UTERMangrove snapper fishing in Mississippi & Alabama Coast
In Mississippi & Alabama Coast, mangrove snapper peak June–September and are around May–October, according to Fish Scouter's month-by-month season calendar. July: Snapper on the reef zone, the rigs and the jetties.
No note for October — see the months around it.
Mangrove snapper in Mississippi & Alabama Coast, month by month
- JanuaryNot here
- FebruaryNot here
- MarchNot here
- AprilNot here
- MayArriving
- JunePeakSnapper on the reefs, trout on the islands. Cigar minnows on the reefs; live shrimp on the island grass beds.
- JulyPeakSnapper on the reef zone, the rigs and the jetties.
- AugustPeak
- SeptemberPeak
- OctoberAround
- NovemberNot here
- DecemberNot here
Where to fish mangrove snapper 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 1,918 artificial reef, 502 wreck, 44 ledge / hard bottom, 1 dock / pilings spots in the Mississippi Sound & Mobile Bay map area — the kinds mangrove snapper hold on.
What to use for mangrove snapper
- 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.
- 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.
- PinfishHooked through the back ahead of the dorsal on a 2/0 to 4/0 circle hook; the small ones free-lined, the big ones on a fish-finder rig.
- SquidStrips on a bottom rig for snapper, grunts and porgies; whole on a deep-drop rig.
- Leader15–30 lb fluorocarbon
- Hook#1–2/0
- Jig head1/8–1/4 oz
- Braid10–20 lb
Feeds in 68–90°F water, best at 74–86°F.
Questions anglers ask
When is the best time to catch mangrove snapper in Mississippi & Alabama Coast?
Peak season is June–September. Mangrove snapper are in Mississippi & Alabama Coast May–October. July: Snapper on the reef zone, the rigs and the jetties.
Where do mangrove snapper hold in Mississippi & Alabama Coast?
Look on artificial reef, wreck, bridge — around Bay St. Louis, Gulfport, Biloxi, Ocean Springs, Pascagoula, Dauphin Island.
What is the best bait for mangrove snapper in Mississippi & Alabama Coast?
Live bait: live shrimp, pilchards (whitebait), pinfish, squid. 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 15–30 lb fluorocarbon, hook #1–2/0, jig head 1/8–1/4 oz, braid 10–20 lb.
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