Can you catch Redfish at Shepard State Park?

Yes — Redfish scores 6/10 at Shepard State Park. Push along the grass edges on falling tides; weedless spoons or spinnerbaits.

Can you catch Spotted Seatrout at Shepard State Park?

Yes — Spotted Seatrout scores 6/10 at Shepard State Park. Feed in the marsh channels when the water is salty, best in fall; live shrimp under a popping cork.

Can you catch Southern Flounder at Shepard State Park?

Yes — Southern Flounder scores 5/10 at Shepard State Park. A fall catch on muddy bottoms near the launch; mud minnows worked slowly.

Can you catch Hardhead Catfish at Shepard State Park?

Yes — Hardhead Catfish scores 5/10 at Shepard State Park. Common on bottom baits through the warm months; careful with the spines.

Can you catch Black Drum at Shepard State Park?

Yes — Black Drum scores 4/10 at Shepard State Park. Hold in deeper channels in the cooler months; shrimp on the bottom.

Can you catch Striped Mullet at Shepard State Park?

Yes — Striped Mullet scores 4/10 at Shepard State Park. Fill the marsh channels much of the year; a sign of healthy, moving water.

Can you catch Atlantic Croaker at Shepard State Park?

Yes — Atlantic Croaker scores 3/10 at Shepard State Park. An occasional catch on shrimp when salty water reaches the marsh in late summer.

Jackson County

Shepard State Park Fishing

5.8· Backwater· Gautier, MS

Fees vary: An earlier state inventory listed a launch fee; check current park and launch fees on arrival (checked Oct 17, 2026)

Shepard State Park is a wooded, city-run park on the south side of Gautier, at 1034 Graveline Road, set among the tidal marshes of the lower Pascagoula River, which locals call the Singing River. Its small-craft boat launch, which a tourism listing describes with a fishing pier, and its marshwalk give shore anglers a way onto brackish water where speckled trout, redfish, flounder and black drum feed when the river runs salty, and catfish and mullet are always around. Fish live shrimp under a popping cork on a falling tide, or a mud minnow on the bottom for flounder in fall. The park also has RV and primitive campsites, a bathhouse, restrooms and miles of trails, which makes it a good base for a weekend. The city does not list fishing among the park's activities, so read the signs. Bring insect repellent, and watch for alligators.

Today's tides · Thu, Oct 22

Low2:49 AM1.0 ft
High9:28 AM1.1 ft
Low3:54 PM0.8 ft
High10:34 PM1.1 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

Wind4 mph SWDirection vs this shore unknown

54°NW 3 mph · dry

52°N 5 mph · dry

80°N 5 mph · dry

68°SW 4 mph · dry

▼ Low tide2:49 AM1.0 ft

▲ High tide9:28 AM1.1 ft

▼ Low tide3:54 PM0.8 ft

▲ High tide10:34 PM1.1 ft

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Very small tides0.3 ft range · 77% below normalBuilding toward bigger tides

Why 67 · 6 PM–9 PM

WindGoodA light wind (4 mph)+4
SeaOkaySea 0.1 ft · Flat calmSheltered from the swell, no wind chop0
Tide stateGoodIncoming tide (flooding)+8
Tide sizePoorSmall tides−3
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 Shepard State Park

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
Hardhead CatfishWorth a try
In season this month
Southern FlounderWorth a tryOpen: keep up to 10 a day
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.

Shepard State Park tide chart

Tides for fishing at Shepard State Park: every high and low tide for the next 7 days, from the Graveline Bayou Entrance tide station, 2 miles away. Times are local.

Shepard State Park tide chart
TodayThu, Oct 22	Low2:49 AM1.0 ft High9:28 AM1.1 ft Low3:54 PM0.8 ft High10:34 PM1.1 ft
TomorrowFri, Oct 23	Low4:18 AM0.8 ft High11:42 AM1.1 ft Low3:41 PM1.0 ft High9:41 PM1.3 ft
SaturdayOct 24	Low5:22 AM0.5 ft High9:25 PM1.5 ft
SundayOct 25	Low6:15 AM0.2 ft High9:44 PM1.8 ft
MondayOct 26	Low7:05 AM0.0 ft High10:13 PM2.0 ft
TuesdayOct 27	Low7:58 AM-0.2 ft High10:49 PM2.2 ft
WednesdayOct 28	Low9:02 AM-0.3 ft High11:31 PM2.3 ft