Can you catch Redfish at Jones Park, Gulfport?

Yes — Redfish scores 7/10 at Jones Park, Gulfport. Feed around the pier and marina edges; cut mullet, crab or shrimp on the bottom.

Can you catch Spotted Seatrout at Jones Park, Gulfport?

Yes — Spotted Seatrout scores 7/10 at Jones Park, Gulfport. A steady pier catch on live shrimp under a popping cork, best at first light in spring, summer and fall.

Can you catch Sheepshead at Jones Park, Gulfport?

Yes — Sheepshead scores 7/10 at Jones Park, Gulfport. Winter into spring on the pilings; fiddler crabs or shrimp pieces dropped straight down.

Can you catch Black Drum at Jones Park, Gulfport?

Yes — Black Drum scores 6/10 at Jones Park, Gulfport. Cooler months around the pilings; shrimp or crab on a Carolina rig.

Can you catch Atlantic Croaker at Jones Park, Gulfport?

Yes — Atlantic Croaker scores 6/10 at Jones Park, Gulfport. Plentiful on the bottom in summer; small shrimp pieces on a two-hook rig.

Can you catch Sand Seatrout at Jones Park, Gulfport?

Yes — Sand Seatrout scores 6/10 at Jones Park, Gulfport. White trout bite well around dusk in the warm months; shrimp on a light bottom rig.

Can you catch Southern Flounder at Jones Park, Gulfport?

Yes — Southern Flounder scores 6/10 at Jones Park, Gulfport. Best on the fall run; a live minnow or a scented soft plastic dragged slowly along the bottom.

Can you catch Hardhead Catfish at Jones Park, Gulfport?

Yes — Hardhead Catfish scores 6/10 at Jones Park, Gulfport. Common on any bottom bait in summer; handle the spines carefully.

Can you catch Spanish Mackerel at Jones Park, Gulfport?

Yes — Spanish Mackerel scores 4/10 at Jones Park, Gulfport. Occasional summer visitors chasing bait off the pier; a fast silver spoon.

Can you catch Gafftopsail Catfish at Jones Park, Gulfport?

Yes — Gafftopsail Catfish scores 4/10 at Jones Park, Gulfport. Summer fish on cut bait that fight well; slimy, with sharp spines.

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Jones Park, Gulfport Fishing

6.9· Pier· Long Beach, MS

Jones Park is Gulfport's 60-acre waterfront park at the south end of US 49, beside the city's marina and the state port, and its fishing pier is one of the easiest places on the Mississippi coast to wet a line. Anglers catch speckled trout, redfish, flounder and sheepshead from the pier, with black drum, croaker, white trout and catfish making up the rest, and a few Spanish mackerel in summer. A popping cork with live shrimp, a bottom rig with shrimp or cut mullet, and fiddler crabs on the pilings in winter cover the seasons. The park has a fuel dock and bait shop, a comfort station, walking paths, a splash pad and pavilions, so it works well with a family along. Tides are small and daily, so wind and moving water count for more. Watch for marina traffic and leave the pier when summer storms build.

Today's tides · Thu, Oct 22

High12:12 AM1.3 ft
Low3:48 AM1.2 ft
High9:04 AM1.3 ft
Low4:38 PM0.9 ft
High11:21 PM1.3 ft

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Thursday, Oct 22 · windows & tide · Today

SeaFlat calm0.3 ft here · swell 0.4 ft, no wind chop

Water colorClearYou could see the bottom in about six feet of water

OnshoreWind5 mph SOnshore here

56°N 3 mph · dry

54°N 5 mph · dry

77°NE 6 mph · dry

69°S 5 mph · dry

▲ High tide12:12 AM1.3 ft

▼ Low tide3:48 AM1.2 ft

▲ High tide9:04 AM1.3 ft

▼ Low tide4:38 PM0.9 ft

▲ High tide11:21 PM1.3 ft

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Very small tides0.5 ft range · 71% below normalBuilding toward bigger tides

Why 71 · 6 PM–9 PM

WindGoodA light wind (5 mph)+7
SeaOkaySea 0.4 ft · Flat calmSwell 0.4 ft, no wind chop+1
Tide stateGoodIncoming tide (flooding)+9
Tide sizePoorSmall tides−4
LightGoodDawn or dusk lightA bright moon+5
PressureGoodPressure falling+3
RainGoodDry (0% chance of rain)

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Fishing report · October 2026

What's biting at Jones Park, Gulfport

RedfishReliableOpen: keep up to 3 a day
October schools feed along mangrove shorelines, flats, and dock edges, especially when water is moving.
In season this month
Spotted SeatroutReliableOpen: keep up to 15 a day of 15 in or more
Cooling fall water keeps trout feeding on shallow flats; try shore-accessible grass edges at dawn.
In season this month
Spanish MackerelWorth a tryOpen: keep up to 15 a day
Migrating mackerel are tracking bait along the coast; cast near beach schools, passes, and piers.
In season this month
Atlantic CroakerReliable
In season this month
Black DrumReliable
In season this month

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.

Jones Park, Gulfport tide chart

Tides for fishing at Jones Park, Gulfport: every high and low tide for the next 7 days, from the Gulfport Harbor, Mississippi Sound tide station, 1 mile away. Times are local.

Jones Park, Gulfport tide chart
TodayThu, Oct 22	High12:12 AM1.3 ft Low3:48 AM1.2 ft High9:04 AM1.3 ft Low4:38 PM0.9 ft High11:21 PM1.3 ft
TomorrowFri, Oct 23	Low5 AM0.9 ft High12:08 PM1.3 ft Low4:34 PM1.1 ft High10:16 PM1.4 ft
SaturdayOct 24	Low5:54 AM0.6 ft High9:46 PM1.7 ft
SundayOct 25	Low6:43 AM0.3 ft High10:02 PM2.0 ft
MondayOct 26	Low7:31 AM0.0 ft High10:32 PM2.2 ft
TuesdayOct 27	Low8:22 AM-0.2 ft High11:11 PM2.4 ft
WednesdayOct 28	Low9:19 AM-0.2 ft High11:55 PM2.5 ft