder numbers seem to be improving, why kayak motors can make a major difference during long tournament days, and why he’s starting to think harder about adding one to his own setup.
Then Darren Shirah of Reel Time Outdoors with Darren joins the show for a late-summer Delta report focused on bream, small bass, creek fishing, oddball natural baits, and the coming shift toward fall hunting. Darren explains why he’s been finding more fish back in cooler creeks and side branches rather than out in the middle of the Delta, and he shares a fun old-school bait conversation covering roaches, maggots, wasp larvae, tadpoles, mulberries, green sunfish, goggle-eye, and catfish around bird roosts. The episode closes with a practical discussion on early-season hog hunting, keeping meat cool in warm weather, river camping, taking kids outdoors, and why sometimes the simplest creek-bank adventures are still the best ones.
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