06/23/2026
🎣🌊 BAYOUBOS OUTDOORS COASTAL INTELLIGENCE REPORT 🌊🎣
📅 TUESDAY • JUNE 23, 2026
📍 Bay St. Louis • Waveland • Jourdan River • Bayou Caddy • Mississippi Sound
🏆 MISSISSIPPI GULF COAST FISHING FORECAST 🏆
⭐ OVERALL FISHING RATING: 7.6 / 10 ⭐
The biggest story this week is NOT the moon, tides, or weather…
🌧️ It’s WATER CONDITIONS.
Recent heavy rainfall has the Jourdan River running high and pushing a tremendous amount of freshwater into Bay St. Louis. Water remains stained throughout much of the bay and portions of the Mississippi Sound, but conditions are slowly improving each day as cleaner Gulf water works its way back into the system.
The anglers who locate cleaner, saltier water will dramatically outperform those fishing the dirtiest portions of the bay.
🌙 MOON PHASE
🌓 First Quarter Moon
✨ 58% Illumination
The First Quarter Moon typically produces strong feeding activity around tide changes and often favors extended morning feeding periods for trout and redfish.
🌊 TIDE FORECAST
⬆️ HIGH TIDE: 7:27 AM
⬇️ LOW TIDE: 8:31 PM
🔥 PRIME TIDE WINDOW:
5:00 AM – 8:30 AM
The strongest feeding activity should occur during the final push of the incoming tide leading into the morning high tide.
Focus on:
✔️ Oyster reefs
✔️ Bayou mouths
✔️ Current seams
✔️ Shoreline points
✔️ Marsh drains with moving water
☁️ WEATHER FORECAST
Morning:
🌡️ 76°–80°
☁️ Partly Cloudy
🌧️ Isolated shower chance under 15%
💨 Light winds
Midday:
🌡️ 83°–87°
🌤️ Partly Cloudy
💨 South to Southeast winds increasing
Afternoon:
🌡️ 87°
☁️ Partly Cloudy
🌧️ Slight chance of scattered showers
💨 SSE 8-12 mph
Evening:
🌡️ 81°–84°
🌤️ Partly Cloudy
💨 Southeast 6-10 mph
🌬️ WIND ANALYSIS
Early Morning:
💨 Light and variable
Late Morning:
💨 Southeast 5-8 mph
Afternoon:
💨 SSE 8-12 mph
Fishing Impact:
✅ Manageable bay conditions
✅ Improved bait movement
✅ Cleaner Gulf water pushed inland
✅ Good live shrimp presentation
✅ Favorable kayak conditions during the morning
🌊 WATER CONDITIONS REPORT
⚠️ LOCAL OBSERVATION UPDATE ⚠️
💧 Jourdan River: Flooded
💧 Bay Water: Stained
💧 Mississippi Sound: Dirty but improving
💧 Salinity: Recovering
💧 Clarity: Improving daily
The freshwater plume remains one of the biggest challenges for anglers this week.
🎯 FIND SALTIER WATER
Best opportunities:
📍 Bay St. Louis Pass
📍 Western Mississippi Sound
📍 Deeper channels
📍 Oyster reefs closer to the Gulf
📍 Areas with stronger tidal exchange
Avoid spending too much time in stagnant, muddy freshwater areas.
🔥 HOT BITE WINDOW #1 🔥
⏰ 5:15 AM – 8:45 AM
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ BEST BITE OF THE DAY
Conditions Align:
🌊 Incoming Tide
🌅 Sunrise
🌓 First Quarter Moon
💨 Light Wind
🦐 Active Shrimp Movement
Target:
🟢 Speckled Trout
🔴 Redfish
🟤 Flounder
Best Baits:
🦐 Live Shrimp
🐟 Live Croaker
🎣 Popping Corks
🎣 Southern Salt Bait Company Soft Plastics
🔥 HOT BITE WINDOW #2 🔥
⏰ 5:30 PM – 8:30 PM
As temperatures fall and bait begins moving:
✔️ Redfish become active along shorelines
✔️ Flounder position near drains
✔️ Trout feed around deeper current seams
🐟 SPECIES FORECAST
🟢 SPECKLED TROUT
⭐⭐⭐⭐ GOOD
Trout should continue improving as salinity returns.
Best Areas:
📍 Bay St. Louis Pass
📍 Deep shell reefs
📍 Bridge structure
📍 Sound-side oyster reefs
🔴 REDFISH
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ EXCELLENT
Redfish remain the most reliable target.
Target:
📍 Marsh drains
📍 Shoreline grass
📍 Mud edges
📍 Oyster points
🟤 FLOUNDER
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ EXCELLENT
Flounder fishing should continue improving all week as water clarity returns.
Best Areas:
📍 Sandy pockets
📍 Bayou mouths
📍 Channel edges
📍 Current breaks
🌙🔦 FLOUNDER GIGGING OUTLOOK
🔥 THIS WEEK LOOKS VERY PROMISING 🔥
The combination of:
✅ Improving water clarity
✅ Recovering salinity
✅ Moderate moonlight
✅ Warm water temperatures
Should create excellent opportunities for flounder gigging throughout the week.
📍 Need a Gig?
Come see us at:
🏖️ BayouBos Outdoors
111 North Beach Blvd
Waveland, Mississippi
🎣 Rent a Flounder Gig
🎣 Buy a Flounder Gig
🎣 Live Bait Available
🎣 Fishing Tackle
🎣 Drinks & Snacks
🚤 Kayak rental
Everything you need before heading out on the flats.
The anglers catching the most fish this week won’t necessarily be fishing farther…
They’ll be fishing smarter.
🎯 Find cleaner water.
🎯 Find bait activity.
🎯 Find moving current.
The water quality improves every day, and the fishing should improve with it.
🏆 FINAL VERDICT
⭐ 7.6 / 10 ⭐
✅ Improving Water Clarity
✅ Recovering Salinity
✅ Strong Morning Tide
✅ Favorable Moon Phase
✅ Excellent Flounder Gigging Potential
⚠️ Stained Water Remains
⚠️ Flooded Jourdan River Still Affecting Portions of the Bay
🥇 BEST TARGET: Redfish
🥈 BEST TROUT WINDOW: Sunrise – 8:45 AM
🥉 BEST NIGHTTIME ACTIVITY: Flounder Gigging
🎣 The recovery continues. Find the cleanest water available and you’ll find the fish.
