Shore Thing Fishing Report, 10/1/2025

10/1/2025

October 1, 2025

Successful fishing is knowing where, when, and how. As we transition from summer to fall, that is more important than ever and could mean the difference between fishing success and an empty cooler.

- by Sonny Schindler, Shore Thing Fishing Chart ers

Brennan and Fountaine McNair with one of the many bull reds they caught south of Pass Christian.

The recent cooler mornings are changing where and how we fish. Speckled trout are moving deeper into the marsh. They aren’t huge fish, but when you locate the school trout, the numbers are there. Typically, we drift oyster reefs in 3 to 5 feet of water. Live shrimp under Boat Monkey popping corks definitely helps locate the fish. When we find the right sized speckled trout, we switch over to soft plastics like Vudu shrimp or Matrix shad. When the speckled trout get rolling, especially if there are white trout mixed in, scented bait strips like Fish Bites work wonders.

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Capt. Sonny, Abe Kinney, David Matheson and Peter Ritten with a little black-tipped shark tagged and released in the Biloxi Marsh.

We spend the bulk of our days looking for redfish. There are good numbers of redfish along the shorelines in Lake Borgne, the back bay, around the barrier Islands, and of course, throughout the Louisiana marsh. The best time to fish has been high water with a falling tide. Focus on broken shorelines or little drains and ditches, especially if you see any signs of bait against the shoreline.

The cooler weather has started pushing sheepshead in.

A good many flounder are around, and we have our fingers crossed that we will have a decent run as more serious cold fronts pass through in the coming weeks.

Perfect-sized puppy drum have moved in on the nearshore reefs along Hancock County.

You still have a little bit of time to pick a fight with a big fish. Sharks, jack crevalles, and bull reds are still terrorizing the mullet and pogie schools. This should continue for a couple of weeks until the cold weather gets here in earnest.

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