Mississippi Gulf Coast Fishing Report

<body topmargin=0 leftmargin=0 marginheight=0 marginwidth=0> <table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 border=0 height="100%"><tr> <td valign="top" width=200 BGCOLOR="#FFFFFF" TEXT="#080000"> <div> <IMG SRC="1bbb0eb0.jpg" border=0 width="176" height="235" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <bR> <div>      <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#3300FF" FACE="Arial" ><A HREF="mailto:don@thegulfmagazine.com" TARGET="_top" TITLE="mailto:don@thegulfmagazine.com"><U><U>email us a fishing report</U></U></A></FONT></div> <bR> <div>            <A HREF="http://forecast.weather.gov/MapClick.php?lat=29.267232865200878&lon=-88.1982421875&site=lix&smap=1&marine=0&unit=0&lg=en" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://forecast.weather.gov/MapClick.php"><U><U>marine forecast</U></U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="http://www.joincca.org/" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.joincca.org/"><U><U><IMG SRC="139b44c0.jpg" border=0 width="180" height="76" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></U></U></A></div> </td> <td valign="top" BGCOLOR="#FFFFFF" TEXT="#080000"> <div> <FONT SIZE="5" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" ><B>The Gulf Fishing Magazine</B></FONT>     |     <A HREF="index.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="The Gulf Fishing Magazine"><U>home</U></A></div> <div>                                                   </div> <div> Mississippi Gulf Coast Fishing Report</div> <div> last update 4/12                                                                                                                  <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Arial" ><A HREF="id14.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="THE GULF OF MEXICO HAS BEEN COMPROMISED "><U><I><U>Please read editors note</U></I></U></A></FONT></div> <bR> <div> In South Mississippi</div> <div> Warmer weather is changing conditions daily. </div> <div> The fish pods are scattered but continue to ease on to flats and fish can be caught on the edge of drop offs and holes as the water temps warm. The last couple of weeks have been cool in the mornings but when the tide is high and moving is when to get them biting.  </div> <bR> <div> The bays are clearing but with windy conditions keeping water murky on the bank, fishing out from the bank will be more productive. </div> <bR> <div> The main focus for nearshore anglers continues to be speckled trout, white trout, redfish and flounder. </div> <bR> <div> <U>Inshore</U></div> <div> While day time temps are in the mid and high 70's redfish,flounder and trout fishing has been steady.</div> <div> The fish have moved into the bays and in the gulleys next to the bars in the Sound.</div> <div> Early morning when the tide is moving and mid day when the air temp warms is the time to gett'em. </div> <div> Although some parts of the river systems are murky, fishing is good in the dead lakes.</div> <div> Near Singing River Island and up salty bayous the sheephead, bull reds, drum and flounder are biting </div> <div> mostly hard to find live bait ,cut bait and dead shrimp. </div> <div> Big numbers of white trout and flounder are being caught out on front beach and in the river. </div> <div> As water temperatures are still cool jigs and lures will be productive along deep drop offs.</div> <div> Working lures slowly will usually bring bigger and more fish.</div> <div> With much of the attention focused on the bays and rivers </div> <div> Reports are that nice redfish are being caught on Horn island, Chandeleur and Isle au Pitre!</div> <bR> <div> <U>Offshore</U> </div> <div> Water temps are still cool and fish have moved to structure like rocks, reefs and buoys.</div> <div> Wahoo & AJ have been caught in the east on deep water rigs.</div> <div> Tuna have been caught as far in as the Horse Shoes, Ram Powell & Horn Mountain.</div> <div> Sow Cobia are migrating through and have been caught on the bars at Horn Island. </div> <div> <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" >KING have been caught at the shallow rigs aswell as the deep water rigs. </FONT>( <A HREF="id36.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="State Record King Mackerel"><U>New State Record</U></A> )</div> <div> NOAA Increases recreational <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#0099FF" FACE="Arial" ><A HREF="http://sero.nmfs.noaa.gov/bulletins/pdfs/2008/FB08-040%20Reef%20Fish%20Amendment%2030A.pdf" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://sero.nmfs.noaa.gov/bulletins/pdfs"><U><U>minimum size</U></U></A></FONT> limit for Greater Amberjack to 30" FL</div> <div> The 2010 recreational red snapper season for the federal waters of the Gulf of Mexico </div> <div>  is expected to open June 1.</div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="id14.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="THE GULF OF MEXICO HAS BEEN COMPROMISED "><U>PLEASE SIGN RED SNAPPER PETITION</U></A></div> <div>                                                                                                     Good Luck</div> <bR> <bR> <bR> </td> </tr></table></body>