Shore Thing Fishing Report, 10/11/2023

October 11, 2023

As the seasons change, so does the fishing - some fish move offshore, others return to our waters, but there is always something to brag about off the Mississippi coast!

- by Sonny Schindler, Shore Thing Fishing Charters

Elliot Floyd with a nice sheepshead from Cat Island.

It seems like the fall pattern is moving quicker than expected. Hopefully, we will be able to enjoy it for several more weeks. The speckled trout have begun to stage inside the marshes and around the oyster reefs. We are also happy to see some bigger white trout coming through. We caught plenty of white trout this summer but never had the huge numbers we normally see. I will tell you, kept cool and eaten fresh, those white trout are some kind of tasty!
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The Howells from Covington with two huge redfish they caught in Lake Borgne.

We have been seeing a few schools of the big fish. The big bull reds and jacks have been doing numbers on the big push of jumbo white shrimp that came through. Some days, there was nothing else to catch if you were in the areas they were feeding. They completely take over when they want to feed heavily. Very, very fun fighting those big brutes on light tackle. 
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Hunter Kergosin (center) and his cousins with a triple on redfish near Waveland.

 
With these cooler temperatures, we see next to nothing on the tripletails now, but it was a good year. More than likely, they are heading offshore for the winter and will return next spring.
 

Captain Bryan Raymond, Jr. with a big late-season tripletail he caught south of Bay St Louis.

 
There are a few flounder around that are likely doing the same thing. Hopefully, we can work the shorelines and marshy areas to pick up a few of those tasty flatfish before winter sends them offshore.
 
The trick is to watch the weather and try to get out between the fronts. The fishing should be stellar; you have to play it safe with those autumn storms.
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