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What's biting in Mississippi in November: black crappie, black drum, blackfin tuna and blue catfish at their peak, with pompano, alligator gar and almaco jack around too, according to Fish Scouter's month-by-month season calendar. It follows Mississippi fishing across 2 waters, with 43 fish-by-water guides for 43 fish.

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What's biting in Mississippi in November

From the season calendar, best first
Peak
Black crappie
Mississippi freshwater
Peak
Black drum
Mississippi & Alabama Coast
Peak
Blackfin tuna
Mississippi & Alabama Coast
Peak
Blue catfish
Mississippi freshwater
Peak
Chain pickerel
Mississippi freshwater
Spawning
Flounder
Mississippi & Alabama Coast
Peak
Gag grouper
Mississippi & Alabama Coast
Peak
Hybrid striped bass
Mississippi freshwater
Peak
Largemouth bass
Mississippi freshwater
Peak
Redfish
Mississippi & Alabama Coast
Peak
Sand seatrout
Mississippi & Alabama Coast
Peak
Spotted bass
Mississippi freshwater
Peak
Spotted seatrout
Mississippi & Alabama Coast
Peak
Wahoo
Mississippi & Alabama Coast
Peak
Whiting
Mississippi & Alabama Coast

Where to fish in Mississippi

2 waters
Bay St. Louis to Perdido Pass

Mississippi & Alabama Coast

November: Trout fill the rivers; flounder head out

Fished from Bay St. Louis, Gulfport, Biloxi, Ocean Springs, Pascagoula, Dauphin Island, Mobile, Gulf Shores, Orange Beach.

3,113 charted public spots across the whole water — 1,918 artificial reef, 502 wreck, 187 beach / shore access. Open the map in the app to see them.

Almaco jackAtlantic croakerAtlantic sharpnose sharkAtlantic spadefishBlack drumBlackfin tunaBlacktip sharkBlue marlinBluefishBonnethead sharkBull sharkCobiaFlounderGafftopsail catfishGag grouperGray triggerfishGreater amberjackJack crevalleKing mackerelLadyfishLittle tunnyMahi-mahiMangrove snapperPompanoRed snapperRedfishSailfishSand seatroutScampSheepsheadSpanish mackerelSpinner sharkSpotted seatroutSwordfishTarponTiger sharkTripletailVermilion snapperWahooWhite marlinWhitingYellowfin tuna
Mississippi & Alabama Coast, month by month
Grenada to Ross Barnett

Mississippi freshwater

November: Crappie school

Fished from Grenada Lake, Sardis Lake, Enid Lake, Ross Barnett Reservoir, Pickwick Lake, Mississippi River oxbows.

Black crappie
Mississippi freshwater, month by month

Rules and licence

Size and bag limits and seasons in Mississippi are set by the Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Parks (MDWFP) and change — read the current rule before you keep a fish.

Salt-water rulesFresh-water rulesBuy a licence

Statewide rules today

MDWFP, where no local rule applies
open (Statewide, fresh water) · no minimum size · 2 per person
open (Statewide, salt water) · 25" TL minimum · 4 per person
open (Statewide, fresh water) · no minimum size · 30 per person
open (Statewide, salt water) · no minimum size · No bag limit
open (Statewide, salt water) · 37" TL minimum · 1 per person
open (Statewide, fresh water) · no minimum size · No creel limit except 10 per day at MDWFP State Fishing Lakes and State Park Lakes; on border waters with Alabama and Tennessee, 1 catfish over 34" per day
open (Statewide, fresh water) · no minimum size · 100 per person
open (Statewide, salt water) · 25" TL minimum · 4 per person
open (Statewide, fresh water) · no minimum size · No creel limit except 10 per day at MDWFP State Fishing Lakes and State Park Lakes; on border waters with Alabama and Tennessee, 1 catfish over 34" per day
open (Statewide, salt water) · 36" FL minimum · 2 per person · mississippi recreational offshore landing permit (ms-rolp) for every licensed angler aboard, to possess and land reef fish and cobia
open (Statewide, fresh water) · no minimum size · No creel limit except 10 per day at MDWFP State Fishing Lakes and State Park Lakes; on border waters with Alabama and Tennessee, 1 catfish over 34" per day
open (Statewide, salt water) · 12" TL minimum · 10 per person
catch and release only today (Statewide, salt water, closed through Dec 31) · 24" TL minimum when open · 2 per person · mississippi recreational offshore landing permit (ms-rolp) for every licensed angler aboard, to possess and land reef fish and cobia · FR 2026-10200
catch and release only (Statewide, salt water)
open (Statewide, salt water) · 15" FL minimum · 1 per person · closes Jan 1 · mississippi recreational offshore landing permit (ms-rolp) for every licensed angler aboard, to possess and land reef fish and cobia
catch and release only today (Statewide, salt water, closed through Aug 31) · 34" FL minimum when open · 1 per person · mississippi recreational offshore landing permit (ms-rolp) for every licensed angler aboard, to possess and land reef fish and cobia · FR 2026-10889
open (Statewide, fresh water) · 15" TL minimum · 6 per person
open (Statewide, salt water) · 24" FL minimum · 3 per person
MDMR hasn't set this season yet (Statewide, salt water)
open (Statewide, fresh water) · no minimum size · 10 per person
open (Statewide, salt water) · 12" TL minimum · 10 per person · mississippi recreational offshore landing permit (ms-rolp) for every licensed angler aboard, to possess and land reef fish and cobia
open (Statewide, fresh water) · 30" maximum · 2 per person
open (Statewide, salt water) · no minimum size · No bag limit
open (Statewide, salt water) · 20" TL minimum · 4 per person · changes Jan 1 · mississippi recreational offshore landing permit (ms-rolp) for every licensed angler aboard, to possess and land reef fish and cobia
closed today (Statewide, salt water, through Dec 31) · 16" TL minimum when open · 2 per person · mississippi recreational offshore landing permit (ms-rolp) for every licensed angler aboard, to possess and land reef fish and cobia
open (Statewide, fresh water) · no minimum size · 100 per person
open (Statewide, salt water) · 18" TL minimum, Only one red drum over 30" may be kept · 3 per person
open (Statewide, salt water) · no minimum size · No bag limit
open (Statewide, fresh water) · no minimum size · 10 per person
MDMR hasn't set this season yet (Statewide, salt water)
open (Statewide, salt water) · 14" TL minimum · 15 per person
open (Statewide, fresh water) · no minimum size · 10 per person
open (Statewide, salt water) · 12" FL minimum · 15 per person
open (Statewide, fresh water) · no minimum size · 10 per person
open (Statewide, salt water) · 15" TL minimum · 15 per person
open (Statewide, fresh water) · 15" TL minimum · 6 per person
open (Statewide, salt water) · no minimum size · No bag limit
open (Statewide, salt water) · 75" FL minimum · 1 per vessel · 1 per vessel
open (Statewide, salt water) · 18" TL minimum · 3 per person
open (Statewide, salt water) · 10" TL minimum · 10 per person · mississippi recreational offshore landing permit (ms-rolp) for every licensed angler aboard, to possess and land reef fish and cobia
open (Statewide, fresh water) · no minimum size · 3 per person
open (Statewide, salt water) · no minimum size · No bag limit
As of 8 November 2026. Source MDMR, checked 8 November 2026 · For education only — rules change. Always confirm with MDMR before you keep a fish.

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