Bay St. Louis, MS
 

Heading to Bay St. Louis, MS Thursday to do some relaxing, crabbing and fishing. Anybody fish that area before and maybe have a few tips? Thanks in advance.

Most fish and crabs are located in the water...Just so you know where to start looking!:smokin:

You gunna be fishing on the bank or boat? I went there one time and we fished some islands called ship shore or something like that. Pretty good fishing out there....Im sure there is some areas were you can fish the surf for trout and other species.

lol :thefinger: smartazzz

We'll be in a boat. I'll actually get to use the boat I sold a few months ago while there!!

I used to fish this area alot when I lived over there. Cat Island and Ship Island are jolding trout rigght know. Heron bay along the south shoreline heading back to the mouth of the pearl river is good for trout. Pass Mariana Light just west of Cat Island is a nice shallow structure with a shell bottom good for trout. Check any structures on your way out to ship island or out to Chandeleur Islands for Ling and trout. Biloxi marsh is full also. Bring a GPS and track your way out if you go in there. THere are some close in reefs from Bay St. louise that you can see from the Washington Street Boat Launch that they are catching trout on, also look for birds in the Bay in the afternoon.

Ross, where you been? :confused:

On bayoubucks.com....

if the weather is nice, make the run across the sound(roughly 7-10 miles depending where you launch) to the marsh......racoon island, brush island, freemason, bobs lakes....anywhere around the 9 mile or 3 miles pass into the marsh would be a good place to start depending on winds etc.....All the areas i mentioned are labeled on the gps and BEWARE!! Lots and lots of shallow water everywhere out there outside of marked channels.

If you run east, you have half moon, isle la pitre, cat, and ship islands to fish....get there early and throw topwater where ever you go.

If you have to stay in close depending on where you launch, the rocks around silver slipper or any of the shoreline in between there and the pearl river have been holding fish recently. Plenty of 3tail around, but they are getting hard to catch!! Goodluck guys!

Plenty of flounder on the beach right now

I grew up fishing the beach and bay in Biloxi, and if you want to stay close in, Deer Island right off the coast of Biloxi is good for trout and flounder. Fish the cuts in the rock jetties. If you don't mind making a run, I would suggest Cat Island. My father has been limiting out almost every time recently, fishing smuggler's cove and wade fishing about 50 yards from the beach and throwing toward the stumps. Isle a Pitre is also a great spot if you want to run a little further past Cat. Good wade fishing for trout and the occasional red. I can't wait to make a trip over there this fall. It's been far too long.

Wow, thanks for the replies fellas! We're staying at a lake house in Bay St. Louis so we'll be leaving from there since the boat will be in the water all weekend. About how long of a run time-wise is it to Cat Island?

It's almost hunting season man, I been on Bayou Bucks.

We got hunting on here

Damn ross its like that huh???

Thats what i was thinking

Less BS

It's only about 8 or 9 miles from the Long Beach harbor, but from Bay St. Louis it's probably about 15 miles.

Cool, thanks man!

Winner, winner!!! Just alot less crying over there and I don't have to pay $50 to talk about sports...

Its only $40 right now:D

lol ok let me rephrase, I don't have to pay to talk about sports!!

I tried.....

You enjoy that tuna from your avator?

Man, enjoy is an understatement! We'll probably finish it off this weekend. It'll be the first time I cook it on the pit though, I been searing them in a black iron skillet so I may just do that since I pretty much got that nailed. I'd hate to screw it up lol.

It is easy to cook on the pit. Season it like you normally would and put on the grill. Put some cooking oil on a paper towel and wipe the grill so it won't stick. Cook for about 2 mins a side and take it off.

I had my first seared tuna steak a few weeks ago and I am hooked now....best tuna I ever ate in my life!!!!

Thanks man, I was thinking about putting it on aluminum foil w/ a little butter in it. Ever tried it like that?

Yea but I think it taste better straight on the grill,gets a lil charred.

Yea after we got back from our trip I ate tuna steak for 4 days straight then twice a week after than up until a few weeks ago.

Yeah I'm jealous

I had 17 bags w/ 4 tuna steaks per bag, 6 bags w/ 2 mahi mahi steaks per bag, and 4 bags w/ 2 AJ steaks per bag. My wife loves the mahi mahi but I don't get all the hype about it, I've tried it on the pit and in a black iron skillet but wasn't too impressed with either. Still haven't cooked the AJ though.

Just rubbing it in now!!!

Ross where you hunting this year? You joining the bruiser bowl?

haha sorry man, I won't rub it in anymore

I'll still be hunting at our lease in Franklinton. This year will I'll be hunting harder than ever since I'm not on call anymore and will be able to get out there every weekend. I'm in the bruiser bowl again, still on the Tine Bandits.

I put my name in the hat for the bruiser bowl,hopefully I get to play.

It's fun, I had a good time last year even though I didn't do as well as my past few seasons. Hopefully this year I get some better bucks and put up more points.

I got 3 nice bucks on my trail cam already....2 6 point and 1 8 point. Next time I go back to the camp I will dl the pics to my laptop. Can't wait for it to open!

I haven't been able to get to the lease to put my cams out yet but I'm planning on heading there the 26-28 of this month to put out some mineral licks and my cams.

I hear ya,we went last weekend. Did some bush hogin and some work to the camp. Put some of that gold they call corn out. It was hot as hell! Over 100 in the shade

My camera has been out for almost 2 weeks........first time at this spot.

Can't wait until I go see what is there. Maybe next week before I go see.