Shore Thing Fishing Report, 7/2/2025

July 2, 2025

If you love speckled trout, you are going to love this fishing report! The tasty trout are everywhere feeding on plentiful bait. Go early and look for the bait.

​- by Sonny Schindler, Shore Thing Fishing Charters

Jett Forte helping his grandpaw, Capt. Darien Ladner, clean fish at the Shaggy's charter dock in Pass Christian.

The fishing continues to be amazing, and barring any unforeseen major weather event, it should continue this way for a while. The bulk of our efforts have been on the incredible speckled trout bite that we are seeing. It has not been in one specific area but rather up and down the Mississippi Gulf Coast, from Lake Borgne to the Barrier Islands and especially around the Louisiana marsh.
 

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Conner and Russell enjoying some Redfish fishing near Waveland.

 
No matter where you plan to fish, I strongly recommend setting that alarm clock early. By mid-morning, the temperatures are very hot, and fishing takes a noticeable downturn. Structure, bait, and moving water have still been the game plan. Whether you are fishing the nearshore reefs off the beach, the oyster beds in and around the Louisiana marsh, or drifting grass around the Barrier Islands, get out there early.
 

The Karas crew with a tripletail they tagged and released near Bayou Caddy.

 
The bait definitely points the way to the best speckled trout bite. Watch for jumping shrimp, showering mullet, or diving birds over rain minnows. On a good calm morning you will usually hear the bait before you see it. Watch for the telltale “trout slicks” that point the way to feeding fish. Always fish up wind in the area where the slick originated.
 
What little time we have spent redfishing has still been productive. We had a good week of high tides in the morning, and with that we were able to fish right against the grass on the shoreline near Heron Bay and even Bay St. Louis. Much like the trout, any area holding bait almost always held redfish. There have been piles of undersized rat reds, but there are plenty of slot fish mixed in with them.
 

Mary Ruth and David Allen from Ocean Springs after a great morning in the Louisiana Marsh south of Bay St. Louis.

 
Wonderful white trout have begun pushing into for the summer. Kept cool and cleaned fresh, they are hard to beat for a tasty meal.
 
This fishing has been some of the best we have seen in a while. I hope everyone gets to enjoy it. Please remember to keep what you need and save some for the next trip or the next person.
 

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