Fishing near Ocean Springs, MS
Ocean Springs sits on Mississippi's Gulf Coast in Jackson County, flanked by Biloxi Bay, the Back Bay of Biloxi, Davis Bayou, and the broad Mississippi Sound. The area is a serious inshore fishery, with redfish, spotted seatrout, and black drum drawing anglers to bays, bayous, and bridge structure year-round, while the Sound and the Gulf Islands National Seashore barrier islands extend the range offshore.
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Species & education
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Alabama Shad
Alosa alabamae
Alligator Gar
Atractosteus spatula
American Eel
Anguilla rostrata
Black Crappie
Pomoxis nigromaculatus
Blue Catfish
Ictalurus furcatus
Bluegill
Lepomis macrochirus
Bluegill Sunfish
Lepomis macrochirus
Chain Pickerel
Esox niger
Channel Catfish
Ictalurus punctatus
Common Carp
Cyprinus carpio
Flathead Catfish
Pylodictis olivaris
Freshwater Drum
Aplodinotus grunniens
Gizzard Shad
Dorosoma cepedianum
Highfin Carpsucker
Carpiodes velifer
Largemouth Bass
Micropterus salmoides salmoides (northern largemouth bass), Micropterus salmoides floridanus (Florida largemouth bass)
Fishing guides near Ocean Springs
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Ron Harmon
Captain Ron's Charter
5.0 (34 reviews)
Gulfport Fishing Charters with Captain Ron!
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Jerry McClure
Biloxi Bluewater Charters
5.0 (17 reviews)
Your Top Gulf Adventures Await In Biloxi, MS
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James McCanless
Aquiline Custom Charters
4.9 (14 reviews)
Inshore and Offshore Fishing and non-fishing trips
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Nathan Ball
Hook N Line Fishing Charters LLC
5.0 (12 reviews)
Biloxi MS Family Fishing & Island Charters
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Spencer Kight
DI Reef Monster
5.0 (11 reviews)
Dauphin Island Fishing: Explore Gulf Waters
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Mark Gay
Double Hooker Fishing Charters
5.0 (5 reviews)
Unleash Your Angler's Spirit with Biloxi Fishing!
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