Shore Thing Fishing Report, 5/15/24

May 15, 2024

Spring fishing has kicked into high gear, thanks to plentiful bait and some help from high tides.
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- by Sonny Schindler, Shore Thing Fishing Charters

Nice redfish for Stephen Mace from Florida, fishing south of Waveland.

We have had a lot of wind and a good bit of rain this week. However, the few trips we were able to take were very good. It seems the water and the fishing get better every day. The numbers and the size of the speckled trout have greatly improved in the last week or two. 

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Three flounder for these lucky gentlemen fishing out of Bayou Caddy.

 
A big part of that is the bait boats staying up on the live shrimp and croakers. With the speckled trout coming in to spawn, the live croakers certainly make a huge difference. I am not saying you cannot catch them on live shrimp, soft plastics, or even Topwater baits, but those croakers work better than just about anything you can throw this time of year.
 

A nice speckled trout for this lucky lady fishing inside Bay St. Louis.

 
The near-shore fishing has been fabulous, due mostly in part to the recent high tides. We were able to get the boats near the grass to fish for redfish, black drum, and flounder. It’s also helpful that we are seeing rain minnows and mullet just about everywhere we fish. Find the bait, and you will find the fish.
 

 
The bridges and near-shore reefs are still holding good numbers of puppy drum, white trout, speckled trout, and redfish. The spring bite has definitely kicked into high gear. Hopefully, we will get some more stable weather and be able to enjoy it for many more weeks.
 
There have been plenty of folks out on the water. Please be courteous to others and offer help when you see it’s needed. Have fun and be safe.
 

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