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Spotted Seatrout fishing in Hancock County

10 rated shore spots in Hancock County hold spotted seatrout — ranked below with today's live forecast score for the species.

Spotted Seatrout forecast map for Hancock County

Every spot colored by how it fishes for spotted seatrout right now. Scrub the timeline, tap a pin for its forecast, or go full screen.

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Size, bag and season rules in Hancock County

Open: keep up to 15 a day of 15 in or more

Hancock County

Rules set by Mississippi Department of Marine Resources (MDMR)

Minimum size
15 inMeasured nose to tail
Bag limit
15 a day

Source: Mississippi Department of Marine Resources (MDMR), Mississippi Department of Marine Resources (MDMR) · source last read Oct 17, 2026

A summary of the rules these authorities publish for anglers, as their pages read on the dates shown. It is not legal advice: the authority's own page is the rule, and a season can be changed at short notice by executive order.

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Best spotted seatrout spots in Hancock County

1Jimmy Rutherford Fishing PierGood · 66ReliableSpecks feed along the pier and toward the trestle on a moving tide; live shrimp or cocahoe minnows under a cork, soft plastics in the fall.2Buccaneer State ParkFair · 64ReliableThe main wade-fishing target on calm mornings; live shrimp under a cork or a soft plastic over the sand.3Dunbar Street Pier, Bay St. LouisGood · 65ReliableThe main target from the pier in spring and fall; live shrimp or a cocahoe minnow under a popping cork at first light.4Pete's Landing, DiamondheadGood · 65ReliableThe winter prize: specks move up the Jourdan into deep holes near the I-10 bridge after cold fronts; minnows or slow soft plastics on the bottom.5Washington Street Pier, Bay St. LouisGood · 66ReliableSpecks move along the beachfront in spring and fall; a live shrimp or cocahoe minnow under a cork off the end at dawn.6Cedar Point Launch, Bay St. LouisGood · 65ReliableGather at the mouth of the Jourdan in the fall and move upriver in winter; live shrimp or cocahoe minnows under a cork.7North Beach Boulevard Seawall, Bay St. LouisGood · 65ReliableSpecks move up the bay in spring and fall; live shrimp under a cork on a high, moving tide.8Clermont Harbor PierGood · 65ReliableSpecks move along this shoreline in spring and fall; live shrimp under a popping cork off the end on calm mornings.9Lakeshore Beach, Bayou CaddyGood · 65ReliableAnglers find trout at the mouth of Bayou Caddy and along the beach; live shrimp under a cork or a soft plastic.10Garfield Ladner Memorial PierGood · 66Shows occasionallySpecks along the beachfront in spring and fall; live shrimp under a cork.
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Tactics for spotted seatrout

Top baits, best first

  1. Live Shrimp
  2. Soft Plastic Shrimp
  3. Paddle Tail Swimbait
  4. Walk-the-Dog Topwater

Rigs that work, best first

  1. Popping Cork Rig
  2. Jighead
  3. Slip Float Rig

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