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Horn Islands, Pascagoula, Biloxi Bay, Bay St Louis & Heron Bay
Capt. Charles Damiens
November 27, 2007
Gulfport - Saltwater Fishing Report
Old Stomping Grounds!
Bayou Caddy and the Pearl River are an often overlooked fishing destination. Located in the southwest corner of the Mississippi Gulf Coast, it can be some of the most productive waters in the area.
After launching at the public ramp on Pleasure Drive, work your way out of the canal to Bayou Caddy. The rocks, at the mouth can produce some nice Speckle Trout under a cork or jigged off the bottom, as well as some monster Black Drum.
Navigating south and west you can fish the mouths of several bayous such as Bayou Bolan and Three Oaks Bayou. This will bring you to St. Josephs Point. Which in it’s self is a great destination for top water action on Specks. Following along you will reach Light House Point Bayou, just before rounding Light House Point into Heron Bay.
Heron Bay is fairly large and can be an excellent location for finding diving birds working a school of Speckle Trout. Following along Heron Bay, you will navigate past Bayou Toncre, Heron Bay Bayou, Redfish Bayou, and Brush Bayou. All of these bayous tend to be Redfish magnets. Just fish with the flow of the water to imitate bait fish and “Fish On”. This will bring you out of Heron Bay.
Continuing south you will come upon the Twin Canals, Campbell’s Inside Bayou, the Pearl River, and followed by Campbell’s Outside Bayou. One of the Gulf Coasts best Flounder destinations, this relatively small area can hold a significant biomass of flounders, especially on the Gulf Side. Both Campbell’s Outside Bayou and the Twin Canals eventually lead to La Frances Fish Camp. This is another great starting location that provides a launch facility as well as bait and ice.
Obviously this is more area than can be fully explored in a day, and some of the Bayous are only fully navigable by the skinniest drafted boats. But there are miles of Bayous and canal systems to fish, and some that connect Bayou Caddy to the Pearl River. The estuary is diverse and productive with all of the desired species. Reds, Speckle Trout, Flounder, Black Drum, Sheepshead, White Trout, Croaker, and Ground Mullet. On the very inside Bayous Bass, Bream, and Crappie are frequently found.
There is a world of waters to be explored in Mississippi. Let’s go fishing!
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