Pascagoula Beach Park Pier Fishing

Pascagoula Beach Park Pier is the city's showpiece fishing pier, a 1,000-foot walk out over the Mississippi Sound from one of the coast's best-equipped beach parks. Newly rebuilt and lit for night fishing, it is the first place many Pascagoula families take a rod.

• 1,000 feet of pier over open Sound water
• Reopened in May 2026 with new decking, rails and benches
• Solar deck lights and green fish lights for night anglers
• A fish cleaning station on the pier

Beach Park is at 600 City Park Street in Pascagoula, on Beach Boulevard overlooking the Mississippi Sound. The City of Pascagoula Parks and Recreation Department runs the park and pier.

• Getting there: from US 90 in Pascagoula, head south to Beach Boulevard
• Parking: lots in Beach Park beside the pier
• Fees: none listed by the city
• The pier reopened on May 22, 2026, after its Phase 1 upgrade; more pier lighting was due to follow
• Hours: not published that we could confirm; read the posted signs

The pier's length reaches water that holds Sound fish through most of the year.

• Spring (Mar-May): speckled trout and redfish return; sheepshead finish their spawning run on the pilings
• Summer (Jun-Aug): croaker, white trout and catfish on the bottom; Spanish mackerel, ladyfish and jacks chase bait at the end
• Fall (Sep-Nov): trout and bull redfish at their best, flounder on the sand near the beach
• Winter (Dec-Feb): white trout and black drum in the deeper water, sheepshead back on the pilings

Medium spinning tackle with 12 to 20 lb line handles most fish.

• Trout: live shrimp under a popping cork, or a soft plastic on a 1/4 oz jig; at night, a small shrimp-pattern jig at the edge of the fish lights
• Croaker and white trout: a two-hook bottom rig with fresh shrimp
• Redfish and black drum: cut mullet or crab on a fish-finder rig with a 3/0 circle hook
• Sheepshead: fiddler crabs on a short leader along the pilings
• Spanish mackerel: a small silver spoon ripped back fast
• Bring a drop net for anything big

Pascagoula has a single daily tide of a foot or two, and the wind and the Pascagoula River's flow move the water as much as the moon does.

• Moving water around the tide change is prime time
• At night the new fish lights draw shrimp and baitfish, and trout follow
• A hard south wind muddies the shallows near the beach; fish the end of the pier
• North winds after cold fronts drop the water and slow the near-shore bite
• When the river runs high after rain, the Sound freshens and trout move offshore for a while

The rebuilt pier was designed for easier access and safety.

• New ADA-compliant handrails and flow-through decking make the pier easier for anglers with limited mobility
• Leave the pier at the first thunder of a summer storm
• Decking around the fish cleaning station gets slippery
• Watch children closely at the rail, especially at night
• Stingrays rest on the sand off the beach; shuffle your feet if you wade

Beach Park is one of the best-equipped parks on the Mississippi coast.

• The fishing pier with benches, solar deck lights, green fish lights and a fish cleaning station
• Restrooms and a concession stand on the south lawn overlooking the Sound
• Pavilions, barbecue grills and several playground areas
• A splash pad (open May 1 to October 15), a walking trail and fitness stations
• A sand beach, the Hurricane Katrina Memorial and a coastal birding trail stop

• Try a summer evening under the new lights; trout and white trout gather at the edge of the glow
• Fall is the time for bull redfish off the end of the pier
• Bring the whole family: the concession stand, splash pad and playgrounds are steps away
• Rinse your catch at the cleaning station and leave it clean
• For a quieter session, the promenade runs west along the beach to Point Park's piers

The City of Pascagoula manages Beach Park and its pier.

• Follow the city's posted pier and park rules; dogs are allowed only in designated areas of Pascagoula's parks and beaches
• A Mississippi saltwater fishing license is required south of US 90 unless you are exempt; between US 90 and I-10 either a saltwater or a freshwater license will do. Anglers under 16 are exempt
• MDMR sets Mississippi's saltwater limits and posts them at dmr.ms.gov
• Check current MDMR rules for size, bag and season limits before keeping anything