Shore Thing Fishing Report, 2/22/2023

February 22, 2023

With fresh water messing with water salinity in our area, you either adapt - or wait for improving conditions.

- by Sonny Schindler, Shore Thing Fishing Charters ​

Bay St. Louis Harbor | Ellis Anderson, Shoofly Archive

We are still battling this fresh water to the west. The low salinity is making life challenging, to say the least. Areas where we typically catch trout and redfish now have fresh water catfish in them.
 
Luckily, these fresh water cats are absolutely delicious!
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The black drum and redfish have been scattered. Live or dead shrimp helps. With this dirty water, you definitely want something with some smell on it.

Happy young man with a sheepshead near the barrier islands.

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The Pearl River should be slowly dropping, and hopefully the south winds will push that good salty water our way.

Charlotte Nobile with a nice puppy drum from the Jourdan River.

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Until then, it’s going to be watching the weather. You either head way south or way east to find cleaner water – or you can pick through the catfish and drums here and there. Conditions will be getting much better here in the coming weeks.
 
The weather has been nice so that helps.
 

Pierce Rhodes with a huge freshwater catfish from the Louisiana Marsh.

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