UTERTripletail fishing in Mississippi & Alabama Coast
In Mississippi & Alabama Coast, tripletail peak May–September and are around April–October, according to Fish Scouter's month-by-month season calendar. June: Peak around the markers and the weed lines off the islands.
No note for October — see the months around it.
Tripletail in Mississippi & Alabama Coast, month by month
- JanuaryNot here
- FebruaryNot here
- MarchNot here
- AprilArrivingTripletail show on the Mississippi Sound buoys and the crab traps.
- MayPeakIsland trout, red snapper opens, kings arrive. Wade Ship and Horn islands at dawn; the reef zone for snapper — check ADCNR / MDMR.
- JunePeakPeak around the markers and the weed lines off the islands.
- JulyPeakTarpon off Dauphin Island; blue water offshore. Tarpon around the bait off the islands; blues at the DeSoto Canyon edge.
- AugustPeak
- SeptemberPeak
- OctoberLeaving
- NovemberNot here
- DecemberNot here
Where to fish tripletail near Bay St. Louis, Gulfport, Biloxi
The Mississippi Sound behind Cat, Ship, Horn and Petit Bois islands, the Biloxi Marsh to the west, Mobile Bay and the Mobile–Tensaw Delta, the Dauphin Island bridge and causeway, Perdido Bay and the Alabama beaches — with the world's biggest artificial-reef zone just offshore of Orange Beach.
Fish Scouter charts 4 other, 3 marker / buoy spots in the Mississippi Sound & Mobile Bay map area — the kinds tripletail hold on.
What to use for tripletail
- Live shrimpUnder a popping cork or free-lined, hooked under the horn on a #1 to 2/0 circle hook; on a jig head for the bottom. The universal inshore bait.
- Blue crabsWhole and small for permit and tarpon; halved or quartered on the bottom for black drum, redfish and cobia.
- Pilchards (whitebait)Free-lined or under a cork, hooked through the nose on a #1 to 2/0 circle hook. The one bait that catches everything inshore.
- Leader30–40 lb fluorocarbon
- Hook1/0–3/0
- Jig head1/8–1/4 oz
- Braid15–30 lb
Feeds in 70–90°F water, best at 76–86°F.
Questions anglers ask
When is the best time to catch tripletail in Mississippi & Alabama Coast?
Peak season is May–September. Tripletail are in Mississippi & Alabama Coast April–October. June: Peak around the markers and the weed lines off the islands.
Where do tripletail hold in Mississippi & Alabama Coast?
Look on marker / buoy, beach / surf — around Bay St. Louis, Gulfport, Biloxi, Ocean Springs, Pascagoula, Dauphin Island.
What is the best bait for tripletail in Mississippi & Alabama Coast?
Live bait: live shrimp, blue crabs, pilchards (whitebait). Live shrimp: Under a popping cork or free-lined, hooked under the horn on a #1 to 2/0 circle hook; on a jig head for the bottom. The universal inshore bait. Tackle: leader 30–40 lb fluorocarbon, hook 1/0–3/0, jig head 1/8–1/4 oz, braid 15–30 lb.
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