The Shoofly Magazine
  • Home
    • Big Buzz Blog
    • Amtrak Gulf Coast: Latest News
    • 15 Minutes Photo Galleries
    • Art Locale
    • Coast Cuisine
    • Good Neighbor
    • Living Large
    • Nature Notes
    • Noteworthy Women
    • Partner Spotlight
    • Second Saturday
    • SHORE THING FISHING REPORT
    • Talk of the Town
  • Calendar
    • Upcoming Events
    • Calendar Users Guide
    • Calendar FAQs
  • Archives
  • Directory
    • EAT
    • SHOP
    • PLAY >
      • Community Calendar
    • STAY >
      • Camping & RV Parks
    • TOURS >
      • Instagram Tours >
        • Beach Blvd. Instagram Ops
        • Main Street Instagram Ops
        • Second Street Instagram Ops
        • Depot District Instagram Stars
        • Black History Instagram Tour - Part 1
    • PETS
    • WEDDINGS
    • SERVICES >
      • Automotive
      • Construction
      • Entertainment
      • Financial Services
      • Food & Beverage
      • Health
      • Home & Garden
      • Legal Services
      • Marine & Boating
      • Marketing
      • Media
      • Office
      • Personal Care
      • Pets
      • Real Estate
      • Recreation
      • Transportation
      • Travel/Hospitality
      • Utilities
    • ORGANIZATIONS >
      • Churches
      • Government
      • Education >
        • Art Teachers
      • Hurricane Prep Guide
      • Wildlife Rescue in South Mississippi
  • Partners
    • Readers' Circle
    • About

Shore Thing Fishing Report

Shore Thing Fishing Report, 11/20/2024

11/20/2024

 
November 20, 2024
Strong winds and rough seas have kept the boats in port - but when windows of opportunity appear, the fishing is outstanding!

- by Sonny Schindler, Shore Thing Fishing Charters
Picture
Cutlassfish, aka “ribbon fish,” have invaded Bay St. Louis. Harmless, beautiful, and terrifying all in one!
Our boats have not been out much the last several days. We had only a few gaps of fishable weather between the high winds and rains. Long story short: weather bad, fishing good. What we need is a stable pattern where we have one or two days of a front coming down and four or five days of decent weather. One can only dream.
This Fishing Report 
​is supported by
Picture
Picture
Mr. Steve Creel with a nice flounder he caught in Bay St. Louis.
 
In the meantime, on calmer days, we have been heading south to the Louisiana marsh. The fish are still feeding well in the fall pattern. The majority of our time is spent drifting over oyster reefs in 3 to 5 feet of water. We give each stop about five minutes. You will know when you have drifted over the right reef. We are still seeing a few of those gargantuan sheepshead mixed in with the speckled trout.
 
Picture
Phil and Joyce Benson with a perfect-sized redfish they caught near Waveland.
 
Even though they have been a little hard to come by, if you can get your hands on some live shrimp, I would strongly recommend bringing them. They definitely help find the fish. Once you get them rolling, you can switch over to a soft plastic. I have been using the matrix plastic shrimps and they have been working very well underneath a boat monkey popping cork.
 
The only good thing about the wind this time of year is that it mostly has a northern hint to it. This allows us to fish near shore in the Bay and over near Lake Borgne. There is still good fishing to be had there.
 
Picture
A very happy young fella with a big trout he caught in the Louisiana marsh on a live shrimp.
 
Even though we did not see many flounder this past week, there should be a good wave of them coming through. However, the redfish and the white trout have been the best thing going in close. Even though they are not edible, the wave of ribbon fish (cutlassfish) that we are seeing has been somewhat scary and entertaining. They are both beautiful and terrifying. These almost snake like creatures usually push in when the salinity is very high, as it is right now.
 
We are letting the weatherman call the shots right now. Please be careful and do your best to get out there on the days between the fronts. The fish are definitely there; we just need more of those pretty calm days to go get them.
 

Enjoy this feature?

Picture

Comments are closed.

    Archives

    May 2025
    April 2025
    March 2025
    February 2025
    January 2025
    December 2024
    November 2024
    October 2024
    September 2024
    August 2024
    July 2024
    June 2024
    May 2024
    April 2024
    March 2024
    February 2024
    January 2024
    December 2023
    November 2023
    October 2023
    September 2023
    August 2023
    July 2023
    June 2023
    May 2023
    April 2023
    March 2023
    February 2023
    January 2023
    December 2022

Shoofly Magazine Partners

​Our Shoofly Partners are local businesses and organizations who share our mission to enrich community life in Bay St. Louis, Waveland, Diamondhead and Pass Christian. These are limited in number to maximize visibility. Email us now to become a Shoofly Partner!
Picture
Picture
Picture
Picture
Picture
Picture
Picture

Picture
Picture
Picture
Picture

Picture
Picture
Picture
Picture

Picture
Picture
Picture
Picture
Picture
Picture
Picture
Picture

Alice Moseley Folk Art Museum

Bay Town Inn

Bay-tique Boutique

The Bay Bum

The Shops of Century Hall

Chiniche Engineering

Creole Creamery

The Cultured Oak

The French Potager

Hancock County Historical Society

HL Raymond Properties

Kenny Dental

Lagarde's Fine Wine & Spirits

The Loft
The Mane Salon

Magnolia Antiques

Ms. Mary's Old Town Snoballs

Mystic Ghost Tours

PJ's Coffee

Salty Soul Outfitters

Theatre in the Pass

VSPA at Hancock Women's Center

The Wedding Collection ​

John & Ning Wiebmer


The Shoofly Magazine is published by MAC Media, LLC. Unless otherwise attributed, all written content and photography copyright MAC Media, LLC

Terms of Use and Privacy Policy
  • Home
    • Big Buzz Blog
    • Amtrak Gulf Coast: Latest News
    • 15 Minutes Photo Galleries
    • Art Locale
    • Coast Cuisine
    • Good Neighbor
    • Living Large
    • Nature Notes
    • Noteworthy Women
    • Partner Spotlight
    • Second Saturday
    • SHORE THING FISHING REPORT
    • Talk of the Town
  • Calendar
    • Upcoming Events
    • Calendar Users Guide
    • Calendar FAQs
  • Archives
  • Directory
    • EAT
    • SHOP
    • PLAY >
      • Community Calendar
    • STAY >
      • Camping & RV Parks
    • TOURS >
      • Instagram Tours >
        • Beach Blvd. Instagram Ops
        • Main Street Instagram Ops
        • Second Street Instagram Ops
        • Depot District Instagram Stars
        • Black History Instagram Tour - Part 1
    • PETS
    • WEDDINGS
    • SERVICES >
      • Automotive
      • Construction
      • Entertainment
      • Financial Services
      • Food & Beverage
      • Health
      • Home & Garden
      • Legal Services
      • Marine & Boating
      • Marketing
      • Media
      • Office
      • Personal Care
      • Pets
      • Real Estate
      • Recreation
      • Transportation
      • Travel/Hospitality
      • Utilities
    • ORGANIZATIONS >
      • Churches
      • Government
      • Education >
        • Art Teachers
      • Hurricane Prep Guide
      • Wildlife Rescue in South Mississippi
  • Partners
    • Readers' Circle
    • About