Shore Thing Fishing Report, 5/7/25

May 7, 2025

Fishermen have the opportunity to catch many different species of fish off our shores right now, and as bait arrives with warmer water, it will only get better.
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- by Sonny Schindler, Shore Thing Fishing Charters

“Those Ellis Boys” with a beautiful trout they caught with their dad, Captain Josh, inside of Bay St. Louis.

We still have our fingers crossed that they will keep the Bonnet Carré Spillway closed, but only time will tell. The fishing has been consistently good, even though the water to the west and in the Bay is still dirty. The local bait shops are working their tails off to supply local fishermen with bait. It should get easier and better this month.
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Calynn Forte with the first tripletail we have seen this year. She caught it south of Bay St. Louis under a floating log.

 
The barrier islands and the marshes in Louisiana have been cleaning up nicely with these higher tides. I saw the first few signs of jumping shrimp and diving birds last week; that typically means a big wave of bait, and speckled trout should be headed our way in the very near future.
 

Perfect-sized redfish like this have been very close to shore. This one was caught near Pass Christian.

 
Captain Darien’s daughter caught the first tripletail that any of our guides have seen so far this year. I would expect that we will see several more this month. There is an unusually large number of huge logs and trees floating around in the sound. Please be careful, but check these obstructions for delicious tripletail hiding underneath.
 

This crew got an awesome variety on their trip with Captain Darien Ladner: redfish, sheepshead, Syd, speckled trout, puppy drum, and flounder.

 
The near-shore fishing is still very consistent. We are seeing a good many legal-sized speckled trout on the nearshore reefs, and the redfish and puppy drum have been steady as well. Live shrimp is always nice to have, but with this murky water, fresh, dead shrimp can be just as effective.
 
School will be out for summer here in the next few weeks. With those kiddos on the loose for summer, there will be big crowds at the boat launches, bait shops, and definitely on the water. There are plenty of places to fish and definitely plenty of fish out there for all of us. Please be courteous to other anglers and don’t be afraid to avoid the crowds and explore new areas.
 

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