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Spotted Seatrout fishing in Harrison County

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

Spotted Seatrout forecast map for Harrison 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 Harrison County

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

Harrison 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 Harrison County

1Point Cadet Fishing PierGood · 66HotspotSpecks feed under the lights at night in summer and around the pilings in spring and fall; live shrimp or soft plastics.2West Ship IslandFair · 64HotspotSpecks feed along the Sound-side beaches in spring and fall; soft plastics or topwater at dawn.3Popp's Ferry Causeway ParkFair · 64HotspotThe park's main target; specks feed along the marsh edges and the bridge in spring and fall, on shrimp under a cork.4Pass Christian HarborGood · 66HotspotThe main target; live shrimp under a cork along the harbor walls at dawn and dusk, with bigger fish in the deeper east basin in cool weather.5Jones Park, GulfportGood · 65ReliableA steady pier catch on live shrimp under a popping cork, best at first light in spring, summer and fall.6Ken Combs PierFair · 64ReliablePass the far end on moving water; live shrimp under a popping cork or a paddletail at dawn.7Fred Urie PierGood · 65ReliableSpecks pass the harbor mouth on moving water; a live shrimp under a popping cork, best at dawn and dusk from spring through fall.8Fountain Pier, D'IbervilleFair · 64ReliableSpecks run the Back Bay shore in spring and fall; live shrimp under a popping cork off the outer pier, worked early in the day.9West Biloxi Boardwalk BeachGood · 65ReliableThe spring prize: trout leave the bays for the front beach until about May; mullet-colored soft plastics on a light jig while wading.10Forrest Avenue PierFair · 64ReliableMove in from Biloxi Bay in spring and fall; shrimp under a popping cork from the T.11Old Ice Wharf, BiloxiFair · 64ReliableSpecks move in from Biloxi Bay in spring and fall; live shrimp under a cork.12Bayou Bernard Park, GulfportFair · 63ReliableSpecks move up the bayou to the deeper bends in winter; live shrimp under a popping cork.13Jim Simpson Sr. Memorial PierGood · 65ReliablePass the pier on moving water; live shrimp under a popping cork along the harbor edge.14Oak Street North PierGood · 66ReliableBest in spring and fall; live shrimp under a cork or a paddle-tail plastic.15Lee Koplin Sun-n-Sand ParkGood · 65ReliableSpecks feed along the outer edge of the launch basin in spring and fall; shrimp under a cork.16Coliseum Pier, BiloxiFair · 63Worth a tryVisit the deeper end in spring and fall; live shrimp under a popping cork.17Libby Milner Roland Municipal PierGood · 65Worth a tryMove along the beach on moving water; live shrimp under a popping cork at first light.18Hiller Park, BiloxiGood · 65Worth a trySpecks follow shrimp up the bayou in spring and fall; a small cork and live shrimp.19Oak Street South PierGood · 66Worth a tryEarly-morning specks on shrimp under a cork in spring and fall.20Gulfport Lake Boat RampFair · 63Worth a tryCan gather in the deeper lake water during winter cold snaps; slow soft plastics near the bottom.21Biloxi Lighthouse PierGood · 65Shows occasionallySpecks were a regular catch from the old deck; the nearby open piers hold them now.
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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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