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Fishing Mississippi and Alabama
This stretch fishes two ways in one day. Inshore in the sound and the bay, then out past the islands where the water changes colour and the spread goes out. The transition means you are dressed for both, and the offshore leg is where the sun does its real damage.
30 ft, the tide table
Ports and species
| No. | Port | Marker |
|---|---|---|
| 01 | Biloxi | |
| 02 | Gulfport | |
| 03 | Ocean Springs | |
| 04 | Bayou La Batre | |
| 05 | Dauphin Island | |
| 06 | Mobile | |
| 07 | Orange Beach | |
| 08 | Gulf Shores |
| No. | Species | Marker |
|---|---|---|
| 01 | Speckled trout | |
| 02 | Redfish | |
| 03 | Spanish mackerel | |
| 04 | Tripletail |
20 ft, port guides
Port guides for Mississippi and Alabama
Live tides and marine forecast, what is biting by month, seasons, ramps, bait shops, charters and events for each port.
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- MississippiBay St. LouisBay St. Louis sits on the west side of the Bay of St. Louis, a brackish bay fed by the Jourdan River from the north and the Wolf River from the east before it opens south into the Mississippi Sound.Open the guide
- MississippiPass ChristianPass Christian sits on the Mississippi Sound between Long Beach and the mouth of the Bay of St. Louis, and its city harbor has commercial and pleasure craft slips, three public launches and a public fishing pier.Open the guide
- MississippiGulfportGulfport sits in the middle of the Mississippi coast, and the city harbor at Jones Park, right beside the state port, is the jumping off point for most boats.Open the guide
- MississippiBiloxiBiloxi sits on the Mississippi Sound with Gulfport to the west and Ocean Springs across Biloxi Bay, and most of the fishing here is shallow, protected water.Open the guide
- MississippiOcean SpringsOcean Springs sits on the east side of Biloxi Bay, with Fort Bayou behind town and Davis Bayou and the Gulf Islands National Seashore just to the east.Open the guide
- MississippiPascagoulaPascagoula is the east end of the Mississippi coast, where the Pascagoula River meets the Mississippi Sound.Open the guide
- AlabamaBayou La BatreBayou La Batre is a working seafood town on the Alabama side of the Mississippi Sound, west of Dauphin Island and Mobile Bay.Open the guide
- AlabamaMobileMobile sits where the Mobile-Tensaw Delta, the second largest delta in the lower 48, drains into the head of Mobile Bay.Open the guide
- AlabamaFairhopeFairhope sits on the Eastern Shore of Mobile Bay, a long run up the bay from the Gulf, so this is shallow, bay-only fishing from the municipal pier, the Point Clear shoreline, Fly Creek, Weeks Bay and the shell reefs off the shore.Open the guide
- AlabamaDauphin IslandDauphin Island is a barrier island about 15 miles long, with the Gulf surf on its south side, the Mississippi Sound grass flats, oyster reefs and bars on its north side, and the mouth of Mobile Bay off its east end.Open the guide
- AlabamaFort MorganFort Morgan is the far west end of the peninsula that runs 20 miles down Highway 180 from Gulf Shores to Mobile Point, with the Gulf surf on one side, Bon Secour Bay on the other and the mouth of Mobile Bay at the tip.Open the guide
- AlabamaGulf ShoresGulf Shores fishes the Alabama surf, the Gulf State Park Pier, Little Lagoon and the Intracoastal Waterway, with the Fort Morgan peninsula running west to the mouth of Mobile Bay.Open the guide
- AlabamaOrange BeachOrange Beach and Gulf Shores share the Alabama coast between Perdido Pass and Fort Morgan.Open the guide
60 ft, the kit
What we would take to Mississippi and Alabama
80 ft, asked and answered
Questions about Mississippi and Alabama
Straight answers for Mississippi and Alabama, from the people who make the gear.
What should I wear fishing in Mississippi and Alabama?
A hooded UPF 50+ long sleeve, a hat and sun gloves. One layer that works inshore and offshore. Long sleeves you can stand to wear in the bay, with enough coverage for four hours of trolling in open water without a bimini over you.
When is the best time to fish Mississippi and Alabama?
Spring brings the specks up shallow, summer is the offshore stretch, and fall is the best all-round window. Winter fishing is real here but it is a different, slower game.
What do people catch around Biloxi?
Mostly speckled trout, redfish, spanish mackerel and tripletail, depending on the season and how far out you run.
90 ft, the journal
From this water
One outfit, inshore and offshore, on Mobile Bay
Fishing Mobile Bay and the Mississippi Sound inshore then running offshore. How to dress once for a day that covers two fisheries. August 13, 2026Read
Reading the tide before you launch
Why the tide swing matters more than the peak, and how to pick your window on the Gulf Coast. August 13, 2026Read
100 ft, the seabed
Gear up for Mississippi and Alabama
UPF 50+ fishing shirts, hats and gloves for the Gulf Coast. Free shipping over $100. Ships from Texas, usually within 1 to 2 business days.