NWS zone GMZ532 · Eastern Gulf
Mississippi Sound fishing forecast
Mississippi · Gulf coast
Score now
- Named spots
- 81
- Species scored
- 19
- Tide stations
- 2
Overview
Mississippi Sound is NWS marine zone GMZ532 on the Mississippi Gulf coast, in the Eastern Gulf species region. The Waterlands engine treats it as inland water (bays, sounds, straits). It holds 81 named features from the USGS Geographic Names Information System and has 2 NOAA tide stations nearby.
19 species are scored here in this forecast; Spotted seatrout, Florida pompano, Spanish mackerel, Red drum and Southern flounder are at peak season now.
At 5:00 PM it scores 72 (great), led by Spotted seatrout. The best window for the rest of today is 5 PM-12 AM (flood tide), peaking at 73 for Spotted seatrout. Over the next 14 days the best hour is Wed, Nov 11 at 4 PM, scoring 84.
Best times to fish
Waterlands engine forecast computed 5:03 PM CST.
Best window today
5 PM-12 AM · Flood tide
Top species: Spotted seatrout
Best hour of each day, next 14 days
Wed, Nov 4
78
7 AM
Florida pompano
Thu, Nov 5
75
5 PM
Florida pompano
Fri, Nov 6
77
5 PM
Florida pompano
Sat, Nov 7
79
3 PM
Florida pompano
Sun, Nov 8
82
4 PM
Spotted seatrout
Mon, Nov 9
81
3 PM
Spotted seatrout
Tue, Nov 10
82
6 AM
Spotted seatrout
Wed, Nov 11
84
4 PM
Spotted seatrout
Best day
Thu, Nov 12
84
3 PM
Spotted seatrout
Fri, Nov 13
83
3 PM
Spotted seatrout
Sat, Nov 14
80
4 PM
Spotted seatrout
Sun, Nov 15
83
5 PM
Spotted seatrout
Mon, Nov 16
83
6 AM
Spotted seatrout
Tue, Nov 17
79
6 AM
Spotted seatrout
Species · 19
Listed for the Eastern Gulf region. Scores are this hour; season is where the species is in its year.
Peak season, about 3 more weeks · Best day Wed, Nov 11 at 4 PM (84)
Peak season, about 3 more weeks · Best day Fri, Nov 13 at 3 PM (81)
Peak season, about 2 more weeks · Best day Sun, Nov 8 at 4 PM (79)
Peak season, about 3 more weeks · Best day Wed, Nov 11 at 4 PM (81)
Peak season, about 2 more weeks · Best day Tue, Nov 10 at 6 AM (80)
Peak season, about 8 more weeks · Best day Fri, Nov 13 at 3 PM (76)
Shoulder season, about 12 more weeks · Best day Fri, Nov 13 at 3 PM (74)
Shoulder season, about 3 more weeks · Best day Tue, Nov 10 at 6 AM (69)
Shoulder season, about 12 more weeks · Best day Fri, Nov 13 at 3 PM (72)
Shoulder season, about 3 more weeks · Best day Fri, Nov 13 at 3 PM (68)
Shoulder season, about 20 more weeks · Best day Fri, Nov 13 at 3 PM (66)
Shoulder season, about 25 more weeks · Best day Fri, Nov 13 at 3 PM (66)
Shoulder season, about 3 more weeks · Best day Fri, Nov 13 at 3 PM (66)
Shoulder season, about 3 more weeks · Best day Fri, Nov 13 at 3 PM (62)
Off season, about 20 more weeks · Best day Wed, Nov 4 at 12 AM (35)
Off season, about 20 more weeks · Best day Wed, Nov 4 at 12 AM (35)
Off season, about 15 more weeks · Best day Wed, Nov 4 at 12 AM (35)
Off season, about 16 more weeks · Best day Wed, Nov 4 at 12 AM (35)
Off season, about 16 more weeks · Best day Wed, Nov 4 at 12 AM (35)
Named spots · 81
Ranked by score this hour. Each spot has its own hourly forecast, tide, current and regulations.
- Little Dog Keys PassChannel · 10 to 25 ft · Semi-exposedTop now: Spanish mackerel76Great
- Belle Fontaine PointCape · 1 to 3 ft · Semi-exposedTop now: Red drum74Great
- Mississippi SoundBay · 14 to 18 ft · Semi-exposedTop now: Florida pompano74Great
- Heron BayBay · 4 ft · Semi-exposedTop now: Spotted seatrout73Great
- Lac La BucheBay · 0 to 1 ft · Semi-exposedTop now: Red drum73Great
- Marianne ChannelChannel · 10 to 14 ft · Semi-exposedTop now: Spotted seatrout73Great
- Railroad CornerBay · 1 to 2 ft · ProtectedTop now: Red drum73Great
- Ship Island PassChannel · 21 to 36 ft · Semi-exposedTop now: Spanish mackerel73Great
- Middle GroundBar · 4 to 8 ft · Semi-exposedTop now: Florida pompano72Great
- Saint Joe PassChannel · 18 to 32 ft · Semi-exposedTop now: Spanish mackerel72Great
- Saint Louis BayBay · 5 ft · Semi-exposedTop now: Spotted seatrout72Great
- The HorseshoeBar · 13 to 16 ft · Semi-exposedTop now: Florida pompano72Great
69 more spots, A to Z
- Avery Point61
- Back Bay of Biloxi66
- Bayou Cassotte Channel70
- Biloxi Bay69
- Cat Island Shoal70
- Cedar Point64
- Cedar Point64
- Cedar Point63
- Cowand Point64
- Damphman Point61
- Deep Point64
- East Point66
- Fort Point64
- Gaston Point64
- Good Scotch Point61
- Goose Point64
- Grand Island Channel70
- Grassy Point59
- Gulfport Channel71
- Henderson Point64
- Heron Bay Point63
- Jose Bay70
- Lighthouse Point63
- Little Bay66
- Little Bend66
- Long Point64
- Magnolia Bend66
- Mallini Point60
- Man of War Harbor67
- Marsh Point59
- Merrill Coquille70
- Middle Spit67
- Mud Hole68
- North Bayou68
- North Point61
- Pascagoula Bay71
- Pascagoula Channel70
- Pascagoula Channel69
- Pass Marianne71
- Phoenix Spit67
- Pitcher Point64
- Point Aux Chenes Bay68
- Point Cadet64
- Point Clear63
- Point Tuasaine67
- Porpoise Shoal71
- Potato Hills71
- Raccoon Spit67
- Raccoon Swash68
- Rhodes Point61
- Saint Joseph Point63
- Ship Island Channel70
- Ship Island Flats71
- Ship Island Harbor70
- Shipyard Point61
- Smugglers Cove66
- South East Spit70
- South Spit67
- Spade Fish Shoal70
- Square Handkerchief Shoal71
- Tail of the Square Handkerchief Shoal70
- The Lagoon69
- The Neck64
- Walker Shoal70
- West Bank67
- West Head64
- West Point65
- West Point64
- West Point64
Nearest tide stations
Regulations
Mississippi Department of Marine Resources. Synced with MDMR Nov 4, 2026.
No reviewed rules for the species listed here are on file yet. Check with MDMR before you keep a fish.