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; Red drum, Atlantic croaker and Gray snapper are at peak season now.
At 2:00 AM it scores 74 (great), led by Red drum. The best window for the rest of today is 2-11 AM (ebb tide), peaking at 79 for Atlantic croaker. Over the next 13 days the best hour is Sat, Sep 19 at 7 AM, scoring 79.
Best times to fish
Waterlands engine forecast computed 11:42 PM CDT.
Best window today
2-11 AM · Ebb tide
Top species: Atlantic croaker
Best hour of each day, next 13 days
Sat, Sep 19
79
7 AM
Atlantic croaker
Best day
Sun, Sep 20
77
8 AM
Atlantic croaker
Mon, Sep 21
76
8 AM
Atlantic croaker
Tue, Sep 22
74
9 AM
Atlantic croaker
Wed, Sep 23
73
7 AM
Atlantic croaker
Thu, Sep 24
73
7 AM
Atlantic croaker
Fri, Sep 25
72
12 PM
Atlantic croaker
Sat, Sep 26
75
1 PM
Atlantic croaker
Sun, Sep 27
75
5 PM
Red drum
Mon, Sep 28
73
5 PM
Red drum
Tue, Sep 29
72
7 AM
Gray snapper
Wed, Sep 30
75
5 PM
Red drum
Thu, Oct 1
76
5 PM
Red drum
Species · 19
Listed for the Eastern Gulf region. Scores are this hour; season is where the species is in its year.
Peak season, about 10 more weeks · Best day Sat, Sep 19 at 7 PM (79)
Peak season, about 1 more week · Best day Sat, Sep 19 at 7 AM (79)
Peak season, about 1 more week · Best day Sat, Sep 19 at 7 AM (77)
Shoulder season, about 1 more week · Best day Sat, Sep 19 at 7 AM (75)
Shoulder season, about 19 more weeks · Best day Sat, Sep 19 at 7 AM (66)
Shoulder season, about 1 more week · Best day Thu, Oct 1 at 5 PM (69)
Shoulder season, about 1 more week · Best day Sat, Sep 19 at 7 PM (63)
Shoulder season, about 1 more week · Best day Thu, Oct 1 at 5 PM (68)
Shoulder season, about 1 more week · Best day Sat, Sep 19 at 7 AM (69)
Shoulder season, about 1 more week · Best day Thu, Oct 1 at 5 PM (71)
Shoulder season, about 6 more weeks · Best day Sat, Sep 19 at 7 AM (69)
Shoulder season, about 31 more weeks · Best day Sat, Sep 19 at 7 AM (62)
Shoulder season, about 1 more week · Best day Thu, Oct 1 at 5 PM (66)
Shoulder season, about 10 more weeks · Best day Sat, Sep 19 at 7 AM (61)
Shoulder season, about 27 more weeks · Best day Sat, Sep 19 at 7 AM (61)
Shoulder season, about 1 more week · Best day Sat, Sep 19 at 7 AM (58)
Shoulder season, about 1 more week · Best day Thu, Oct 1 at 5 PM (62)
Shoulder season, about 10 more weeks · Best day Sat, Sep 19 at 7 AM (57)
Off season, about 1 more week · Best day Thu, Oct 1 at 5 PM (55)
Named spots · 81
Ranked by score this hour. Each spot has its own hourly forecast, tide, current and regulations.
- Heron BayBay · 4 ft · Semi-exposedTop now: Red drum75Great
- North BayouGut · 2 to 4 ft · Semi-exposedTop now: Red drum75Great
- Saint Louis BayBay · 5 ft · Semi-exposedTop now: Red drum75Great
- Ship Island FlatsBar · 2 to 9 ft · Semi-exposedTop now: Red drum75Great
- Square Handkerchief ShoalBar · 3 to 5 ft · Semi-exposedTop now: Red drum75Great
- Gulfport ChannelChannel · 16 to 31 ft · Semi-exposedTop now: Atlantic croaker74Great
- Little Dog Keys PassChannel · 10 to 25 ft · Semi-exposedTop now: Atlantic croaker74Great
- Mud HoleChannel · 10 to 26 ft · Semi-exposedTop now: Atlantic croaker74Great
- Raccoon SwashChannel · 10 to 11 ft · Semi-exposedTop now: Atlantic croaker74Great
- Ship Island ChannelChannel · 3 to 19 ft · Semi-exposedTop now: Atlantic croaker74Great
- Ship Island PassChannel · 21 to 36 ft · Semi-exposedTop now: Atlantic croaker74Great
- Bayou Cassotte ChannelChannel · 6 to 42 ft · Semi-exposedTop now: Atlantic croaker73Great
69 more spots, A to Z
- Avery Point67
- Back Bay of Biloxi72
- Belle Fontaine Point72
- Biloxi Bay69
- Cat Island Shoal66
- Cedar Point67
- Cedar Point66
- Cedar Point65
- Cowand Point67
- Damphman Point67
- Deep Point65
- East Point66
- Fort Point65
- Gaston Point65
- Good Scotch Point68
- Goose Point65
- Grand Island Channel72
- Grassy Point66
- Henderson Point67
- Heron Bay Point67
- Jose Bay70
- Lac La Buche72
- Lighthouse Point67
- Little Bay73
- Little Bend73
- Long Point65
- Magnolia Bend72
- Mallini Point67
- Man of War Harbor72
- Marianne Channel72
- Marsh Point64
- Merrill Coquille67
- Middle Ground65
- Middle Spit68
- Mississippi Sound70
- North Point68
- Pascagoula Bay70
- Pascagoula Channel73
- Pascagoula Channel73
- Pass Marianne73
- Phoenix Spit69
- Pitcher Point67
- Point Aux Chenes Bay70
- Point Cadet65
- Point Clear67
- Point Tuasaine64
- Porpoise Shoal67
- Potato Hills67
- Raccoon Spit68
- Railroad Corner72
- Rhodes Point67
- Saint Joe Pass72
- Saint Joseph Point67
- Ship Island Harbor72
- Shipyard Point67
- Smugglers Cove73
- South East Spit65
- South Spit69
- Spade Fish Shoal65
- Tail of the Square Handkerchief Shoal67
- The Horseshoe64
- The Lagoon71
- The Neck66
- Walker Shoal66
- West Bank68
- West Head65
- West Point67
- West Point65
- West Point65
Nearest tide stations
Regulations
Mississippi Department of Marine Resources. Synced with MDMR Sep 19, 2026.
No reviewed rules for the species listed here are on file yet. Check with MDMR before you keep a fish.