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Free fishing spots in Mississippi
Spots where fishing costs nothing: free public piers, bridges and beaches. Parking can still be charged, and a fee can change, so each spot's page says what we found and when we checked.
Fishing report · October 2026
What's biting at Mississippi's free fishing spots
Best spot today: Clermont Harbor PierGood 72
October schools feed along mangrove shorelines, flats, and dock edges, especially when water is moving.
Best bet: Point Cadet Fishing Pier
Cooling fall water keeps trout feeding on shallow flats; try shore-accessible grass edges at dawn.
Best bet: Point Cadet Fishing Pier
Migrating mackerel are tracking bait along the coast; cast near beach schools, passes, and piers.
Best bet: Coliseum Pier, Biloxi
- Crevalle JackWorth a try
Jacks are chasing fall bait schools close to shore; watch for surface feeding along beaches and inlet mouths.
Best bet: Point Cadet Fishing Pier
- Black DrumHotspot
Best bet: Point Cadet Fishing Pier
Built from this month's seasons, today's MDMR rules and the catches anglers logged here in the last 30 days. Updated Thu, Oct 22.
Map of free fishing spots in mississippi
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Hancock County, MS8
Jimmy Rutherford Fishing Pier★ 3.7Pier · FreeThe Jimmy Rutherford Fishing Pier is the long public pier that forms the north edge of the Bay St. Louis Municipal Harbor,...Sand SeatroutSpotted SeatroutSheepsheadDunbar Street Pier, Bay St. Louis★ 3.2Pier · FreeDunbar Street Pier is a public city pier on North Beach Boulevard in Bay St. Louis, reaching out into the brackish upper...RedfishSpotted SeatroutAtlantic CroakerPete's Landing, Diamondhead★ 3Pier · FreePete's Landing is the City of Diamondhead's new launch at the end of Noma Drive, on the Jourdan River just above the...Spotted SeatroutRedfishBlack DrumWashington Street Pier, Bay St. Louis★ 3Pier · FreeThe Washington Street Pier stands at the foot of Washington Street on South Beach Boulevard in Bay St. Louis, beside a public...Spotted SeatroutAtlantic CroakerSand SeatroutCedar Point Launch, Bay St. Louis★ 2.9Backwater · FreeCedar Point Launch is a city boat and kayak launch at 4098 North Beach Boulevard in Bay St. Louis, tucked behind the...RedfishSpotted SeatroutBlack DrumNorth Beach Boulevard Seawall, Bay St. Louis★ 2.9Seawall · FreeNorth Beach Boulevard follows the west shore of the Bay of St. Louis north from Old Town, and along its seawall the...RedfishSpotted SeatroutSand SeatroutClermont Harbor Pier★ 2.8Pier · FreeClermont Harbor Pier is a Hancock County pier off South Beach Boulevard at Clermont Harbor, between Lakeshore and Buccaneer State Park, running...Spotted SeatroutAtlantic CroakerSand SeatroutLakeshore Beach, Bayou Caddy★ 2.8Beach · FreeLakeshore Beach is the strip of public sand along Beach Boulevard at the western end of the Hancock County shore, just north...RedfishSpotted SeatroutGulf Kingfish
Harrison County, MS12
Point Cadet Fishing Pier★ 4.1Pier · FreeThe Point Cadet Fishing Pier is Biloxi's drive-on pier: a 4,700-foot concrete span built on the line of the old Biloxi Bay...Black DrumRedfishSpotted SeatroutColiseum Pier, Biloxi★ 3.7Pier · FreeThe Coliseum Pier runs 908 feet into the Mississippi Sound from Beach Boulevard, directly across US 90 from the Mississippi Coast Coliseum...Atlantic CroakerSheepsheadSand SeatroutKen Combs Pier★ 3.4Pier · FreeThe Ken Combs Pier runs about 850 feet into the Mississippi Sound from the foot of Courthouse Road in Gulfport, with a...RedfishSpotted SeatroutSheepsheadFountain Pier, D'Iberville★ 3.3Pier · FreeFountain Pier is a small City of D'Iberville waterfront park at the south end of Batia Avenue, on the north shore of...Spotted SeatroutRedfishSand SeatroutForrest Avenue Pier★ 3.2Pier · FreeThe Forrest Avenue Pier is a City of Biloxi T-pier about 400 feet long on the Back Bay of Biloxi, at Forrest...RedfishSouthern FlounderSpotted SeatroutOld Ice Wharf, Biloxi★ 3Pier · FreeThe Old Ice Wharf is a 300-foot City of Biloxi public pier on the Back Bay, on Bayview Avenue at Parker Street...Spotted SeatroutAtlantic CroakerSand SeatroutBayou Bernard Park, Gulfport★ 3Backwater · FreeBayou Bernard Park is a City of Gulfport park on Switzer Road in Handsboro, where a small fishing pier, a boat launch...RedfishSpotted SeatroutHardhead CatfishJim Simpson Sr. Memorial Pier★ 3Pier · FreeThe Jim Simpson Sr. Memorial Pier, usually just called the Jim Simpson Pier, runs out into the Mississippi Sound from the west...Atlantic CroakerSand SeatroutSpotted SeatroutLibby Milner Roland Municipal Pier★ 2.9Pier · FreeThe Libby Milner Roland Municipal Pier, Gulfport's Westside Pier until the city renamed it in 2014 for a former councilwoman, runs out...Atlantic CroakerSand SeatroutHardhead CatfishLee Koplin Sun-n-Sand Park★ 2.9Harbor · FreeLee Koplin Sun-n-Sand Park is a free public launch park on the Mississippi Sound in west Biloxi, off US 90 across from...Spotted SeatroutAtlantic CroakerGulf KingfishWest Biloxi Boardwalk Beach★ 2.9Beach · FreeWest Biloxi Boardwalk Beach is the stretch of Harrison County's man-made sand beach below the half-mile West Biloxi Boardwalk, which runs along...Spotted SeatroutRedfishSand SeatroutGulfport Lake Boat Ramp★ 2.4Backwater · FreeGulfport Lake Boat Ramp is a public launch on the south shore of Gulfport Lake, a broad stretch of Bayou Bernard in...Hardhead CatfishRedfishBlack Drum
Jackson County, MS19
Pascagoula Beach Park Pier★ 3.9Pier · FreeThe Pascagoula Beach Park Pier is the City of Pascagoula's 1,000-foot fishing pier on the Mississippi Sound, reaching out from 14-acre Beach...RedfishSpotted SeatroutAtlantic CroakerOcean Springs Fishing Pier★ 3.8Pier · FreeThe Ocean Springs Fishing Pier is Jackson County's long public pier on the north side of the US 90 bridge across the...RedfishBlack DrumSheepsheadPoint Park, Pascagoula★ 3.8Pier · FreePoint Park, known locally as The Point, sits at the west end of Pascagoula's Beach Boulevard where the Pascagoula River meets the...RedfishSpotted SeatroutBlack DrumLake Mars Pier, Gulf Park Estates★ 3.7Pier · FreeLake Mars Pier is a Jackson County fishing pier and boat ramp at the south end of Lake Mars Road in Gulf...RedfishSpotted SeatroutAtlantic CroakerChester McPhearson Jr. Pier★ 3.4Pier · FreeThe Chester McPhearson Jr. Pier is the City of Ocean Springs' fishing pier on Front Beach, directly across Front Beach Drive from...Spotted SeatroutRedfishAtlantic CroakerBayou Heron Pier, Grand Bay Reserve★ 3.3Backwater · FreeBayou Heron Pier is a free public boat launch and handicapped-accessible fishing pier at the end of Bayou Heron Road, about three...RedfishSpotted SeatroutSouthern FlounderGeorge Martin City Park, Gautier★ 3.3Backwater · FreeGeorge Martin City Park, long known as Gautier City Park, is the City of Gautier's riverside park at 914 De La Pointe...RedfishSpotted SeatroutBlack DrumRiver Park, Pascagoula★ 3.3Backwater · FreeRiver Park is an 8.6-acre City of Pascagoula park on the Pascagoula River at 4100 Clark Street, just north of the US...RedfishSpotted SeatroutBlack DrumOld Fort Bayou Pier, Ocean Springs★ 3.2Backwater · FreeThe Old Fort Bayou Pier is a Jackson County fishing pier and boat ramp beside the Washington Avenue (Highway 609) bridge on...Spotted SeatroutRedfishSouthern FlounderOcean Springs Harbor Pier★ 3.2Harbor · FreeThe Ocean Springs Harbor Pier sits at the mouth of the Ocean Springs small craft harbor at the east end of Front...SheepsheadRedfishSpotted SeatroutWebbs Landing, Graveline Bayou★ 3.1Backwater · FreeWebbs Landing is a Jackson County fishing pier and boat ramp at the north end of Octavia Street, on Graveline Bayou between...Spotted SeatroutRedfishSouthern FlounderBayou Cassotte Pier, Pascagoula★ 3Backwater · FreeBayou Cassotte Pier is a Jackson County pier and boat ramp at the east end of Ladner Road on Pascagoula's east side,...RedfishSpotted SeatroutBlack DrumRiverfront Park, Moss Point★ 2.9Backwater · FreeRiverfront Park is Moss Point's flagship park on the Escatawpa River downtown, with a boardwalk reaching out over the water, a veterans...RedfishSpotted SeatroutBlack DrumBrittany Avenue Pier, St. Martin★ 2.9Backwater · FreeBrittany Avenue Pier is a Jackson County fishing pier and boat ramp on St. Martin Bayou, a narrow tidal creek that snakes...Spotted SeatroutRedfishSouthern FlounderOld Spanish Fort Pier, Pascagoula★ 2.9Backwater · FreeThe Old Spanish Fort Pier is a Jackson County fishing pier and boat ramp at the end of Hickory Street in Pascagoula,...RedfishSpotted SeatroutBlack DrumBayou Cumbest Pier★ 2.8Backwater · FreeBayou Cumbest Pier is a small Jackson County pier and boat ramp on Bayou Cumbest Road in the rural marsh country east...RedfishSpotted SeatroutBlack DrumPercy Miller Marine Education Park★ 2.8Backwater · FreePercy Miller Marine Education Park is a small public launch park on the upper reaches of Old Fort Bayou, at the north...RedfishSpotted SeatroutBlack DrumMcInnis Bayou Pier, Moss Point★ 2.7Backwater · FreeMcInnis Bayou Pier is a Jackson County pier and boat ramp at the foot of Hemlock Avenue in Moss Point, just north...RedfishSpotted SeatroutHardhead CatfishHighway 63 Pier, Escatawpa River★ 2.6Backwater · FreeThe Highway 63 Pier is a Jackson County pier and boat ramp under the Highway 63 bridge over the Escatawpa River, near...RedfishSpotted SeatroutHardhead Catfish
