Biloxi Mississippi Fish Species
What Kind Of Fish Can I Catch
We fish year round so some species will very according to the time of year. Here is what you will catch fishing in Biloxi, MS and the Gulf of Mexico. Remember we don’t list every fish we catch. We have hundreds of species in the northern Gulf of Mexico. There’s a good chance you will catch fish that are not in this list.
You may also want to see the Biloxi Mississippi Recreational Catch Limits
Atlantic Spadefish
Gulf wide inshore and offshore waters. A school of spadefish can be found near deep wrecks or reefs
Black Drum
This fish is found Gulf wide. From brackish bay waters out to near shore and offshore waters. Mud, sand, and shell bottoms are the habitat for Black Drums. Medium to large specimens are very common on oyster reefs.
Black Tip Shark
The Black Tip Shark is an extremely fast, energetic predator. Usually, Black Tip Sharks are found in groups of varying sizes. Fish make up some 90% of the Black Tip Shark’s diet.
Cobia (Lemonfish)
Cobia are not bashful feeders. Chasing down food from the top to the bottom of the sea. The most common food Cobia eat are hardhead catfish, followed by eels. A greater percentage of the diet of cobias is composed of finfish as they grow.
Flounder
The flounder is Gulf wide on mud and sand bottoms. Flounder like shallow low-salinity water. Southern flounders commonly enter fresh water and can be found 100 miles up rivers. They are caught near shore and in shallow offshore waters.
Jack Crevalle
Jack Crevalle school by size. With the largest fish forming the smallest schools. This fish is very strong and hard pulling.
King Mackerel
King Mackerel are Gulf wide in open offshore waters. The King Mackerel are caught around the barrier offshore in clear water. Summer is the best time to catch King Mackerel.
Pompano
Found Gulf wide in the surf zone and shallow flats. Pompano like sandy bottoms in clear water. We catch them offshore at barrier islands. They are seasonal appearing in the warmer months. Preferred water temperatures are 65-98ºF.
Redfish
Catch Redfish inshore and offshore with live or dead. They can be in low-salinity or even freshwater. These are not fussy about bottom type. Redfish will be on everything from soft mud to hard bottoms and oyster reefs. They will congregate in large schools in July this makes them very easy to catch.
Red Snapper
We fish for Gulf Red Snapper up to 20 miles offshore. These are some of the most sought after fish Gulf wide. They usually found in Mississippi about 50 ft to 70 ft of water. Red Snapper are reef fish, Mississippi has lots of man made reefs for red snapper fishing. There usually found on sunken ships or other structure.
Spanish Mackerel
Spanish mackerel are schooling predators that relentlessly attack schools of smaller fish. Often, diving gulls will attack the terrified prey fish forced to the surface by the mackerel. Feeding Spanish mackerel will gracefully leap out of the water.
Speckled Trout
Found Gulf wide from deep interior estuaries out to 30 feet of water offshore. Speckled trout are a schooling species. Speckled Trout like hard bottoms or structure.
White Trout
Most White Trout found and caught inshore. Larger ones are more common in offshore waters of moderate depths. They prefer sand or mud bottoms. The are least common in southern Florida. Seasonally, large white trout will congregate at offshore oil and gas platforms in moderately shallow water depths.
