Mississippi & Louisiana Waters Delivering Good Bites!
Capt. Robert L. Brodie
May 31, 2008
Mississippi Sound - Saltwater Fishing Report
Some of my recent trips to the Louisiana marsh and Mississippi Sound have been tough fishing (poor tides & muddy water), but hard fishing clients have been able to beat the odds and put fish in the box.
Three days ago, a trip to the Louisiana marsh produced plenty of speckled trout, white trout, and those hard fighting gafftopsail catfish, however, these were many throw back speckled trout.
The birds are working the area everywhere, and working them with the 36-volt trolling motor and tossing popping corks with soft-plastic baits suspended below delivers all the action one can stand. This is all day long action, but the early morning or late afternoon bite will produce the biggest fish.
This run-and-gun type of fishing is a blast, and the sight of all those gulls hovering above, and specks chasing shrimp to the surface from below is quite a sight to behold.
Back in our local waters, a steady bite of white trout and ground mullet continues, especially when these is a good tidal flow. A few days ago a trip to the Bellefontaine Reef in the Mississippi Sound delivered slow fishing, and by running back inside to the Gulf Park Estates Reef, a good bite of white trout was encountered by switching to popping corks.
Poor tides of late have been slowing down the bite a bit, but that will soon change and fish will be feeding like mad once again. With the weather finally settling down it looks like the fishing is about to explode with great catches once again, so now is the time to be on the water.
Haven't fished the bridges for the monster black drum lately, but I am sure they are still out there somewhere, especially since we released the last couple of monster fish. Pictures of those fish will appear in the Sunday Edition of The Sun Herald's "South Mississippi Outdoors Sunday" section tomorrow.
Have a number of trips scheduled for next week with come back clients, and they are excited to be fishing in the new 2170 Blazer Bay for the first time. Can't blame them, "I love my new office on the water!"
With the weather now cooperating it's time to book a trip and get out on the water, and like I always say, "Life is short...let's fish!"
Regards,
Capt. Robert L. Brodie of TEAM BRODIE CHARTERS
Mississippi Sound Fishing Forecast:
June will be one of the best months to fish in south Mississippi, and that's especially true for catching the amazing tripletail a.k.a. "blackfish". So far we've caught a few, but looking forward to catching many more before the summer is over. These are dream fish for sight fishermen or fisherwomen!
On the reefs look for big specks to take up residence, and live bait (croakers, shrimp, mullet) will fool some of the bigger fish.
The Katrina Reef continures to produce big specks, and top-water baits like MirrOlure Top Dogs and She Dogs have been catching their share of the hefty specks.
Look for the Louisiana marsh just off Mississippi's mainland to continure excellent speckled trout and white trout fishing, along with a few redfish tossed in the mix. The bird fishing should continue to produce for the rest of the summer.
Of course the inshore bottom fishing for the tasty sand sea trout a.k.a. "white trout" and southern kingfish a.k.a. "ground mullet" will continue throughout the month of June, and into the fall.
Bottom line, June is a prime month to be fishing in south Mississippi with a number of species there for the taking.
Target Species:
trepletail, speckled trout, white trout, ground mullet
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