Can you catch Spotted Seatrout at Old Fort Bayou Pier, Ocean Springs?

Yes — Spotted Seatrout scores 7/10 at Old Fort Bayou Pier, Ocean Springs. The main target in dry spells, best in fall; live shrimp under a cork or soft plastics around the bridge shade.

Can you catch Redfish at Old Fort Bayou Pier, Ocean Springs?

Yes — Redfish scores 6/10 at Old Fort Bayou Pier, Ocean Springs. Work the marsh edges and bridge pilings; spoons, spinnerbaits or cut mullet on falling water.

Can you catch Southern Flounder at Old Fort Bayou Pier, Ocean Springs?

Yes — Southern Flounder scores 6/10 at Old Fort Bayou Pier, Ocean Springs. Lie on the muddy bottom near the pier and ramp in fall; drag a minnow or soft plastic slowly.

Can you catch Black Drum at Old Fort Bayou Pier, Ocean Springs?

Yes — Black Drum scores 5/10 at Old Fort Bayou Pier, Ocean Springs. Hold in the deeper bends in winter; shrimp or crab on the bottom.

Can you catch Atlantic Croaker at Old Fort Bayou Pier, Ocean Springs?

Yes — Atlantic Croaker scores 5/10 at Old Fort Bayou Pier, Ocean Springs. Bite small pieces of shrimp on the bottom in warm, salty summers.

Can you catch Sheepshead at Old Fort Bayou Pier, Ocean Springs?

Yes — Sheepshead scores 5/10 at Old Fort Bayou Pier, Ocean Springs. Gather on the bridge pilings in the cooler months; fiddler crabs or shrimp on a short leader.

Can you catch Hardhead Catfish at Old Fort Bayou Pier, Ocean Springs?

Yes — Hardhead Catfish scores 5/10 at Old Fort Bayou Pier, Ocean Springs. Common on bottom baits through the warm months; careful with the spines.

Can you catch Striped Mullet at Old Fort Bayou Pier, Ocean Springs?

Yes — Striped Mullet scores 4/10 at Old Fort Bayou Pier, Ocean Springs. Schools fin through the bayou all year; they rarely take a hook but signal bait and life in the water.

Jackson County

Old Fort Bayou Pier, Ocean Springs Fishing

6.4· Backwater· Gulf Hills, MS

Free: The county lists no fees for the pier and boat ramp (checked Oct 17, 2026)

The Old Fort Bayou Pier is a Jackson County fishing pier and boat ramp beside the Washington Avenue (Highway 609) bridge on the north edge of Ocean Springs, on a tidal bayou that drains into Biloxi Bay. The county lists the pier and ramp among its public facilities, and state Tidelands money paid for a pier extension and shade roofs. The water is brackish and changes with rain: in dry spells speckled trout, redfish, flounder and black drum push well up the bayou, while after heavy rain the bayou runs fresh and the saltwater fish drop back toward the bay. Sheepshead work the bridge pilings in the cooler months. Live shrimp under a cork, or soft plastics fished along the shady pilings, catch most fish. Watch for boats at the ramp and for summer thunderstorms.

Today's tides · Thu, Oct 22

High9:13 AM1.8 ft
Low4:38 PM1.2 ft
High11:15 PM1.5 ft

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Thursday, Oct 22 · windows & tide · Today

SeaFlat calm0.0 ft here · sheltered from the swell, no wind chop

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

Wind3 mph SGusts 14 mph · Direction vs this shore unknown

57°N 3 mph · dry

55°N 6 mph · dry

80°N 7 mph · dry

69°S 3 mph · dry

▲ High tide9:13 AM1.8 ft

▼ Low tide4:38 PM1.2 ft

▲ High tide11:15 PM1.5 ft

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Very small tides0.5 ft range · 70% below normalEasing toward smaller tides

Why 64 · 6 PM–9 PM

WindGoodA light wind (3 mph)+3
SeaOkaySea 0.1 ft · Flat calmSheltered from the swell, no wind chop0
Tide stateGoodIncoming tide (flooding)+5
Tide sizeOkaySmall tides−2
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 Old Fort Bayou Pier, Ocean Springs

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
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
Southern FlounderReliableOpen: keep up to 10 a day
In season this month
Atlantic CroakerWorth a try
In season this month
Black DrumWorth a try
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.

Old Fort Bayou Pier, Ocean Springs tide chart

Tides for fishing at Old Fort Bayou Pier, Ocean Springs: every high and low tide for the next 7 days, from the Biloxi (Cadet Point), Biloxi Bay tide station, 3 miles away. Times are local.

Old Fort Bayou Pier, Ocean Springs tide chart
TodayThu, Oct 22	High9:13 AM1.8 ft Low4:38 PM1.2 ft High11:15 PM1.5 ft
TomorrowFri, Oct 23	Low4:23 AM1.3 ft High11:40 AM1.6 ft Low3:48 PM1.5 ft High10:15 PM1.7 ft
SaturdayOct 24	Low5:50 AM1.0 ft High10:05 PM2.0 ft
SundayOct 25	Low6:57 AM0.7 ft High10:21 PM2.4 ft
MondayOct 26	Low8 AM0.4 ft High10:52 PM2.7 ft
TuesdayOct 27	Low9:05 AM0.1 ft High11:33 PM2.9 ft
WednesdayOct 28	Low10:15 AM-0.1 ft