Hi Amy,
There is a fishing pier on the way to Dauphin Island , south of Mobile, at
Cedar Point. It only costs about $3 each to go fishing from the pier for 24
hours. They have a tackle and bait shop and restrooms. the people that run
it and the people on the pier would probably be a lot of help to a beginner.
they have always been nice to us. It has been a few years since we fished
around there, but I think the same people run it. Their phone # is
251-873-4476. Good luck.
Rich